Egypt protesters abroad: ‘We are their lungs through which they breathe’
“As we stand here now, there are hundreds of our friends in Egypt being beaten and arrested inside Egypt.” Just steps away from the White House, dozens of Egyptian protesters organised a pause in solidarity with political prisoners in Egypt….
Egypt’s 1984: Al-Sisi is watching you!
“Always the eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you. Asleep or awake, working or eating, indoors or out of doors, in the bath or in bed – no escape. Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside…
The “September arrests” signify the General’s Autumn
September 28, 2019 Less than a week after the rare demonstrations organised by opponents of the Egyptian regime, the number of detainees reached over 1,500. These arrests included university professors, political party leaders, journalists, human rights activists, lawyers and the…
Is there a conflict between the security and military services in Egypt?
September 28, 2019 The current political movement in Egypt, which most prominently manifested in the outbreak of protests against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi last Friday and Saturday, has raised speculations about the existence of entities in the state that support…
Exclusive: Corruption scandals shake National Security Agency in Egypt
September 27, 2019 Amidst the storm of corruption scandals that have hit a number of Egypt’s main agencies, Egypt Watch reveals a corruption case within Egypt’s National Security Agency, an internal intelligence service. The case of corruption is related to…
Restrained repression: Are al-Sisi’s police preparing to withdraw?
September 26, 2019 Egyptian police violence against demonstrators appears to be at its lowest level in more than six years as thousands of Egyptians demonstrate in various Egyptian cities to demand General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi stand down. Egyptian police used…
The crackdown campaign: Has it embarrassed al-Sisi in New York?
September 26, 2019 While the Egyptian president sought to hold extensive meetings with world leaders in New York, international news sites reported on a fierce arrest campaign carried out by his security services. The Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms…
Is Saudi Arabia abandoning al-Sisi?
September 25, 2019 While Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is facing one of his toughest challenges, he has found nothing but complete silence from Saudi Arabia, his powerful regional ally. Immediately after the protests, Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State…
Invitations to protests against Sisi reshape the political landscape in Egypt
September 20, 2019 The business man Mohamed Ali; who recently accused the president and his wife and the Egyptian Army of being involved in corruption and money wasting incidents worth millions of pounds. Ali has invited the Egyptian people to…
Sisi tried to deny, but in fact he admitted
September 16, 2019 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has repeatedly told the 8th Youth Conference that all that was said over the past two weeks against him and army commanders is a lie and slander. Al-Sisi has sworn repeatedly that…
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