Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer walked out of prison Thursday, relatives said, a day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned them in the wake of an international outcry. Zaki was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday for...
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Egypt: Three years in prison and tortured for allegedly spreading “fake news”
The United States called on Egypt Wednesday to release rights researcher Patrick Zaki, a day after he was sentenced to three years' prison for "spreading false news". "Concerned by 3-year sentence of Egyptian human rights defender Patrick Zaki," the US State...
Egypt and Turkey seek better ties, appoint envoys after a decade of tension
Egypt and Turkey said Tuesday they had appointed ambassadors to each others' countries for the first time in a decade, in the latest sign of warming ties. Cairo and Ankara both issued statements announcing "the upgrading of diplomatic relations between them to the...
How Egypt’s road infrastructure investments are ruinous and destructive
Photo by Mostnir Shady Ahmed: In the decade since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seized power, Egypt has built dozens of motorways that zigzag across Cairo -- crushing entire neighbourhoods, precious green spaces and historic gravesites. The administration of Sisi, a...
Egypt: Another building collapses in Alexandria
On Monday, June 26, 2023, a 13-story building in the El-Montazah district, Sidi Bishr area of Alexandria collapsed, causing significant damage. The building, which was condemned by the authorities, may have been used as hotel structure but details remain sketchy. So...
Egypt executes man over high-profile femicide
Egypt on Wednesday executed a man sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow student who rejected his advances, authorities said, in the culmination of a case that sparked outrage. Prison authorities "carried out the death sentence issued against Mohamed Adel", who...
Egyptian migrant dies in France after police shootout
An Egyptian migrant has died after being shot at by French police who tried to stop a van that had rammed through...
Egypt: Family of jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah says he is on hunger strike, regime denies
Egypt's interior ministry said Thursday it has footage of jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah that "disproves" a report...
Egypt: Regime pardons 11 political prisoners, but keeps 60,000 others in jail
A presidential pardon on Wednesday saw Egyptian opposition figure Yahya Abdelhadi released from jail after three...
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