Egyptian politicians and oppositionists in the United States underestimated the effectiveness of attempts by the regime of the coup leader, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, to influence the position of the US Congress against the Muslim Brotherhood, [ More … ]
After ratifying the controversial NGO law, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has recently ordered the formation of a committee to amend it, following the international criticism he is under for repressing freedoms. Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly [ More … ]
Sisi crushes spirit of Arab Spring in Egypt: Activists ‘opened the gates of hell’ Just two years ago, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi celebrated the Egyptian masses who launched the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, saying [ More … ]
Why Restoring the Rule of Law is the Best Way Forward? To Stop Sisi, Strengthen Egypt’s Judiciary, according to Foreign Affairs . Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s Egypt is a dangerous place for dissidents. Under Sisi’s command, [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay The trial of pastor Brunson in Turkish courts is over, and he has been sentenced to three years, one month and 15 days in prison for “promoting terrorism,” and aiding and abetting terrorist [ More … ]
Egyptian police detained the youngest son of jailed former president Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday without giving a reason, the family said, adding that they fear he’ll be held indefinitely, according to Associated Press. Ahmed Morsi [ More … ]
US First lady Melania Trump announced embarking on an African tour starting October 1, where she will visit four “beautiful and very different” countries, according to the Associated Press. The US first lady will visit [ More … ]
Plans to deepen EU ties with Cairo over migration crisis would turn ‘a blind eye’ to human rights abuses, critics say. uropean leaders agreed to enter talks with Egypt in a bid to reduce the number of migrants entering [ More … ]
BY: Abdel-Hafez Al-Sawi* Introduction The Egyptian parliament has recently ratified legislation to establish a sovereign fund called the “Egypt Fund”. The fund comes after government promises since 2016. Dr. Ashraf Al-Arabi, Minister of Planning, was [ More … ]
“In summer 2011, I played my last intramural football game as a senior at Ohio State University. Two short years later, I found myself running, not from would-be tacklers, but for my life, from an [ More … ]
The Trump administration’s recent decision to release $195 million in military aid to Egypt has left rights experts stunned and deeply worried, says an NPR report. A year ago, then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suspended [ More … ]
Egyptians renewed online criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday, hours after he said he was “saddened” by a similar campaign a few weeks ago, reports Reuters. The Twitter hashtag “Leave, Sisi” was the [ More … ]
How the Obama administration watched the demise of Arab democracy — and paved the way for Trump’s embrace of dictators. President Trump boasts that he has reversed American policies across the Middle East. Where his [ More … ]
Losing Egypt to Russia Isn’t the Real Problem—but Collapse Is. Cairo is no long a prize to be won, but a weak state in need of reform, says a report by The National Interest While most [ More … ]
By: Yehya Hamed* Although the economic policies of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak could be described as being biased toward the business class with pervasive administrative corruption, yet they were clearly away from targeting the [ More … ]
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