IMF: We will not negotiate with Egypt on a new programme
June 29, 2019 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that a new agreement with Egypt will not be negotiated and that the priority was to end the current programme. “The fund is not negotiating with Egypt for a new…
JeuneAfrique: Morsi’s death drew international attention to Al-Sisi’s repression
June 28, 2019 The French magazine JeuneAfrique has published a report on the impact of recent developments in the Arab region, specifically in Algeria and Sudan, on al-Sisi’s authority after the death of former President Mohamed Morsi. The magazine said…
Egypt human rights organisations condemn Alliance of Hope arrests
June 28, 2019 Egyptian human rights organisations have condemned the recent wave of arrests of activists, politicians, journalists, lawyers and businessmen, known as the “Alliance of Hope.” In a joint statement, 12 Egyptian organisations considered the campaign “an egregious example…
Middle East Eye: Egyptian officials threatened former President Mohamed Morsi days before his death
June 28, 2019 The British website Middle East Eye has claimed that senior Egyptian officials gave former President Mohamed Morsi and Brotherhood leaders in jail a deadline to dissolve the group or face the consequences of their refusal, but Morsi…
Former Egyptian Ministers request UN investigate circumstances of Morsi’s death
June 27, 2019 Former Egyptian Minister of Investment Yahia Hamed and former Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Amr Darraj have submitted an official request to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) in Switzerland to investigate…
Sisi increases military pensions for the tenth time
June 27, 2019 President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has decided to increase military pensions as of next July. This came after the approval by the Committee on Defence and National Security of a bill submitted by the government to the House…
Fears that a former presidential candidate to face same fate as first elected civilian president
Activists on social media expressed their fear that Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a prominent party dissident and former presidential candidate, is facing the same fate as Mohamed Morsi, the first civilian president. Ahmed, the son of Abu Al-Fotouh, revealed that…
New campaign of arrests in Egypt target ‘Alliance of Hope’
June 26, 2019 On Tuesday Egyptian authorities arrested a number of politicians, activists, journalists and businessmen as part of a campaign to abort what it called a plan to “target the state and its institutions.” It also announced the targeting…
Amnesty International: Egypt has become a large prison
June 26, 2019 Amnesty International has said that Egyptian authorities have arbitrarily arrested at least eight people in the past 48 hours, including a former Member of Parliament, opposition party leaders, journalists and activists in an escalating crackdown against the…
Egypt intelligence bring politics to football stadiums
June 26, 2019 The Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar has reported that Egyptian football stadiums have been turned into a platform for politics during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAF), which is currently being hosted by Egypt. Al Akhbar claims that…
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