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 … ]
During a recent visit to her son in prison, blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah, Laila Soueif learned that he had again been assaulted by prison authorities for attempting to exercise his rights. During a visit yesterday [ More … ]
Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ), the longtime de facto ruler of UAE has unanimously been elected by the federal council as new president following the death of his half-brother the former president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed. [ More … ]
Mother of the renowned Egyptian activist who has recently gained British citizenship expresses fears that she may not see him alive again due to his continued hunger strike over the dire prison conditions. The mother [ More … ]
At the European Parliament, the Egyptian House of Representatives’ Human Rights Committee chairperson and the rest of the Egyptian delegation with him have recently been ‘grilled on the government’s human rights record’. Tarek Radwan, the [ More … ]
Israeli forces have shot Shireen Abu Akleh in the head while she was on assignment in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces on Wednesday 11 May 2022 shot dead Al Jazeera’s journalist Shireen [ More … ]
The Egyptian political prisoners facing charges of ‘affiliation with a terrorist organization’ will not be included in the presidential pardon, according to a member of the Presidential Pardon Committee. A member from Egypt’s Presidential Pardon [ More … ]
A statement of the new financial year draft budget projects 54 percent expenditure on debt service Meanwhile, less than the constitutionally required entitlements are allocated for spending on health and educationOn Monday, May 9, 2022, [ More … ]
A new private-equity fund started by Jared Kushner is reportedly planning to invest money from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund in Israeli businesses, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Affinity Partners, a new private-equity fund [ More … ]
Eight Egyptian rights organizations have issued several recommendations aimed to ensure that the regime’s supposed new approach to political prisoners would offer positive results rather than a mere show. Eight leading Egyptian human rights organizations on [ More … ]
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