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Home2019July

Month: July 2019

Egypt Latest News

Mass hunger strike at al-Aqrab prison over denial of family visits and dire conditions

July 31, 2019 MEO Staff

The Egyptian authorities must immediately end cruel and inhumane detention conditions and allow regular family visits at al-Aqrab maximum security prison in Tora where approximately 130 detainees have gone on a mass hunger strike for [ More … ]

Analysis

Sudan: Four students killed in a new ‘massacre’ !

July 30, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Four school children among five shot dead by security forces during rally against rising costs, Sudan opposition groups say. At least five protesters, including four high school students, have been shot dead after security forces [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt’s Court Renewed the Detention of Former Justice Minister

July 30, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

The Cairo Criminal Court renewed the detention of former justice minister Ahmed Soliman for 45 days, pending investigations into charges of joining an unlawful group and disseminating false news on Egypt’s political and economic situation [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

US Rep. Tlaib Defends Israel Boycott, Would Expand It to Saudi Arabia and Egypt

July 29, 2019 MEO Staff

Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Sunday defended the economic boycott of Israel as a freedom of speech movement that’s “pushing back against racist policies in Israel.” Last week, 398 House members overwhelmingly passed a resolution to [ More … ]

Column

Another failed “Zero Hour Attack” by Haftar’s forces in Libya’s Tripoli

July 28, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

After fierce clashes in and around Naqliya Camp on the Airport Road in southern Tripoli between Libyan Army forces under the command of the Libyan Presidential Council and forces under the command of Khalifa Haftar, [ More … ]

Sudan

Sudan’s military rulers purge Islamists following alleged coup attempt

July 28, 2019 MEO Staff

Members of the NCP and Islamic Movement are being swept up in an arrest campaign, despite once being part of the same regime as the generals now in charge Sudanese Islamists are under intense pressure, [ More … ]

Analysis

Tunisia declares mourning period after the death of President Essebsi

July 27, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Parliament Speaker Mohamed Ennaceur sworn in as interim president; country to hold presidential vote on September 15. The Tunisian government has declared seven days of mourning following the death of Beji Caid Essebsi, the country’s first democratically elected president, as [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt ups arms purchases from Italy to compensate for Regeni murder

July 26, 2019 MEO Staff

Egypt has been revealed as the tenth highest importer of arms, ammunitions and security information systems from Italy for 2018, according to a document issued by the Italian Foreign Ministry. The purchase of Italian arms [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

HRW: Why Is Egypt Attacking Human Rights Groups?

July 25, 2019 MEO Staff

The brave people who work to protect Egyptians from abuse are under aggressive and accelerating attack. The attackers come from the government, its proxies in the media, its security forces, and even elements of the [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egyptian minister says critics abroad should be ‘sliced up’

July 24, 2019 MEO Staff

Video appearing to show Nabila Makram threatening to slit the throat of people critical of Egypt’s government causes outrage online Egypt’s minister of immigration and expatriates has a chilling message for the tens of thousands [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

HRW: New NGO Law Renews Draconian Restriction

July 24, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Egypt’s parliament approved a new law governing nongovernment organizations on July 14, 2019, that would maintain many of the existing restrictions on their work, Human Rights Watch said today. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi should not approve [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt: The security situation remains tense

July 23, 2019 MEO Staff

Lufthansa and British Airways canceled flights to Cairo over the weekend, citing security concerns. Although they were reticent with details, the situation in Egypt, and particularly in North Sinai, is indeed unstable. The airlines’ decisions [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt’s Sisi calls on citizens ‘to tolerate economic reform implications’

July 23, 2019 MEO Staff

All Egyptians must be more tolerant and patient until Egypt’s economy improves under the national reform program, General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, said yesterday. “The government had no choice but to implement a severe economic reform [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt extends state of emergency, North Sinai’s curfew for 3 months

July 22, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Abdel Fatah al-Sisi of Egypt issued a decree renewing the state of emergency in Egypt for 3 months starting Thursday, July 25, for the ninth time in a row since it was imposed in April [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Yemen Houthis announce drone attacks on Saudi airbase

July 21, 2019 MEO Staff

Saudi-led coalition said it shot down Houthi drone fired toward city of Abha Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed to have carried out drone attacks on military targets in the King Khalid airbase in southwestern [ More … ]

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