Last September, HRW found in an extensive report that Egyptian Interior Ministry forces have killed dozens, perhaps hundreds, of secretly held dissidents in extrajudicial executions in recent years, said Amr Magdi, HRW researcher, Middle East [ More … ]
Five human rights organizations have new reports about the human rights situation in Egypt, where they have documented the continued violations of fundamental rights in Egypt under Sisi, reported the Committee for Justice . Amnesty [ More … ]
An Egyptian military court on Wednesday upheld life sentences for 32 people accused of plotting to kill Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and a former Saudi crown prince, the defendants’ lawyer said. Egyptian military’s high appeals court [ More … ]
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan discussed securing “tangible and lasting improvements” in human rights with Egypt’s Sisi and other top officials during a visit to Cairo on Wednesday, a senior U.S. official said, according [ More … ]
The Egyptian cabinet has approved a decision put forward by Sisi to allocate 90,000 acres of state-owned land in the Rabaa and Bir Al-Abed areas of Sinai to the Army’s National Service Projects Organization (NSPO). [ More … ]
The Egyptian general who ruled the country following the Arab Spring uprising that removed longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power, has died. Hussein Tantawi, the Egyptian general who took charge of the country when longtime [ More … ]
Several “Tora” prisoners have been trained to talk about prison conditions before Sisi, with promises to include them in a presidential pardon list, reported Mada Masr. According to Mada Masr, one of the lawyers, who [ More … ]
A recent Amnesty report says victims were subjected to ‘intrusive questioning’ with threats of torture against them and their families Amnesty International yesterday, Thursday, accused Egyptian security agencies of “persistent intimidation and harassment” of human [ More … ]
Egypt has reportedly bought a huge “luxurious” plane that is expected to be allocated to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as a private jet, according to Flug Revue, a German website specializing in aviation affairs. Earlier this [ More … ]
On Sept. 18, 2019, Egypt’s Interior Ministry issued a six-line statement announcing that security forces had killed nine elements of the Brotherhood in two “hideouts” in and near Cairo. The Muslim Brotherhood, one of Egypt’s [ More … ]
A new chapter in Egypt’s relations with Qatar began Friday (27 August 2021) with the first meeting in four years between Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, at the [ More … ]
Plans to raise the price of bread for the first time in 44 years have shocked Egyptians already struggling to get by in a country where state-subsidized loaves have kept the poorest basically fed since [ More … ]
Draft legislation for comprehensive personal status laws in Egypt revealed the Sisi regime’s inability to maintain a religious and social balance. “In February 2021, the government of Egypt’s cabinet put forth a comprehensive draft of [ More … ]
Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Tuesday his administration is preparing for raising the price of subsidized bread as part of its continued austerity measures which have badly affected Egyptians, especially the poor. “The time has [ More … ]
For years, Damietta has been the capital of the Egyptian furniture industry, and up until recently, it was an island of growth and prosperity in a sea of economic hardship. Has the Sisi government’s megaproject [ More … ]
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