An Egyptian journalist and presenter for Al-Jazeera has been sentenced to 15 years in absentia for hosting former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh. Egyptian journalist and news presenter at Al-Jazeera Ahmed Taha was accused [ More … ]
An estimated 25,000 far-right Israeli ultra-nationalists, some chanting “Death to Arabs”, marched through the Muslim quarter of occupied Jerusalem yesterday in a now annual event seen as a major threat to the status quo in [ More … ]
An Egyptian court has sentenced former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and several prominent political figures to lengthy jail terms for broadly-defined charges, including plotting to overthrow the state. Rights groups say thousands of [ More … ]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has become increasingly isolated as political climate continues to deteriorate in country, and Algerian president offers help Algeria’s president has offered to help Tunisia return to the “democratic path” as political [ More … ]
Egypt carried out at least 83 executions in 2021, the third-highest total in the world, according to a report released yesterday by Amnesty International. The Amnesty International report also stated that Egyptian courts sentenced 356 [ More … ]
On the Nakba Day anniversary, known in Israel as the Independence Day, an Israeli orchestra has reportedly performed at pyramids in Egypt, amid a boom in the Israeli-Egyptian economic ties. An Israeli orchestra performed near [ More … ]
While at home Sisi warns critics not to “talk about things of which you don’t know”, and pro-democracy activists are convicted on “false news” charges. Egypt’s FM in Davos promises to allow protests at COP [ More … ]
Amid a dire economic situation and decline in the country’s foreign exchange reserves, Egyptian parliament has started discussion for seeking new external loans Egyptian parliament has commenced discussion of six decisions issued by Egypt’s Abdel [ More … ]
In a comment that may suggest Egyptians should eat tree leaves amid the soaring prices, Sisi says Prophet Mohamed and his Companions ate tree leaves when they were trapped in the outskirts of Makkah for [ More … ]
Egyptian authorities have transferred the prominent political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah from the maximum-security prison to a new correctional facility where he was allegedly tortured and denied basic rights to a new correctional facility, his [ More … ]
Despite its dire human rights record and its serious economic situation, the Biden administration has approved a potential sale of anti-tank missiles and other equipment to Egypt. The U.S. administration on Thursday informed Congress that [ More … ]
The family of a 31-year-old prisoner, Waheed Hassan, has called on the Egyptian government to “release him and save his life.” Hassan’s family told the media that he was sick as a result of “cancerous [ More … ]
A political party chairman has voiced concerns over the direction of Sisi’s proposed national dialogue by intelligence-affiliates youth organizations. Meanwhile, PM Mostafa Madbouly and other government officials have announced the government’s plans to sell off [ More … ]
Egypt faces $16 bln in foreign debt servicing in 2022/23, including $2 bln to IMF. However, the interest payments will be equivalent to 45% of state revenue Higher interest rates, a weak currency and broader [ More … ]
Lebanon holds elections, with a likely loss of parliament majority by Hezbollah and its allied parties, according to early reports. The preliminary results from Lebanon’s parliamentary election suggest allies of the Iran-backed Hezbollah have lost [ More … ]
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