Egypt: Two Israeli tourists shot and killed in Alexandria
Reports say an Egyptian policeman opened fire on Israelis at Pompey’s Pillar tourist site At least two Israelis and one Egyptian have been killed after a man opened fire at Israeli tourists in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Sunday, according to the country’s interior…
Egypt elections: Dozens detained after pro-Sisi rallies turned into anti-government protests
Following state-sponsored celebrations for the candidacy of Sisi this week, participants started chanting against the incumbent president and trampled on his photos. At least 67 men have been detained over the past week after protests in the northern Egyptian coastal city of…
‘Her hijab was removed’: Turkey detains Egyptian dissident Ghada Naguib
Plain-clothed officers violently detained the exiled opposition campaigner without stating any reason and took her to a deportation centre, her family told MEE. Exiled Egyptian opposition activist Ghada Naguib was arrested by plainclothed officers in Turkey on Monday without being given a reason, her…
‘Huge’ fire breaks out at police facility in Egypt
Videos are being shared across social media of the blaze which local media says has injured more than 20 people. The fire erupted at a police facility in the city of Ismailia in the early hours of Monday morning. Emergency…
Egypt elections: Authorities detain dozens of Sisi rival’s campaign volunteers
Rights group says at least 73 Ahmed Tantawi campaign members, including four lawyers, have been rounded up in recent days. Egyptian security forces have detained at least 73 members of the election campaign of opposition politician and former MP Ahmed Tantawi,…
Egypt announces presidential election to be held in December
Egypt will hold a presidential election on 10-12 December, after originally being due to take place in 2024, with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi widely expected to win a third term. The elections authority on Monday said the list of candidates is…
Egypt: Father of Belgium-based journalist charged after ‘hostage-like arrest’
Egyptian journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada announced on Wednesday that his father has been detained, after he had disappeared for nearly 24 hours. The arrest is the latest incident in what appears to be a campaign targeting relatives of dissidents based abroad. “Today noon,…
Egypt: Forces arrest journalist after report on officials aboard seized plane in Zambia
Forces arrested Karim Assaad after reporting on identity of several officials allegedly aboard plane seized in Zambia carrying millions of dollars in cash, gold and weapons Egyptian security forces detained a local journalist who had covered a breaking news story allegedly involving five Egyptian…
Egypt’s Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma
Egypt‘s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pardoned a number of prisoners, including prominent activist Ahmed Douma after over 10 years in arbitrary detention. Lawmaker Tarek al-Khawli, a member of the presidential pardons committee, on Saturday said in a post on X, formerly known as…
Sinai shooting: Concerns raised over fate of ‘forcibly disappeared’ prisoners
Campaigners have raised concerns about the fate of Egyptian detainees held at a Sinai facility where a shooting last month killed at least three security officers. On 30 July, officers at the National Security headquarters in el-Arish, in the restive North Sinai province,…
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