Egypt hosts ‘told to convince viewers’ over Jerusalem
January 22, 2018
A report by the New York Times has said that while Egypt’s government was publicly condemning a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,
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Egyptians find little reason for optimism in new elections
January 17, 2018
Looking back, Mohamed Hamdi, a taxi driver in his early 40s, now says he was “overzealous” in his support for the new president, Abdel Fattah
Egyptian spy ordered TV smear campaign against former presidential hopeful
January 9, 2018
An Egyptian secret service agent ordered a prominent TV host to prepare a showreel of footage to discredit former presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq as a
Trumps recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel : Palestinians Declare Three ‘Days of Rage’ Across West Bank; Arab World
December 6, 2017
Palestinian factions in the West Bank announced on Tuesday that they would carry out three days of protest across the West Bank over U.S. President
Egyptian judges forced into military education classes
December 4, 2017
CAIRO — The Egyptian regime has been trying to enrol judges and members of judicial authorities and committees in training sessions in strategic and national security studies
In Egypt, twin bombings and double trouble
May 14, 2017
By Amr Khalifa Sisi’s emergency law will do little to counter the Islamic State, but it will legalise his dream: full dictatorship without pretense Twin bombings,
Egyptian lawyer jailed for 10 years for Facebook post
May 14, 2017
Amnesty International denounced the sentence as ‘harsh’ (AFP) An Egyptian court sentenced a lawyer to 10 years in jail for insulting the president and “inciting
Sisi economics: Theatre of the absurd
March 22, 2017
By Amr Khalifa Waiting for Egypt’s economic revival with Sisi at the helm is like waiting for Godot Sacrifice, with victory as the supposed long-term
Sisi supporters turn on Trump over Muslim ban
February 16, 2017
Politicians and media figures who supported Trump against Clinton have called the seven-country ban racist and likely to increase terrorism Donald Trump and Egyptian President
Blood, bribery, and the two islands: An Egyptian tale
January 13, 2017
By Amr Khalifa The controversy surrounding the Red Sea islands conceals a much more important struggle between Egypt’s judiciary and Sisi’s regime In