Monday, the Central Bank of Egypt decided, in a special meeting, to raise the overnight interest rates for deposits, lending and primary operations with 100 points (1 per cent)...

The Central Bank of Egypt decided, in an extraordinary meeting held on Monday, to raise the interest rate by 1 per cent to 9.25 per cent on deposits and...

One week ago, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi went to Saudi Arabia where he met King Salman Bin Abdel Aziz and his son, de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman....

While the international economy was groaning under the effect of the pandemic and a global GDP shrinkage of 3.60 per cent, Egypt celebrated a world-record growth rate above three...

On Wednesday, Egypt voted for the UN General Assembly denouncement of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the demand for Russia to immediately stop using violence against Ukraine. The...

Parallel to the Russian declaration of war on Ukraine, Egypt held its breath, fearing the harmful effects of the war on Egypt on various levels. Egypt is the biggest...

More than three years have elapsed since the Egyptian politician and former parliamentarian, Mostafa Alnajjar disappeared. Alnajjar is a dentist and the former Head of the Justice Party.  He travelled...

The Observatory of Crimes of Violence against Women in Egypt, affiliated with the Edraak Foundation for Development and Equality, recorded 813 cases against women and girls during 2021, compared...

Two days ago, Brigadier General Khaled Al-Husseini, the spokesman for Egypt's new administrative capital, announced that the transfer of employees to the government district in the new capital would...

Just a few minutes lapsed between the news that Rayan Oram had been rescued from the dark Moroccan well into which he had fallen, and the news that he...

Last Tuesday, the US government approved a $2.5 billion arms sale to Egypt, despite US President Joe Biden's pledge not to be lenient with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's regime...

Many human rights organisations, political activists and reports point out unambiguously that the people of Egypt have lived under a brutal police state since the 2013 military coup. From...

In November 2004, the Kefaya (Enough) movement was formed by Egyptian thinkers, activists and politicians, including George Ishak and Professor Abdel Wahab Al-Messiry. It was a broad political umbrella...

It was a week full of "Leave, Sisi!" What does Abdel Fattah el-Sisi want from the Egyptian people when he comes out with his lack of charisma, promising everyone...

Over the past few days, the arrest of the renowned Egyptian businessman, Mohamed Al-Amin, has been trending on social media. The media mogul who founded CBC network in 2011,...

After being forced to give up his Egyptian citizenship, Ramy Shaath has been released by the regime of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. The activist in the Boycott, Divestment and...

A few days ago, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi issued a sudden decision to stop granting food subsidies cards to newly married couples, declaring that the subsidy has been the...

"I thank everyone who trusted me to write, publish and cover their stories around the world." "To those who watch me from home and in front of their screens,...

The Egyptian officials have highlighted growing refugee numbers in Egypt. In 2016, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi stated at the G20 summit that Egypt hosts over five million refugees and migrants....

Hundreds of detainees in Egypt's many prisons woke up last week to arbitrary decisions by the prison authorities to move them to other prisons very far from their homes....

The leader of Ghad El-Thawra party and former Egyptian presidential candidate Ayman Nour fears for his life after his phone was hacked by two different groups. The exiled activist...

Every time audio leaks related to the regime in Egypt are published or broadcast and affect President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi as a person or one of his aides, the...

Osama Gaweesh interviews Mamdouh Al-Wali, the former Chief Executive Officer of the official Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram

The past week was full of many tragic events, all of which connect in the lack of any value placed on human life and respect for the right to...

This article is not about promoting intellectual tranquilisers or selling illusions to those oppressed by the injustices in Egypt for the past eight years and more. Rather, it is...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi a couple of weeks ago regarding the latter's invitation to attend the 26th Climate Change Conference being held in Glasgow...

"You are the painter of your life," wrote Zaki Anwari on his Facebook page last week. "Do not give your paintbrush to anyone else." It was the last thing...

Temporarily suspending the constitution; having the President of the Supreme Constitutional Court take an oath before the court; preparing a road map that includes holding early presidential elections; and...

Tunisia is the answer. This is, and has been, what we've been saying and believing all along. Even before writing this article, Tunisia was the answer to all possible...

"Failure" or "stumble" are the two words most frequently associated with the Renaissance Dam when you Google the issue. The failure of negotiations and stalled round of talks between...

Be careful please … if you are a journalist, then your life is in serious danger. Dear reader, this article is not meant to trigger feelings of pessimism or...

Egyptians woke up to the tragedy of the execution of nine prisoners convicted in the Kerdasa Police Station storming following the July 2013 military coup. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah...