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Egypt arrests photographer because he took this photo of Salma al-Shimi
Egyptian police have detained a photographer for disrespect after he shot images of a dancer in ancient costume at the Pyramid of Djoser outside Cairo, a security source has confirmed. Rumours had swirled on social media for days that the model, Salma al-Shimi, had...
How Arab people’s efforts to bring democracy are undermined by online fake news
The incompetent Arab regimes: Opinion by Arezki Daoud Arab governments have perfected the science of fake news and deceptive propaganda. Twitter and Facebook have long been inundated with tweets and posts that have been praising regimes in the Arab world, in...
Egypt continues to jail human rights activists
Egyptian authorities on Wednesday arrested a second staff member of a leading local human rights group, the organisation said, days after its office manager was detained. "Karim Ennarah, director of criminal justice at EIPR, arrested while on vacation in Dahab, South...
German prosecutors charge man with spying for Egypt
A man who worked in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's press office has been charged with spying for Egypt, prosecutors said Monday. The German national, named as Amin A., began working for the visitor service of the federal government press office (BPA), headed by...
Egypt: Man tries to sets himself alight during anti-government protest
An Egyptian man set himself alight in central Cairo in an anti-government protest on Thursday, but was stopped before the blaze grew too severe, a security source said. Mohammed Hosni doused himself in fuel while another man filmed him making a speech criticising the...
Egypt: Helicopter of observer force crashes in Sinai, seven killed
Egypt: New initiatives to restore the ‘City of the Dead’
Egypt: Impasse in talks over Ethiopia dam
Egypt: 15-year jail sentence for a sit-in
Egypt on a killing spree: 49 people executed by the government in 10 days
Another fake election in Egypt
Egypt: Satirist Shady Abu Zeid freed from prison: Is Sisi feeling the winds of change in Washington?
Egypt: After Trump turned a blind eye to Sisi’s abuses, will US Democrats be as tolerant?
Finally Egypt does the right thing: it released journalist Basma Mostafa
Egypt's prosecutor-general has ordered the release of a journalist days after she was arrested in the country's south, amid outcry from international press freedom advocates. "The prosecutor-general has ordered the release of the defendant Basma Mostafa after she was...
Egypt: With their rulers sowing the seeds of misery, Egyptians brave the seas to flee to Europe
Egypt arrests journalist Basma Mostafa just for reporting on anti-Sisi protests
Egypt accused of torturing LGBT people
Egypt: More death sentences in Egypt over murder of police agents
Egypt: At least one protester killed by police in south of Cairo
Podcast: An overstretched Egypt and the seeds of future unrest
In this 20-minute podcast, MEA Risk analyst Arezki Daoud discusses how overstretched Egypt is and what could be the seeds of future unrest. Episode recorded on 21 September 2020. Transcript below. Transcript: Egypt is working hard to get back...
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