As authoritarian leaders always look for a scapegoat to tighten their grips, the coronavirus pandemic seems to be their treasure trove. “Authoritarian leaders are constantly searching for scapegoats, working to rile up the fears of [ More … ]
Sisi’s first public appearance in weeks was on Saturday after 14 days in isolation with family amid growing concerns about extent of infection within the army Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his family spent two [ More … ]
The Batel (Void) opposition campaign has extended greetings to every Egyptian family that imposed its free will on the Sisi regime that only cares for its interests. The opposition campaign considered the decision of the [ More … ]
The Egyptian National Action Group said that the provocative manifestations that accompanied Mubarak’s death are an attempt to announce the death of the January revolution The Egyptian National Action Group (ENAG) said in a statement [ More … ]
Why is Egypt in its current state? And what happened to the revolution? These two questions and many others were addressed by Open Democracy in an interview with Joshua Stacher about his new book, “Egypt’s [ More … ]
The new wall, both above and below ground, is aimed at stemming the use of cross-border tunnels with the besieged Palestinian strip Egyptian security and military forces are working around the clock to build a [ More … ]
Despite Egypt’s improved macroeconomic indicators, the demands for bread, freedom and social justice remain elusive for most. Bloomberg on 11 February published an opinion article by Timothy Kaldas, an independent risk adviser and nonresident fellow [ More … ]
Gender & Rights Researcher Patrick George Zaki, arrested on arrival at Cairo airport, tortured and sent to Public Prosecution after 24 hours of incommunicado detention according to EIPR Early on the morning of Friday, February [ More … ]
According to documents released by the White House, the economic aspect of Donald Trump’s peace plan between Palestine and Israel includes granting $9 billion to Egypt, half of which is in the form of soft [ More … ]
Sisi Calls for International Interference with #Ethiopian_Dam Negotiations! Analysts said Egypt’s position is extremely weak… who put #Egypt in this critical situation?!
Aisha al-Shater has been held in dire conditions in prison since her arrest last year, according to rights groups Aisha Shater, an Egyptian activist and daughter of senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat al-Shater, could die in prison [ More … ]
Washington may impose sanctions on Egypt under a US law that targets purchases of military equipment from Russia. According to Reuters, The United States could impose sanctions on Egypt and block it from future military sales if [ More … ]
Egypt has faced strong criticism at a United Nations review of its rights record, with diplomats voicing alarm over detention conditions and shrinking freedoms in the country recently rocked by mass protests. The United States and other Western [ More … ]
One of the central strategies the authoritarian regimes of the Middle East use to gain influence in the European Union (EU) is to promote themselves as bulwarks of stability, moderation, and tolerance – an article [ More … ]
Under Al-#Sisi’s 7-year war on terror in Sinai! 14 villages in Egypt’s Sinai have been “wiped off the map”!. “a 50-KM area from the border erased! “Army didn’t leave either animal, tree, bird or human! [ More … ]
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