Reports

How did Sisi benefit from the Israel and Hamas conflict?

Political analysts have said that the Egyptian General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is the biggest winner in the recent fight between Israel and Hamas. Political analysts came to that conclusion given the success of reaching the ceasefire agreement, in which Egypt…

Gaza conflict revived stagnant Egyptian American relations

After four months of ignoring him, US President Joe Biden called General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. This call came after Egyptian efforts have succeeded in recent days in reaching a ceasefire agreement between Israel and the armed Palestinian factions in Gaza,…

In Egypt the suffering of political detainees does not stop after release

In the events of the Al-Fateh Mosque, which erupted in opposition to the Rabaa Al-Adawiya massacre in the summer of 2013, Ibrahim Abdullah participated in the demonstrations that began in Midan Ramses in the heart of Cairo, and was arrested…

Egyptians demonstrate for Palestine despite police ban

The ban imposed by Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on the demonstrations did not prevent Egyptians coming out in popular solidarity with the Israeli escalation in Jerusalem and Gaza. The announcement by many families and tribes in North Sinai of their full…

Egypt is not showing solidarity with Palestine: It is only media propaganda

In Egypt, a famous proverb goes: “When I hear your words, I believe you, but when I see your behaviour, I am surprised.” This is the current Egyptian position with the Israeli escalation against the Palestinians. Over the past few…

Egypt’s FM underestimates the risk of the second filling of the GERD

With the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam GERD’s crisis reaching the height of complexity between its three parties, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry made statements that seemed to retreat from the sharp tone of the last two months when officials warned…

CFJ: 1,962 violations in Egypt prisons in 3 months

Human rights organisations documented 1,962 violations during the first quarter of this year in prisons and official detention centres in Egypt. The organisations confirmed the increase in detainees who have been unjustly imprisoned for years due to their opposition to…

The sovereign bond law: Egypt expands its creditor base

The Egyptian regime was not satisfied with Sukuk and bonds, nor with direct borrowing, nor was it satisfied with its final step in approving green bonds to include among the debt instruments. It also submitted the draft of the sovereign…

Why has Egypt’s attitude towards the Palestinian resistance changed?

A few days were sufficient for a change in the official Egyptian position regarding what is happening in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. This change became noticeable and raised questions on the street and among Palestinian factions. The Egyptian position…

Eid without bagels: Corona and the economic crisis affecting the Egyptians

The largest shops selling Eid bagels in Egypt recorded declines of more than 40 per cent due to the economic situation in the country, the material crises facing the majority of Egyptians, in addition to the repercussions of the new…