This is why Egyptian opponents abroad fear Khashoggi’s fate

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of torture. The American report on the assassination of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi raised fears in Egypt...

Laila Soueif: 64-year-old university professor sleeps in front of al-Sisi’s prison

University professor Laila Soueif, 64, waits throughout the day in front of Tora Prison in Cairo, at the closest possible point to her imprisoned son, Alaa Abdel...

Tunisia’s democracy crisis: The Egyptian model chasing the Arab Spring

It was not surprising that a coup took place in Tunisia with the contribution of the Egyptian regime which fueled and supported it with all its might. This is...

Helwan Brigades case: Mass trials and ceaseless death sentences in Egypt

An Egyptian court sentenced ten defendants to death by hanging on charges of forming armed groups in the trial known in the media as Helwan Brigades, which...

Egypt’s general budget suffers subsidy cuts and inappropriate allocations

Mamdouh al-Wali, the economist and former Journalists Syndicate member, has revealed the state budget's misappropriation of subsidies allocations. Al-Wali said that the budget for the current fiscal...

A wave of wrath due to a crime of mass raping in Egypt without...

A wave of anger swept through social media, after discussing the details of a rape crime dating back to 2014, and occurred inside Fairmont Nile City Hotel...

Washington plans to engage in dialogue with Cairo on human rights

Washington says it plans to engage in a "constructive" human rights dialogue with Egypt as rights groups and activists continue to draw attention to Egypt's human rights...

US criticises Egypt’s rights violations in rare rebuke

The US State Department has expressed concern about the Al Jazeera journalist detained in Egypt, Mahmoud Hussein. A spokeswoman for the ministry said on Wednesday that Washington...

Disputes and controversy in parliament over Sovereign Sukuk Law

There have been disputes between the deputies rejecting and others supporting the Sovereign Sukuk Bill in the parliament’s plenary session. The Egyptian government hastily prepared the...

Exclusive: Corruption scandals in the military overthrow high profile officers

Exclusive Egyptian judicial and military sources have revealed to Egypt Watch that a concealed clash is taking place between the Egyptian Armed Forces and a number of...