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Al Jazeera Mubashir Misr (Al Jazeera Live Egypt) will be suspending its broadcast in a move that is widely being considered as the mending of ties between Qatar and Egypt. The channel is part of the Qatari owned Al Jazeera network and has been renowned for its heavy criticism against President Sisi and his government. […]
Canada has announced that its embassy will be limiting its services in the country due to security concerns. There are fears that many other western embassies could also take a similar step as insecurity continues to be a major concern especially with the rising insurgent attacks linked to the Islamists. The British embassy has already […]
A strong Egyptian delegation, including several ministers, is in Ethiopia for a two-day working visit for the fifth session of the joint Egyptian-Ethiopian committee. The session seems to be focused on reinforcing bilateral and trade ties between the two countries despite their differences over the Renaissance Dam project. The visit is seen by Cairo as […]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has pledged UN support for the Palestinian Unity Government and its plan for the rebuilding of the war-battered Gaza strip. The UN chief has made the pledge during his address to the international conference on the reconstruction of Gaza held Sunday in Cairo. “The successful reconstruction of Gaza requires a […]
Cairo is unhappy with some of the comments made by the European Union (EU) during the 27th regular session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. The EU alleged that the respect for Human Rights has been backtracking in Egypt especially when detainees and Human Rights movements are concerned. The Egyptian foreign ministry refuted the […]
Two US top diplomats, State Department Counselor Thomas Shannon and David Thorne a senior advisor to the Secretary of State, are in Egypt to widen the cooperation ventures between the two countries. Relationship between Washington and Cairo was tense when the former decided to suspend some of its military aid to the North African country […]
There is an ideological dichotomy between international human rights law and Islamic law, which may explain the numerous human rights abuses in the Muslim world. On August 19, the faculty of law of Buenos Aires University presented the first international code of human rights published by Thomson Reuters. It gathers all the rights, declarations and […]
Congratulatory messages have started flowing into Cairo from the international community after ex-Field Marshall Al-Sisi was announced as the winner of the presidential elections. His victory didn’t come as a surprise to many. Egypt faces challenges that have to deal with security, stability and reconciliation. Al-Sisi in his speech to the nation said the time […]
Criticisms are being directed at al-Sisi for distributing light bulbs ahead of elections. His campaign team claims that the distribution of almost 300,000 Light Emitting Diode (LED) is part of government’s efforts to reduce energy consumption but the electoral commission thinks otherwise. The LED bulb campaign launched under the slogan “Egypt can survive with conservation” […]
Russia could be on the verge of signing an agreement with Egypt as reports claim that a delegation of advisers is in Cairo to meet with officials. Egypt is expected to buy 24 advanced MiG-35 fighter jets as part of its switch towards using Russian military hardware. Negotiations have reached advanced stages. The MiG-35 jets […]