Egypt released human rights lawyer Mohamed Ramadan from the Qanater jail on Monday after spending nearly four years in pre-trial detention, a rights group said.
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Egypt court calls for live broadcast of the execution of Naira Ashraf’s murderer
The Mansoura Criminal Court announced, on Sunday, the justifications for issuing the death sentence against Mohamed Adel, who killed his colleague Naira Ashraf at Mansoura University gate and before entering the end-of-year exam on June 20.
Read More »The surveillance threat to MENA’s journalists
President Biden has just wrapped up his first visit to Israel since taking office, and while he has followed in the footsteps of previous US leaders by refusing to hold Israel accountable for human rights abuses, one thing that he should be commended for recently is applying the necessary pressure …
Read More »Who controls Egypt’s religious institutions? How the top of the executive, security apparatus loom over the 3 institutional houses of Islam
Mokhtar Gomaa, the endowments minister and longest serving Cabinet member, raised eyebrows at his ministry in May, when he asked his aides to prepare a list of properties that could be attractive to foreign investors to help the state generate money, according to a source at the ministry.
Read More »When Biden met Sisi: The US soft spot for Egypt’s dictator
In November 2019, Joe Biden, then the Democratic presidential nominee, promised that Saudi Arabia would “pay the price” for the murder and dismemberment of American resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He also said he would, in the event of his electoral victory, make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” state and not …
Read More »Egypt to restrict photography in public places
The Egyptian government is due to introduce new regulations for photography in public places, including criminalising “taking videos offensive to the country”, the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities said on Monday.
Read More »Prisoner releases, judicial independence ignite backstage debate, as National Dialogue board determine agenda
“In truth, we had intensive discussions,” Diaa Rashwan told around 200 journalists assembled on Tuesday evening after another five-hour closed-door coordinating session for the National Dialogue, the state initiative being heralded as a forum for political discussion and inclusivity.
Read More »Egypt had at least 60,000 political prisoners since Sisi took power: NYT
Local and international human rights groups estimate that Egypt has been holding as many as 60,000 political prisoners and detainees behind bars since president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi took office.
Read More »‘A crime against Egypt’: Flyover threatens Alexandria’s glittering coastline
Authorities in Egypt’s northern coastal city of Alexandria are coming under fire for implementing a flyover project seen by some residents and experts as opening the door for major environmental risks and the destruction of parts of its coast.
Read More »Egypt opposition parties say no to Israel alliances
Egyptian opposition parties announced their categorical rejection of any alliance with Israel over the weekend, despite the two countries having had diplomatic ties for decades.
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