Amid exacerbation of the dire economic situation in Egypt, the Senate deputy speaker demands collection of a percentage of the income of Egyptians working abroad for the benefit of the state. Deputy of the Egyptian [ More … ]
A special Egyptian court on Sunday gave 30 members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) sentences ranging from five-year to life imprisonment, according to Islam Salama, a lawyer from the Egyptian Initiative [ More … ]
Egypt’s economy has come under severe pressure over the past year, with the Egyptian pound tumbling, foreign currency drying up, and inflation soaring, reported Reuters. The national currency lost nearly half its value in less [ More … ]
The high licensing fees on businesses in Egypt may make the prospect of their full closure loom large in the horizon. More than two months ago, the government said owners of dozens of commercial and [ More … ]
Three journalists from Mada Masr, Egypt’s most prominent independent news outlet, have been referred to trial on charges of offending pro-regime members of parliament. The allegedly offended MPs belong to from the pro-government “Nation’s Future” [ More … ]
The “low wages” aspect may be the main reason behind doctors’ departure and migration in pursuit of better jobs abroad or even in private sector hospitals that may pay them higher wages. Other significant causes [ More … ]
The United Nations Human Rights Committee will hold a two-day session (today and tomorrow) to examine the Egyptian government’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which Egypt ratified in 1982 [ More … ]
Human rights organizations say the United Nations must adopt a resolution on the dire human rights situation in Egypt. Reactions have continued to the leaked message from prisoners at Badr-3 Prison, which highlighted the violations [ More … ]
Egypt is likely to devalue its currency again in the “not-too-distant future,” and the pound may end the quarter 10% below current levels, experts at Societe Generale said. The debt-distressed North African nation will need [ More … ]
Egypt is experiencing a worsening human rights crisis, prompting NGOs to call on the UN to take urgent procedures to address the crisis. The UN HRC must adopt a resolution on the human rights crisis [ More … ]
A message leaked from the Badr-3 Prison – formerly “Al-Aqrab” (Scorpion) – and circulated by Egyptian rights organizations and activists, projects human rights “brutal” violations and abuses in Egyptian prisons. The message signed by Badr-3 [ More … ]
The Emirati BNPL platform “Tabby” will suspend its operations in Egypt, citing ‘recent macroeconomic developments’, reported The National. The UAE-based Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform “Tabby” will prioritise core markets after suspending its operations [ More … ]
Several Egyptian human rights groups have called for putting an end to forcible disappearances that are “increasingly widespread and systematic,” according to a joint statement. A group of Egyptian human rights organizations have issued to [ More … ]
More Egyptian businessmen feel downbeat about the country’s economic prospects amid the escalating challenges, according to a reader poll organized by “The Enterprise”. There has been a consensus among readers of The Enterprise, a daily [ More … ]
Amid an acute economic crisis, the Egyptian population has been crushed between the low income and the rising household expenses, where inflation has inflicted additional pain on ordinary people. “The increasing costs of living helped [ More … ]
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