Cairo 24: Tarek Amer to be laid off on corruption charges
EgyWatch – June 12, 2019 Cairo 24 news website, that is close to high-profile officials, said on Tuesday that Tarek Amer was notified that his Central Bank governance will not be renewed after it ends in November. The decision came…
ILO blacklists Egypt for violating workers’ trade union freedom
EgyWatch – June 12, 2019 The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Tuesday announced its short-term list, known as ‘the Blacklist’, of states violating the rights and freedom of workers. The list included Egypt for violating the organisation’s C.87 convention concerning…
Egyptian authorities ban Salah Diab and Gamal Mubarak’s father-in-law from travel
EgyWatch – June 12, 2019 Egyptian authorities, on Tuesday, banned businessmen Salah Diab – owner of private newspaper Al Masry al Youm; Mahmoud el-Gammal – Gamal Mubarak’s father-in-law; and others over a land-squatting investigation. The General Prosecutor also imposed control…
Egyptians in solidarity with Syrian refugees against campaign of incitement
EgyWatch – June 11, 2019 Thousands of Egyptians took to social networking sites to express their love and solidarity with Syrian refugees living in Egypt. This came in response to an incitement campaign that was waged against them. The…
Amid popular discontent, parliament raises its budget to EGP 1.5 billion
EgyWatch – June 11, 2019 The House of Representatives Planning and Budget Committee approved the draft budget for the new fiscal year 2019/2020 for EGP 1.551 billion compared to EGP 1.4 billion in the current fiscal year, an increase…
Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah complains of suspended freedoms
EgyWatch – June 11, 2019 Egyptian political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has complained about the security surveillance he has been mandated to since his release in March. Under this surveillance, he presents himself daily at 6pm to the nearest…
Panic as new rises in fuel prices hits Egyptians
EgyWatch – June 10, 2019 Widespread panic hits as Egyptians learn from social media that the government will increase fuel prices on June 14. A statement from the Ministry of Finance immediately denied the validity of these concerns, asserting…
Capital Economics: EGP to fall again
EgyWatch – June 10, 2019 Capital Economics has predicted that the Egyptian Pound (EGP) will fall again against the dollar.The economic research company said that the EGP appreciation is likely to discontinue even though it isperforming at its best since…
HRW accuses Egypt of threatening its employees
EgyWatch – June 2, 2019 Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Egyptian authorities of conducting a smear campaign against its employees and staff following the publication of its May 28th report on violations by Egyptian security forces in Northern…
Sisi criticises behaviour of some Muslims as a cause of Islamophobia
EgyWatch – June 2, 2019 President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday said that the behaviour of some Muslims is among the causes of Islamophobia. He made this claim referring to the Fatwa that forbade the congratulating of Christians for…
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