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Sun, 2016-08-14 20:21
A number of political parties, civil society organizations and public figures urged President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in an open letter Saturday to suspend talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over a $US12 billion loan to Egypt. The letter...
Sun, 2016-08-14 16:12
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr arrived in Cairo on Sunday morning to discuss ongoing developments in Yemen’s 15-month old conflict. In a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Daghr praised Egypt’s role in...
Sun, 2016-08-14 11:00
The headlines in today's main state and privately owned newspapers: Sisi: I will not hesitate to make difficult decisions, Al-Akhbar (page 1) Sisi presents a journal of challenges and accomplishments, Al-Ahram (page 1) Egyptians Against...
Sat, 2016-08-13 22:20
A lawyer from the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) claimed the state has ignored challenges to the composition of the court reviewing the Tiran and Sanafir island case, alleging the judge hearing the case has a conflict of...
Sat, 2016-08-13 21:51
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies announced the cancelation of its annual summer school on human rights on Saturday amid an ongoing state crackdown on rights-based work in Egypt. “It is currently impossible to find a safe space for young...
Sat, 2016-08-13 19:37
Human rights lawyer Mahienour al-Massry and journalist Youssef Shabaan were both released on Saturday after serving 15-month prison sentences. A court originally sentenced them both to two years in prison for storming Raml Police Station in...