A new campaign has been launched in Egypt for the release of elderly and sick prisoners, The New Khaleej reported on Tuesday. The latest campaign by Batel (Void), a campaigning group created by Egyptian opposition [ More … ]
The Saudi elite uses the veil of religious piety for its own political ends, but the Khashoggi killing has underscored the regime’s complete disconnect from the followers of a great religion. Column By: Yehia HAMID* [ More … ]
A statement entitled “the Islamic jurist who tortured us” has been published on the front page of an Egyptian government magazine, signalling a confrontation between the Egyptian presidency and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayeb. [ More … ]
On July 1, 2012, when the Egyptian military junta – theoretically – handed over power to the elected authority, the foreign reserves then was only $ 15.5 billion against $ 36 billion early 2011 when [ More … ]
– Mahsoub is living in France for the last years and one of prominent figures opposing Sisi regime in Egypt – Human rights organizations call Italian authorities not to deport the Egyptian opposition figure – [ More … ]
By: Yasi Aktay* We all know that the June 24 elections were followed not only in Turkey but also across the world, with great interest and enthusiasm. Concordantly, our media broadcasted numerous footage and reports [ More … ]
The US administration is changing its attitude towards Egypt as a defense partner and this is forcing Sisi to seek weapons from other sources. In the US there are voices calling for a re-assessment of [ More … ]
By: Yahya Hamid* Taking a snapshot of today’s election, Sisi has purged all his candidates, putting some in prison, and others have been ordered to keep silent to avoid detention Have you ever imagined that, [ More … ]
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will arrive in Cairo on Monday for an official visit to Egypt, according to the Egyptian Presidency. Talks between President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and al-Bashir will tackle “brotherly relations in all fields [ More … ]
By: Yasin Aktay* Egypt will go to polls on Mar. 16-18 for presidential elections. I am using the word “elections” only as an expression. Some call the events that will be held on that day [ More … ]
Ahead of a farcical election, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi goes after the press. His tone has turned dark, with threats and talk of conspiracies. Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi could not ask for a better mouthpiece than Khairy Ramadan, a [ More … ]
A cross-party group of senior British MPs has petitioned the Egyptian government to allow access to the jailed former president, Mohamed Morsi, amid reports that his health has seriously deteriorated, says The Guardian. Morsi is being [ More … ]
Saudi Arabian forces have replaced Egyptian troops on Tiran Island, marking the first step in the handover over of two Red Sea islands ceded to the Persian Gulf kingdom in a 2016 border agreement, according [ More … ]
An Egyptian secret service agent ordered a prominent TV host to prepare a showreel of footage to discredit former presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq as a Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer, according to a leaked conversation. Audio of [ More … ]
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