The rare -and tightly constrained- outreach is a sign that Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi may be feeling the pressure of rising discontent and a sinking economy. Facing a ruinous economic crisis, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi [ More … ]
A few days ago, Biden officials approved $75M in military aid for Egypt under allegations that the country has made “clear and consistent progress in releasing political prisoners and providing detainees with due process of [ More … ]
The National Dialogue Administration revealed the 19-member board of trustees for the national dialogue, which was supposed to begin during the first week of July but now looks set to be delayed. On 8 June, [ More … ]
US authorities have arrested a New York man who spied on political opponents of Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Justice Department said. Pierre Girgis, 39, was charged in New York with acting illegally as an [ More … ]
Amnesty International’s MENA advocacy director has called on US President Joe Biden to denounce human rights in Egypt and demand change. “Tens of thousands of people have been swept up and detained in Egypt, and [ More … ]
UN denounces execution of opponents in Egypt [ More … ]
The UAE State Security Agency has secretly arrested scores of Emiratis, Palestinians and Jordanians living in the UAE for opposing Abu-Dhabi’s peace deal with Israel. The Emirates Leaks website quoted human rights sources as saying [ More … ]
Egypt is now under the hand of a new authoritarian leader with unprecedented power. This what was concluded in a special report released by Reuters titled: “How Egypt’s President Tightened his Grip.” This spring, as [ More … ]
Video appearing to show Nabila Makram threatening to slit the throat of people critical of Egypt’s government causes outrage online Egypt’s minister of immigration and expatriates has a chilling message for the tens of thousands [ More … ]
Days after al-Sisi threatens those who will try to seek the presidential chair, a former Egyptian army general who planned to challenge Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in this year’s Egyptian elections, has been arrested days after declaring his [ More … ]
The Turkish Presidency is already preparing a to-do list to immediately carry out certain regulations stated in the constitutional amendment ushering in a shift to an executive presidency in the event that the system change [ More … ]
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