Accountability for sexual harassment is absent in Egypt
Mohammed Al-BatawyJuly 7, 2019 The Egyptian player Amr Warda was not absent for long after the Egyptian Football Federation (FAF) quickly reversed its decision to exclude him from the Egyptian national football team after the sexual harassment scandal. The federation…
Is the Egyptian real estate bubble about to explode?
July 5, 2019 On April 1, the prominent Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris said that the demand for real estate in Egypt is nearly ten times the supply. Such a statement seems strange at first glance, as most experts expect a…
Everything you need to know about the comprehensive health insurance system
July 5, 2019 In Port Said Governorate the first stage of the comprehensive health insurance system has been initiated as a pilot for two months starting from July 1 to September 1. The Ministry of Health has prepared seven hospitals…
Abdel Fotouh takes scant breaths within the four walls of his cell
Ahmed GamalJuly 4, 2019 The prominent political opponent and former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh talked to Al Jazeera in February 2018 to express his own perspective on Egypt after state media closed off all forms of expression. The…
In Sinai, people suffer beyond imagination
Kareem RaafatJuly 5, 2019 Nine civilians were killed in the North Sinai Governorate last week, after a shell hit their house in the area south of Sheikh Zuweid. Seven of them owned the house, the other two were kidnapped by…
War against Aboutrika
Kareem RaafatJune 30, 2019 After Mohamed Aboutrika, the former player of the national team and Al-Ahly club, expressed his condolences for former President Mohamed Morsi, the Egyptian media launched a horrendous attack against him. However, in minute 22 (which corresponds…
Al-Tahrir shutdown: the demise of Egyptian businessmen’s political ambitions
Mohammed AhmedJune 30, 2019 Journalists have been surprised by the decision of Al-Tahrir newspaper to shut down the publication within two months from now. However, the surprise was not that great given that their website has been blocked for more…
The end of the press in Egypt
Ibraheem Ali June 27, 2019 Article 70 of the Egyptian Constitution of 2014 states that “freedom of press and printing, along with paper, visual, audio and digital distribution is guaranteed. Egyptians — whether natural or legal persons, public or private…
In Egypt, blocking websites threatens the last hope for independent journalism
Kareem Raafat June 27, 2019 The board of directors of Al-Tahrir Newspaper has announced that the website will be shut down completely within two months, after efforts to resolve the widespread blocking of websites inside Egypt has failed. The institution…
Egypt imposes tight regulations on academic freedoms
Kareem Raafat June 26, 2019 Since 2014 the Egyptian regime has imposed tight regulations over academic freedoms in order to maintain full control over universities. This was particularly evident when severe restrictions were enforced on university staff travelling abroad and…
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