#security crackdown
Authorities make at least 500 arrests amid heightened security presence
Some of those detained have described being beaten by security personnel upon arrest
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7,465 خبر منشور حتى الآن.
#lawyer detentions
Defense lawyer forcibly disappeared amid security campaign to contain calls for protest on Nov. 11
Over 300 arrests have been recorded in Cairo alone
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#Egypt-Qatar relations
Qatar secures first government-shares acquisition in Egypt
Egypt has agreed to sell 25 percent of the state-owned shares in Vodafone Egypt.
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#activist detentions
British PM affirms commitment to Abd El Fattah’s release as activist begins water strike
The activist and writer has been in prison for the majority of the past nine years
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#Alaa Abd El Fattah
Nobel laureates call for release of political prisoners in Egypt alongside COP27 climate summit
A just transition should imply a transition away from exploitation and coercion.
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#security crackdown
Hundreds arrested in security crackdown to contain calls for protest on Nov 11
Some have been stopped at random, regardless of their engagement with the wave of dissent
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#minimum wage
Govt moves to increase minimum wage, private sector promises to follow suit
Any gains in the increase were erased quickly following the liberalization of the pound
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#Agriculture Ministry
Culling chicks barely hatched, poultry producers say industry embattled by dollar shortage, foreign imports
Hundreds of thousands of chicks, purchased to rear poultry, are being swept up into trash bags each day for early slaughter, industry…
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#political prisoners
Former political detainee prevented from granting power of attorney
It amounts to a denial of the constitutional right to litigation, said lawyer Khaled Ali.
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#Nubian rights
For organizing cultural event, Saudi court sentences 10 Nubian Egyptians to 10–18 years in prison
The event commemorated Nubians who fought in the October 1973 war
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#school conditions
Wall collapse kills student in overcrowded school at start of academic year
The school had not undergone maintenance in seven years
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#wheat imports
Foreign currency shortage puts Egypt’s wheat supply at risk
Some 800,000 tons of wheat, nearly half of the quantity that Egypt imports each month, is currently trapped in the country’s ports.…
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#Agricultural Bank of Egypt
Agricultural Bank of Egypt ‘arbitrarily’ dismissed hundreds of employees since 2020
The bank issued a directive saying an investigation is not necessary to fire employees
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#cost of living
Food subsidies for low income households eroded as government hikes food prices to match inflation
Exceptional support rolled out in September saw households entitled to an additional LE100 monthly
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#Artistic Products Police Department
Publisher questioned, released following seminar on imprisoned activist
"I can still be summoned again at any moment”
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#Central Bank of Egypt
Central Bank of Egypt holds interest rate, takes other steps to control inflation
Why didn’t the central bank hike interest rates on Thursday to try and bring back foreign investors?
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#freedom of expression
Former activist Sharif al-Rouby arrested again months after release
Rouby struggled with employment after he walked free in May
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#Civil Democratic Movement
Amid jostling to populate official roles in National Dialogue, board responds to opposition criticism
The changes were announced following the board of trustee's sixth meeting on Saturday
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#climate change
Environmental advocacy and research constrained in Egypt, says Human Rights Watch
Independent environmental organizations are wary of engaging with COP27 for fear of reprisals.
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#Arish
Residents of Arish’s coast face evictions, demolitions amid plans to develop, expand port
Residents remain in the dark about how they will be compensated for the demolition of their homes
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