President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received Eric Trappier, CEO of the giant Company of Dassault Aviation, the manufacturer of the army aircraft Rafale.
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Italy accuses Egyptian security of Giulio Regeni’s murder
An Italian parliamentary panel has accused the Egyptian security apparatus of kidnapping, torturing and murdering a student, Giulio Regeni, in Cairo in 2016.
The ‘Egypt Papers’: Here is what we know so far
Over the past week, the investigative French platform Disclose has published a series of stories on Egypt-French relations dubbed the “Egypt-Papers.” The stories hone in on arms and spytech deals between the two countries, as well as a joint counterterrorism mission from 2016 to 2018 that resulted in at least …
Egypt operation leaks: France takes legal action for breach of defence secrecy
France’s defence ministry filed a legal complaint on Wednesday over a “violation of national secrecy”, after revelations suggesting a French anti-terrorism operation in Egypt was being used for internal repression, the ministry said on Thursday.
The struggle for prison letters: How the National Security Agency controls access to correspondence for detainees
Abdelrahman ElGendy says letters were a crucial lifeline for him during the six years he spent locked up in five different prisons between 2013 and 2020. “Letters were not only important, they literally saved my life,” he says. “I was only living because I was looking forward to them from …
Italian court suspends long-awaited Regeni murder trial
The trial in absentia of four Egyptian officers halted as judge rules they may not have been formally made aware of charges over the abduction, torture and killing in Cairo of an Italian doctoral student.
Regeni murder: Italy begins trial against suspected Egyptians
Four high-ranking members of Egypt’s security forces are standing trial in an Italian court, after a years-long investigation into the murder of Giulio Regeni.
Jurist of IS terrorist group in Sinai turns himself in to Egyptian Military Intelligence
The mufti (jurist) of the Islamic State terrorist group in Sinai has turned himself in to the Egyptian Military Intelligence in North Sinai, tribal sources told Daily News Egypt on Saturday.
Israel security delegation pays secret visit to Egypt
Israeli National Security Adviser, Eyal Hulata, secretly visited Cairo and met with Egypt’s Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel and other Egyptian officials, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed revealed yesterday.
Hezbollah denies meeting with Egyptian intelligence chief
A senior Hezbollah official has denied reports that a meeting took place between Egyptian Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamer and officials of the Lebanese movement, Al Mayadeen TV reported yesterday.