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Egypt Latest News

Egypt arrests activist off plane after emergency landing, Sisi still denies abuses

January 16, 2022 MEO Staff

When criticized on human rights violations during the World Youth Forum that he organizes every year, Sisi said Egyptians don’t find food. A few days later, his security forces arrested an opposition activist whose plane [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

US arrests man for spying on opponents of Egypt’s Sisi

January 7, 2022 MEO Staff

US authorities have arrested a New York man who spied on political opponents of Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Justice Department said. Pierre Girgis, 39, was charged in New York with acting illegally as an [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt: Police arrests family of YouTuber ‘El-Sherif” after the bribe audio leak

December 13, 2021 MEO Staff

When critics of the Sisi regime speak freely outside Egypt and expose corruption and violations, their families inside pay the price. Egyptian police have jailed the relatives of Abdullah El-Sherif, one of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s [ More … ]

Sudan

Sudan arrests Al Jazeera bureau chief “Kabbashi” following protests

November 14, 2021 MEO Staff

Sudan security forces raided the home of Al Jazeera’s Khartoum bureau chief, El Musalmi El Kabbashi, and arrested him on Sunday, a day after street protests across Sudan against the military takeover, reported Reuters. Security [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Cairo university media professor detained for criticizing regime media

September 30, 2021 MEO Staff

Egypt has arrested Dr. Ayman Mansour Nada, a media professor who criticized pro-regime media figures close to the regime. Rassd News Network posted a tweet, saying: Professor of Mass Communication at Cairo University Dr. Ayman [ More … ]

Column

Defying Biden, Egypt again arrests relatives of Egyptian American activist: Column

February 17, 2021 MEO Staff

Egyptian security forces raided the homes of six relatives of an outspoken Egyptian American activist, arresting and imprisoning two cousins in defiance of calls by the Biden administration for the Egyptian government to improve its [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Amid its inaccurate COVID-19 infections, Egypt jails doctors and represses critics

December 15, 2020 Egypt Correspondent

While almost all world countries are honoring doctors and celebrating medical professions, Egypt is jailing its doctors, amid hiking numbers of coronavirus infections. [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt: After arrest of its owner, a new decision by Juhayna Food Industries

December 5, 2020 MEO Staff

Egypt’s Juhayna Food Industries board has appointed Seif El Din Thabet as acting chairman, the company said in a statement a day after its chairman was arrested. The company, Egypt’s largest dairy products and juices [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt arrests another rights activist after meeting with Western diplomats

November 19, 2020 MEO Staff

Karim Ennarah was detained in the resort town of Dahab in South Sinai while on vacation, EIPR said in a statement Egyptian authorities arrested a human rights defender on Wednesday, just a few days after his colleague [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Sisi regime arrests founder of Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper

September 2, 2020 MEO Staff

Security sources on Tuesday said that authorities have arrested the founder of Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper, businessman Salah Diab, as allegedly part of an investigation regarding involvement in financial violations. 16 years ago, Diab embarked on [ More … ]

Israel Latest News

UAE arrests opponents of peace deal with Israel

August 17, 2020 MEO Staff

The UAE State Security Agency has secretly arrested scores of Emiratis, Palestinians and Jordanians living in the UAE for opposing Abu-Dhabi’s peace deal with Israel. The Emirates Leaks website quoted human rights sources as saying [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt arrests more dissidents despite COVID-19 fears

April 10, 2020 MEO Staff

Egyptian security forces have reportedly launched a new arrest campaign against activists in various cities, ignoring calls for the release of detainees made by international human rights organizations due to the fear of spreading the [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egyptian Journalists Face Danger Every Day: Column

December 2, 2019 MEO Staff

Western correspondents get to choose when they face danger. Journalists in Egypt deal with it every day – Richard Hall’s Independent Article There are no safety provisions for independent journalists in Egypt and other authoritarian [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

Saudi Arabia arrests 8 writers and entrepreneurs

November 25, 2019 MEO Staff

A London-based Saudi rights group says the Saudi citizens were taken from their homes in Riyadh and Jeddah Saudi Arabia has detained at least eight people, including intellectuals, writers and entrepreneurs, the London-based Saudi rights [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt police raid “Mada Masr” office one day after editor’s arrest

November 24, 2019 MEO Staff

The police raid came a day after Mada Masr editor Shady Zalat was arrested by Egyptian security forces. Egyptian security forces raided the office of what is widely described as the country’s last independent news [ More … ]

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