Ten years after the January revolution parliament seats are inherited, not earnt
Seats in Egypt’s parliament have become the inheritance of the daughters of parliament after their death. Daughters who may be deprived of their fathers’ inheritance against the law (and Islam) in some places in Egypt (especially Upper Egypt), inherit their…
Scathing criticism of new projects which threaten Cairo’s ancient neighbourhoods
Egypt has been undergoing controversy and resentment in recent days due to a number of new projects which the Egyptian government intends to launch. One of these projects is the Cairo Eye, which would be the first recreational and tourist roller coaster in…
Why is al-Sisi holding peace process negotiations now?
The Egyptian regime has once again presented itself as a mediator in the peace process and Palestinian reconciliation, after years of stalemate in the negotiations, the retreat of the Palestinian issue in the Arab world, and the acceleration of normalisation,…
Egypt and Russia: Political rapprochement without economic benefits
Fifteen Russian delegations have visited Egypt within five years since the Russian plane fell and crashed in Sinai in October 2015, and 235 Russians were killed. However, the tourists did not come back to Egypt. Since that date, Egyptian airports…
Egypt’s presidential pardon is for criminals, not for politicians
From time to time, former Egyptian presidents used to issue pardoning decisions to politicians, sometimes in an attempt to polish their image, and sometimes to calm the political atmosphere, whether internally or externally. However, during the era of Abdel Fattah…
Egyptian regime expands policy of arresting researchers abroad
The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to imprison a master’s researcher, Ahmed Samir Santawi, for 15 days pending investigations, on charges of spreading false news and using a special account on social media for that purpose, in addition to joining…
Egypt: 4 detainees die of coronavirus in 48 hours
Last week, the death toll of detainees in Egyptian prisons has risen to four due to coronavirus. The number of deaths due to medical neglect has risen to seven since the beginning of 2021. Last Friday, human rights organisations announced…
Corona vaccine for free: the Egyptians’ new battle against al-Sisi’s regime
Getting the corona vaccine for free in Egypt has become the people’s new battle against the regime, which has been accustomed to withdrawing the money it can from Egyptians’ pockets over the years of its rule. A state of surprise…
10 years after the revolution, could the opposition unite again?
Ten years ago, the Muslim Brotherhood stood next to the leftists and the liberals next to the Salafists in Tahrir Square, united by a revolution, which later succeeded in toppling the Hosni Mubarak regime. However, after all these years, the…
Tahia Masr Fund: A little bit of transparency and a lot of exemptions
Its name has been associated with controversy and lack of transparency; it is the fund that has received the most exclusive and unprecedented benefits, which were not available to other funds in the country’s history of funds. The Tahia Masr…
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