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 September 20 demonstrations that called for toppling President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi’s regime. They protested against the deterioration…
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 military shipments bought by Cairo in defiance of international sanctions, Egyptian government documents show. Recent records obtained…
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 Fund (IMF), about a new loan or expanding the current loan for another year. The Ministry of…
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? A question has been raised by observers of African affairs after a shocking statement by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy…
Patients in Egypt suffer from a shortage of expensive medication
Between the shortage of medicine and the high price of drugs, patients in Egypt suffer from increasing problems, especially those with chronic diseases who are constantly searching for medicine. Although drug prices have doubled in just three years, complaints about…
Nile stock exchange: The stumbling dreams of small enterprises
SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) have always been the focus of the Egyptian state. Suspiciously, the fact that 98 per cent of these projects operate in the informal economy means that there are lost taxes for the government on the…
Cairo sinks: Deaths, traffic paralysis and government excuses
In less than an hour and a half of rain, the streets of Cairo appeared to sink. The rain has paralysed public life, killing at least five people, including a child. That failure prompted harsh public criticism against authorities, and…
Unprecedented expansion of death sentences under al-Sisi
The Egyptian judiciary has issued an unprecedented number of death sentences since the military coup in July 2013. During the last six years, more than 2,000 initial execution sentences were issued and no less than 187 people have been executed….
The enemy of the Arab people: Why do the people of the Middle East hate al-Sisi?
The Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was not absent from the burning protests in Lebanon, where demonstrators were keen to insult the strong dictator. Although the Lebanese protests were mainly against Lebanese government decisions and the imposition of new taxes,…
Mohammed Al-Baqir: The imprisoned lawyer who turned into a symbol of justice
October 22, 2019 While the prominent human rights lawyer Mohammad Al-Baqir was attending investigations atthe supreme state security prosecution with the political activist Alaa Abd al-Fattah at the end of September, he was surprised that the prosecution ordered that he be detained and informed…
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