General Mohamed Al-Assar: A general of the coup’s military junta dies
The Egyptian Minister of State for Military Production, Lieutenant-General Mohamed al-Assar, died on Monday at the age of 74, after struggling with coronavirus. Al-Assar’s death came days after the issuance of a decision on June 26, by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,…
New legislation in Egypt imposes militarisation of the government
The Egyptian House of Representatives agreed on Monday to amend a draft law submitted by the Egyptian government so that each governorate has a military advisor and a sufficient number of assistants to contribute to the periodic field follow-up of…
A final sentence of 15 years imprisonment for Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma
The Court of Cassation has upheld Ahmed Douma’s 15-year prison sentence and EGP 6 million fine ($374,284). With the court’s support for the judicial ruling and the rejection of the appeal submitted, the verdict is final and can no longer…
New legislation prevents military men competing against al-Sisi
On Sunday, the legislative committee in the Egyptian House of Representatives (parliament) approved a draft law that requires former and current army officers to obtain approval from the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces before becoming a candidate in political…
France or Egypt: Who raided Turkey’s air defences in Libya?
At dawn on Sunday, July 5, a group of military aircraft bombarded al-Watiya Libyan Airbase located at the far Libyan west adjacent to the Tunisian border. The Government of National Accord (GNA) took over this airbase, which hosts Turkish troops…
Who can protect women from sexual harassment in Egypt?
The public prosecution in Egypt have announced that they have opened an investigation into the young man Ahmed Bassam Zaki, who was arrested by the police after allegations of “rape and harassment” of dozens of girls, in a case that…
In al-Sisi’s Egypt prison is for everyone
Several days ago, the Egyptian police arrested Sanaa Seif, sister of the well-known blogger and political detainee Alaa Abdel Fattah, again. Sanaa and her family are of the most prominent leftist dissidents in Egypt. She and her brother belong now…
Egypt’s secret police begin arrangements for parliamentary elections
Egyptian sources have said that Egyptian secret police and intelligence services have begun the political preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The sources told Egypt Watch that the security services prepared lists of the names of people who are to…
Canadian returns home after months of detention in Egypt without charge
Amal al-Baz, the daughter of Yasser al-Baz, announced that her father, who was arrested at Cairo Airport at the end of a business trip in February 2019, has been released and is back in Canada. She confirmed that her father,…
Report reveals Mahmoud al-Sisi could be involved in Giulio Regeni’s murder
On January 25 2016 the Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, a postgraduate student in Cambridge, disappeared in Egypt, where he was conducting research into his PhD. Nine days after his disappearance his dead body was found battered and bruised beside a…
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