politics
Human Rights Watch urges Egypt, UAE to reveal disappeared prisoner’s whereabouts
Egypt
November 22, 2017
Human Rights Watch urges Egypt, UAE to reveal disappeared prisoner’s whereabouts
International rights organization Human Rights Watch is urging Egypt and the United Arab Emirates to reveal the whereabouts of an…
Cambodia’s opposition gives up posts after ban
World
November 20, 2017
Cambodia’s opposition gives up posts after ban
Elected officials from Cambodia’s banned opposition party have begun handing over their duties after a court ordered the party dissolved,…
New pro-Sisi election campaign claims collecting 1 million signatures
Egypt
November 19, 2017
New pro-Sisi election campaign claims collecting 1 million signatures
A recently launched public campaign in support for Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the upcoming 2018 presidential elections claims to already…
Cambodia faces US, EU action after banning opposition
World
November 17, 2017
Cambodia faces US, EU action after banning opposition
The United States stopped election support for Cambodia with a promise of more “concrete steps” and the European Union threatened…
Britain says no link between £400 million debt to Iran and jailed worker
Middle East
November 16, 2017
Britain says no link between £400 million debt to Iran and jailed worker
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Thursday there was no link between a 400 million pound ($528 million)…
Egypt’s Presidency appoints Basaam Radi as a new spokesperson
Egypt
October 30, 2017
Egypt’s Presidency appoints Basaam Radi as a new spokesperson
The Egyptian presidency declared the appointment of new spokesperson ambassador Basaam Rady on Monday, following the term ending of former…
MP drafts law to abolish political parties not represented in parliament
Egypt
October 30, 2017
MP drafts law to abolish political parties not represented in parliament
Egyptian MP Ahmed Refaat said that Egypt has 104 non-effective political parties, which he claims are receiving foreign funding. Refaat…
Egypt allegedly asks Uber, Careem to divulge riders data: New York Times
Business
June 11, 2017
Egypt allegedly asks Uber, Careem to divulge riders data: New York Times
Car booking apps Uber and Careem were allegedly requested by the Egyptian government to disclose real-time user and driver data, the…
Egypt’s military ranked most powerful in MENA, 11th worldwide: Global Firepower Index
Egypt
June 8, 2017
Egypt’s military ranked most powerful in MENA, 11th worldwide: Global Firepower Index
The Global Firepower Index (GFI) ranked Egypt’s military as the 11th most powerful worldwide ahead of Israel, Vietnam and Brazil, in a…
Egyptian lawyer banned from travel nominated for prestigious rights defenders award
Egypt
April 27, 2017
Egyptian lawyer banned from travel nominated for prestigious rights defenders award
Egypt’s Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Mohamed Zaree, is among three finalists nominated for the 2017…