The candidate for the Presidency of Germany’s Greens Party, Omid Nouripour, has called on the new government in Berlin to stop arms exports to Egypt and Saudi Arabia over human rights violations.

Residents of eastern North Sinai returned to the area at the beginning of this week to inspect homes they were displaced from seven years ago and found their houses and farms reduced to rubble, some of the returnees told Mada Masr.

Germany’s arms exports reached record levels in 2021, largely due to significant sales of maritime and air defense weapons to Egypt, officials said Tuesday.

The Egyptian and Saudi armed forces continued the joint military training “Tabuk-5”, which is being implemented over several days in Saudi Arabia.

Over the past few days, the arrest of the renowned Egyptian businessman, Mohamed Al-Amin, has been trending on social media. The media mogul who founded CBC network in 2011, which turned rapidly into one of the most prominent TV network in Egypt, is charged with human trafficking and sexual abuse.

The Egyptian Naval Forces and the US Forces carried out a naval exercise in the Egyptian Southern Fleet area in the Red Sea, with the participation of the Egyptian frigate Alexandria and two US destroyers – the USS Cole and the USS JANSON DUNHAM.

Military confrontations against extremist groups in Sinai have expanded to include Sinai tribes as well as the Egyptian army.

Egypt’s Minister of Military Production Mohamed Morsy discussed with South Korea’s Minister of Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), Kang Eun-ho, and his accompanying delegation, ways to enhance joint cooperation between the two countries.

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government approved controversial weapons exports to Egypt before leaving office. Critics of the move are hoping the new government under Olaf Scholz will adopt a stricter arms policy.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday met the Serbian national assembly speaker, Ivica Dacic, in Cairo to mull bilateral relations.