On the anniversary of Egypt’s January revolution that led to overthrowing dictator Hosni Mubarak, the rights situation in Egypt seems dire, and social media activists slam General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s comments on human rights. As [ More … ]
Sisi says the country spent $400 billion to address poverty and improve people’s living Three days ago, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt spent 400 billion dollars over the past seven years to tackle poverty, [ More … ]
Addressing foreign journalists at the World Youth Forum, Sisi says he is ready to hold elections in Egypt on an annual basis on condition of not bearing the financial cost. While addressing foreign journalists at [ More … ]
A report argues that Egypt’s economic situation is not sustainable, pointing to Lebanon’s fiscal meltdown as a cautionary tale for Egypt. Robert Springborg, adjunct professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University, who is considered [ More … ]
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 … ]
Ola al-Qaradawi has recently been released from prison pending further investigation in a decision by the public prosecutor. Ola has denied all charges against her, saying that she was arrested only for being the daughter [ More … ]
Egypt’s Sisi has imposed a ban on growing ornamental plants under the pretext of saving water for fruitful crops, which has sparked wide-range anger on social networking sites. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued orders to the [ More … ]
The Egyptian popular blogger and YouTuber Abdullah El-Sherif, has released new leaks attributed to presidential advisors to Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi According to Arabi21, The audio leak released shows Farouk al-Qadi, an army officer of the [ More … ]
A French human rights activist has written an analytical article about the recent leaks related to France’s Operation Sirli in Egypt. Albane de Rochebrune, a human rights defender and a communications consultant, on 1st. December [ More … ]
Dr. Hamdi Hassan, a former Muslim Brotherhood member of parliament who was elected three times between 2000 and 2012, has died in his cell according to his son. Hamdi Hassan died on Thursday at the [ More … ]
An Egyptian court sentences former MP and one of the January Revolution icons Ziad El-Elaimy to five years in prison on false news charge An Egyptian emergency state security misdemeanor court on Wednesday sentenced prominent [ More … ]
There’s something farcical, but entirely rational, about the way authoritarians such as Egypt’s Sisi invoke legal justifications for repression, says Steven Cook. “Last week, Egypt’s House of Representatives approved amendments to the country’s anti-terrorism law [ More … ]
USAID and the International Cooperation Ministry has announced that the United States will give Egypt seven grants worth $125 million to support education, health and other development projects. These reports come less than two months [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia has deposited $3 billion each in the Central Bank of Egypt, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The SPA Monday report cited a statement by the Saudi Finance Ministry, saying that Riyadh [ More … ]
The move by Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi theoretically rolls back sweeping powers the government wielded in the name of fighting terrorism, but critics called it only a cosmetic change, according to the NYT chief Cairo [ More … ]
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