Marsad Egypt Egyptian Security Sector Observatory Since the 2011 Arab Spring uprising, the Egyptian state has struggled to control its balance sheet and suffered grave deficits.
Is Egypt joining the global de-dollarisation spree?
29/07/2022
Explosive Return: annual report on human rights abuses in Sinai 2021
The Sinai Foundation for Human Rights revealed in a report published on Monday the continuing deteri…
26/07/2022
Silence for arms: Egypt’s secret deal with the EU
European Union countries have increased their arms sales to Egypt significantly since general-turned…
18/05/2022
Egypt recruiting children ‘to fight IS militants’ in Sinai
Egyptian children are being recruited to fight for pro-government militias in the North Sinai where …
09/04/2022
Egypt prisons using ‘systemic sexual violence’ on detainees
Sexual violence against detainees in Egypt is “systemic”, according to a report by The E…
07/03/2022
Explained: EU arms sales to Sisi’s Egypt
European Union countries have increased their arms sales to Egypt significantly since general-turned…
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Sisi has issued presidential decree to establish Egyptian Military Academy
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a decree to issue a law to establish the Egyptian Military Academy.
Egypt: Army-owned company asking government for $212m to rent offices
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Wednesday that the military-owned company building the country’s new administrative capital wants to rent the government a district which would house the ministerial offices, for $212m a year.
Muslim Brotherhood excluded from Egypt ‘national dialogue’
The general coordinator of an Egyptian “national dialogue” initiative has ruled out any participation by the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in the process.
Egypt: Arbitrary Travel Bans Throttle Civil Society
Egypt is using arbitrary travel bans to target key members of civil society for their peaceful work, including rights lawyers, journalists, feminists, and researchers, FairSquare and Human Rights Watch said today.
Families of US detainees in Egypt, Saudi Arabia ‘left out’ of Blinken call
Relatives of US nationals held in Egypt and Saudi Arabia have reacted with anger after they were left out of a recent phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.