Category: Egypt

UN: Egypt urged to end crackdown on protesters, human rights defenders

October 29, 2019

UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to protect people's rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, after a wave of arrests ... Read More

Egypt: UK lifts ban on flights to Sharm el-Sheikh

October 23, 2019

The United Kingdom Tuesday lifted travel restrictions to Egypt’s Red Sea Sharm el-Sheikh resort, four years after the Islamic State group (ISIS) brought down a ... Read More

Egypt: UN human rights chief calls for respect of right to freedom of expression & peaceful assembly

September 30, 2019

The UN human rights chief has urged Egyptian authorities to respect the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, “in full compliance with international ... Read More

No breakthrough in Egypt-Ethiopia Nile water talks

September 28, 2019

Talks between Egypt and Ethiopia on sharing the Nile water have hit a dead-end as both parties trade accusations. As Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam, the largest ... Read More

It’s time to end Libya’s militia ‘chaos’, external interference – Sisi

September 25, 2019

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday said a concerted effort was needed to stop militias taking control of war-torn Libya. Addressing the United Nations ... Read More

Egypt: hundreds of protesters arrested in two-day anti-Sisi demonstrations

September 23, 2019

Hundreds of people have been arrested in connection to surprising two straight days of demonstrations in several cities against President Fattah al-Sisi accused of corruption. ... Read More

Egypt: EFA names Hossam El Badry new national head coach

September 20, 2019

The Egyptian Football Association, EFA, has appointed former Al Ahly manager Hossam El Badry as new head coach of Pharaohs in replacement of Mexican technician ... Read More

Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s plan for filling, operating $4 billion Renaissance Dam

September 19, 2019

The Ethiopian government has rejected outright Egypt’s proposal on the filling and operating of the $4 billion hydropower dam, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), ... Read More

Theft of archeological artifacts: Former Italian diplomat wanted in Egypt

September 18, 2019

Egypt’s attorney general Tuesday ordered the arrest and trial in absentia of a former Italian diplomat who is believed to have been involved in the ... Read More

Egypt to invest $663mln to launch industrial complexes

August 21, 2019

Egypt plans to invest about $663 million in new industrial projects, Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance said.   The new investment will go to building ... Read More