Egyptian security forces are preparing to launch an extensive campaign of arrests ahead of the eighth anniversary of the 25 January revolution. According to Egyptian security sources, the campaign will target members of the Muslim [ More … ]
Egyptian authorities have detained an economist who wrote a book disputing argument made by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, his wife has said. The book criticizes al-Sisi for what it says is his lack of vision to remedy [ More … ]
A press freedom group has called on Egyptian authorities to reverse their decision to take over a daily newspaper, a day after security forces stormed its headquarters. Reporters Without Borders that the decision to take [ More … ]
Throughout the five years of the military coup that overthrew Egypt’s first democratically-elected government, Al-Sisi’s regime has launched the largest crackdown on opposition in the country’s modern history. Amnesty International says Egypt’s crackdown on freedom [ More … ]
Amnesty International criticized the Egyptian authorities for pushing through new media and cybercrime laws that would give the state near-total control over print, online and broadcast media. The London-based organization called the Egyptian parliament to [ More … ]
Lawmakers have drafted a new law to punish “political commentators and intellectuals” for defaming historical symbols. Egypt has witnessed a widening crackdown on free expression with fresh arrests and raids, according to Deutsche Welle. Local [ More … ]
BY: EMRE GÖNEN* The world’s news networks have been dominated by four major press agencies since the second half of the 20th century. These are Reuters, Agence France Presse, Associated Press and the United Press International. [ More … ]
Egypt has disrupted voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services this week for users who use messaging apps like Apple’s FaceTime, Viber, Skype, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. The key reason is apparently security concerns, but there’s [ More … ]
Hillary Clinton has been criticizing Donald Trump for praising dictators; but practically Clinton herself has a history of alliances with strongmen in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Honduras. The Intercept has published an article titled: “Donald Trump Praises [ More … ]
Three weeks after the military coup against the first democratically President Mohamed Morsi, Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi asked the Egyptians in 2013 to give the army the mandate to fight terrorism. Al-Sisi addressed the Egyptian public [ More … ]
Has the dream about a democratic transition in Egypt become an illusion? Three years have passed since June 30, 2013, when General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ousted President Mohamed Morsi, based on a public move that was looking [ More … ]
A new bill regulating press and media is awaiting the Egyptian House of Representatives’ approval, according to Al-Ahram, a state-owned newspaper. In this context, the members of parliament are pushing to form a new supreme [ More … ]
The trial of the head of the Press Syndicate Yahiya Qalash and two other board members was adjourned to June 18. According to Al-Ahram, a state-owned newspaper, the trial was adjourned on the request of [ More … ]
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