Marsad Egypt Egyptian Security Sector Observatory
From 1948 to 1967, residents of Egyptian Sinai and neighbouring Gaza considered the area as a single territory. But in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, Israel captured Sinai and the Gaza Strip.
Gaza, Sinai and the Wall
03/10/2019
Egypt government linked to major hacking operation against activists, opposition figures
The Egyptian government likely launched a series of sophisticated cyberattacks against activists, jo…
23/09/2019
MEE: Egyptian authorities use Interpol to target dissidents abroad
A Middle East Eye investigation can reveal that Egyptian authorities are using the international pol…
21/09/2019
Protests break out against Sisi in Tahrir Square and across Egypt
Egyptian activists have held protests against the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in th…
07/08/2019
Normalizing the military judiciary: How the constitutional amendments bring the Armed Forces into Egypt’s judicial system
The day after a set of controversial constitutional amendments were approved in a national referendu…
16/07/2019
‘It exists to demobilise opposition’: How Twitter fails Arabs
In this series of articles, Al Jazeera examines how Twitter in the Middle East has changed since the…
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Egypt Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly committed his nation during a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday to examine multiple cases of Americans detained in Egypt, the Department of State said in a readout.
MEE: Mohamed Ali spills secrets to Middle East Eye
The whistleblower whose video revelations about President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s palaces sparked mass protests and a fresh crackdown in Egypt told Middle East Eye in an exclusive interview that he will not stop until the dictator is removed.
Activist Israa Abd El Fattah reports torture in detention, faces smear campaign amid new arrests and disappearances
Activist and journalist Israa Abd El Fattah told the State Security Prosecution on Sunday that she was beaten and tortured to force her to unlock her phone, and announced that she is on hunger strike to protest her treatment, her lawyer said, a day after she was arrested by national …
Egypt to Form Parliamentary Committee to Fight Hate Speech
Egyptian parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal expressed his determination to form a special parliamentary committee focused on combating hate speech and violence.
Sisi Blames Renaissance Dam Crisis on January 25th Uprising: Egypt Bared Its Back and Shoulder in 2011
President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi blamed the Renaissance Dam crisis with Ethiopia on the 2011 uprising, which unseated Hosni Mubarak after 30 years of autocratic rule.