Egypt imposes crippling fees on the solar energy sector
The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has announced the imposition of fees on solar power plants that produce more than 500 kilowatts of energy, from EGP 0.257 to EGP 0.329 per kilowatt-hour. The new fees come at a time when profit…
Human rights organisations: Biden decision to withhold some military aid to Egypt ‘insufficient’
Eighteen local and international human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch, have welcomed the decision of the administration of US President Joe Biden to reprogramme $130 million in foreign military funding from the Egyptian government. The administration had suspended the…
A call for the release of 50 lawyers held in pretrial detention
The Front for Defending the Independence of the Bar Association has issued a statement calling on the Minister of Interior and the Public Prosecutor to release the lawyers who are being held in pretrial detention and to pardon those who…
Egypt sentences 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death
The Cairo Criminal Court has referred the papers of 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, in the case known in the media as the Helwan Brigades Case, to the Grand Mufti to issue a legal opinion regarding their execution. On…
ISIS claims responsibility for killing 5 Egyptian soldiers and bombing an army vehicle in North Sinai
The Sinai Province terrorist organisation affiliated with ISIS has claimed responsibility for targeting a military vehicle with an explosive device in the city of Bir Al-Abed in the North Sinai Governorate, killing an officer and four soldiers. The Amaq News…
Egyptian government to remove 3 residential areas in Old Cairo
The Cairo Governorate has issued a statement announcing the removal of three residential areas in the Old Cairo neighbourhood during the coming period, which are: Al-Jayara, Hosh Al-Ghajar, Al-Sukar Wl Al-Lemon, as part of the development work around the Wall…
Human Rights Watch criticises the EU for considering Egypt to lead global anti-terror body
Human Rights Watch has said that the European Union, according to a recently leaked document, may be on the verge of submitting a joint file with Egypt to co-lead the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum, a multilateral platform with broad influence on…
Egyptian leftist parties denounce government attempts to remove residential districts in Cairo
Four Egyptian political parties have denounced the potential enforced displacement of residents of District 6 and 7 in Nasr City, East of Cairo, under the pretext that authorities are developing the area. The four parties, the Popular Socialist Alliance, the…
Shehab Centre warns of deterioration of detention conditions in Abu Zaabal Prison
Shehab Centre for Human Rights said they have received several appeals from families of political detainees in Abu Zaabal Prison, where guests complain about the humiliation they are subjected to by the National Security officer, who always threatens to torture…
Political prisoner Ashraf Abdel Rahim passes away in prison after 8 years
The Egyptian Network for Human Rights and We Record platform announced the death of political detainee Ashraf Abdel Rahim in Nozha Police Station in Tora Prison Complex. Ashraf, 65, was the ex-general manager of the Upper Egypt Mills Company in…
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