One year in pre-trial detention for Aisha al-Shater and Hoda Abdel Moneim

A year ago, Egyptian security forces arrested Aisha al-Shater, the daughter of prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat al-Shater, and former lawyer and member...

The New Egyptian capital: Lies about funding, foreign investors flee

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi announced the establishment of a new capital for Egypt in March 2015 and the project rushed into implementation so...

In Egypt, a judicial release does not mean you are going home

While the world considers that judgments are enforceable, judgments in favour of Egyptian opponents are not, especially if they...

Enforced disappearances are practiced daily in Egypt

In what appears to be a new escalation of the Egyptian regime against its opponents, the policy of enforced disappearance for open periods...

“Watch iT”, a new step in the state monopoly of entertainment industry

On May 25th, The United Media Services company, headed by Tamer Morsi, the owner of the Egyptian Media Group and Di Media company,...

Extending the state of emergency is about resisting protesters, not terrorists

For the tenth time, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decision on Saturday to declare a state of emergency in Egypt, starting...

33 journalists detained in Egypt – the union is under regime control

The number of journalists detained in Egypt has reached 34, including 10 who were arrested during the last wave of detentions over the...

Suspicious arms deals: How al-Sisi disowned North Korean arms shipments

Officials in Cairo have struggled to control the damage caused by a US intelligence agency which revealed a plan to hide North Korean...

A new IMF deal: Are things getting worse?

During the recent period, news has spread about negotiations between the Egyptian government, represented by the Ministry of Finance, and the International Monetary...

Water war: Armament in favour of Egypt, history sided with Ethiopia

What if a military confrontation breaks out between Egypt and Ethiopia over the failure of negotiations on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam?