Old video reignites tension between al-Sisi regime and Al-Azhar
The resharing of an old video of the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb, in which he speaks about a campaign against the most prominent religious establishment in the whole world, has caused widespread controversy in Egypt. Egyptian newspapers and…
The execution of 3 detainees: The bloodshed does not dry up
The Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms has said that three political prisoners, executed at dawn on Thursday, were arrested on charges of involvement in armed attacks and allegedly belonging to terrorist groups. The Independent, a human rights NGO, issued…
Egypt’s energy wealth is monopolised by foreign companies
At a time the Egyptian regime says it is taking strong steps towards converting the country into a regional energy hub, economists confirm that the Egyptian regime is distributing the country’s oil and gas wealth among foreign companies in exchange…
In attacking dissidents Egypt’s state-owned press has forfeited its own professionalism
State-owned newspapers attack dissident symbols with vulgar words, abandoning professionalism to the extent that one dissident journalist has submitted a formal complaint to the Journalists Syndicate, calling for the Journalistic Honour Charter to be activated against the Egyptian media Over…
Egypt is attacking Qatar again: Have reconciliation efforts failed?
Egypt’s representative to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Amjad Abdel Ghaffar, has accused Doha of “adopting a hostile stance towards Cairo.” He pointed out that “Egypt’s decision to sever relations with Qatar came because of the insistence of the…
Printing EGP 12 bn: An easy solution for al-Sisi, a difficult one for Egyptians
Data issued by the Central Bank of Egypt CBE revealed that General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime printed about EGP 12 billion last August (one US dollar equals approximately EGP 16.30). This comes at a time when indicators show that the…
Ahmed Shaaban: The intelligence officer who runs the media
Several days ago, Egyptian intelligence sources leaked reports that the son of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had been excluded from the General Intelligence Service and was taking a long business trip to Moscow. In addition, the intelligence officer and director…
‘They left him crying out all night:’ Two Egyptian detainees die of medical negligence in 24 hours
“They left him crying out all night.” Witnesses have told the tragic details about the death of political detainee Ibrahim Hosni Bassiouni. Ibrahim Bassiouni from the village of Sheikh Fadl, Bani Mazar, in the governorate of al-Minya (southern Egypt) died…
The Turkey-Libya alliance disturbs Egypt
Turkey’s announcement of a new military agreement with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has raised Egyptian-Greek concerns. On the same day of the announcement, Egypt rushed to contact Greece and Cyprus to discuss the signing of two memorandums…
Al-Sisi and bin Zayed’s investment platform: Selling Egyptian assets
Egyptian Planning Minister Hala al-Saeed raised concerns about the loss of state assets in favor of the UAE when she made explanatory statements about the investment platform between Egypt and the UAE. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed and…
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