#censorship
Intelligence-owned media group moves to regulate livestreaming after price hike coverage
A broader set of streaming rules is in the works including a ban on price hike coverage
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7,465 خبر منشور حتى الآن.
#Central Bank of Egypt
Importers face higher banking fees, placing further pressure on companies’ liquidity
“It’s you and your wits against the bank,” one importer said
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#Civil Democratic Movement
Prisoner releases, judicial independence ignite backstage debate, as National Dialogue board determine agenda
The board held a five-hour session that was closed to journalists
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#Abdul Hamid Dbaiba
Internationally-sponsored deal uniting Dbaiba, Haftars has Libyan oil exports flowing again but raises controversy
Western powers see no point in supporting the formation of a new government right now, a source says
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#Giulio Regeni
Trial of Egyptian security officials for 2016 murder of Giulio Regeni will not go ahead
The decision brings over six years of investigations conducted by Italy to an inconclusive end
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#missing person cases
French citizen missing in Cairo since August 2021, his family says
Egypt’s authorities are yet to provide any information.
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#United Media Services
Saudi Arabian financing, management to play role in news platform launch from Egypt’s intelligence-owned media conglomerate
The project is a major push toward highlighting Egypt’s efforts in hosting the upcoming COP 27.
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#Alaa Abd El Fattah
Lawsuit filed against public prosecutor by sister of activist Alaa Abd El Fattah ruled inadmissible by court
Abd El Fattah's family will not be able to sue Egypt’s public prosecution in this rare legal pathway
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#researcher detentions
Emergency court hands researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy 3 years’ jail time
Monday’s emergency court ruling cannot be appealed due to the court's exceptional nature.
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#national dialogue
National dialogue gains definition with announcement of board to determine agenda, attendees, but crucial leading role still matter of debate
“We cannot object to those who were chosen, but we would have liked others to have been picked"
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#budgets
House passes 2022/23 state budget amid critique of earmarks for debt servicing, lavish allowances, megaprojects
The government's financial statement reveals a massive and historic deficit
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#detainee and prisoner deaths
Court to rule on appeal against closure of Hadhoud case on June 23, allows family lawyers access to case files for 1st time
The lawyers have repeatedly complained about the prosecution's refusal to keep them informed
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#COVID-19
Doctors: Expired Sinovac-Vacsera doses being used in Cairo COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Medical teams are being instructed not to show recipients the ampoules if they ask
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#electricity
As inflation hits 3-year high, planned hike of electricity prices has been postponed
Household electricity prices will not be raised for another 6 months.
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#Egypt-EU relations
Israel to increase gas supply to Egypt for reexport to EU, as bloc moves to cut Russian energy dependence
Israel's energy minister called the signing of the deal "a historic moment"
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#prisoners' rights
Authorities prevent lawyer from visiting imprisoned activist Alaa Abd El Fattah as Interior Ministry denies he is on hunger strike
The only official body to acknowledge the hunger strike was the National Council for Human Rights
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#national dialogue
Journalists Syndicate, SIS head Diaa Rashwan appointed coordinator of national dialogue, sessions to start 1st week of July
The exact aims and agenda of the dialogue has yet to be announced
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#food security
Government hunt for local wheat grows tense as end of season approaches
Aside from the deterrence of legal action, farmers have little incentive to deliver their crops.
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#bread subsidies
As end of local harvest approaches, Egypt buys 465,000 tons of wheat from Russia, Bulgaria, Romania
The tender casts doubt on the state's aim to amass 5.5 million tons during the local harvest
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#labor conditions
Swvl to lay off third of employees in pursuit of ‘cash flow positive’ 2023
Over the past few months, the company has made a series of significant acquisitions
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