#Egypt-Palestine relations
Egypt’s difficult questions in the Gaza war
Sources identified several main questions facing Egypt right now.
Mada Masr
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#2023 presidential elections
Last 4 days for presidential nominations: Sisi & others reach finish line, opposition candidates battle to qualify as supporters face arrests, obstruction
One by one, the 2023 cohort of aspiring presidential candidates are reaching the finish line of the nominations stage, handing over official…
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#political prisoners
3 acquittals but still behind bars: The trials of Samer al-Desouky
June 18, 2022 In the city of Damietta, straddling the Nile’s eastern distributary, Mohab Mohamed, a 28-year-old National Security Agency officer, writes a report on the results of an investigation…
Samir al-Nimr
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#2023 presidential elections
Presidential elections: An opportunity for the opposition to come out of the margins?
Now, there are three members of the Civil Democratic Movement who have stated their intention to run
Lina Attalah و Rana Mamdouh
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#Egypt-US relations
US senator indicted for accepting bribes to benefit Egypt
For involvement in a “years-long bribery scheme” that allowed Egyptian officials direct illicit access to a key shaper of American foreign policy,…
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#Egypt-France relations
France arrests journalist for reporting on French military cooperation with multiple countries, including Egypt
Due to reporting that revealed confidential information about French military cooperation with several governments, including Egypt’s, French journalist Ariane Lavrilleux has been…
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#opposition
Leading opposition figure Hisham Kassem handed six month prison sentence, LE30,000 in fines
Leading opposition figure and publisher Hisham Kassem was sentenced to six months in prison and charged with fines amounting to a total…
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Politics
Barred from return
Tribal members have protested beause the government has not kept its promise to return their land
Mada Masr
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#BBC
BBC Cairo staff suspend 4th strike after management makes negotiable offer
Egyptian nationals working at BBC Cairo’s office called off plans to begin a 15-day strike today, Monday, in favor of negotiations with…
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#January 25 anniversaries
Anti-torture T-shirt detainee rearrested in same case 7 years after release
Mahmoud Hussein, known for his prolonged detention linked to wearing an anti-torture T-shirt, was arrested on Wednesday in the same case he…
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#Cairo International Airport
Espionage charges face 5 Egyptians, 6 Zambians after seizure of private jet bearing millions of dollars, weapons
Authorities are investigating five Egyptian nationals and six Zambians on espionage charges after the emergence of an international scandal revolving around a…
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#Ahmed Gamal Zeyada
Journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada on father’s arrest: What’s happening with my father is a crackdown on journalists
Gamal Ziada, the father of journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada, is currently being held in detention facilities pending investigation into false news charges.…
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#opposition
Opposition figure & publisher Hisham Kassem imprisoned pending prompt trial on defamation allegations
Kassem is currently detained in the 10th of Ramadan Prison.
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#BBC
As BBC Cairo workers resume strike over wages, has outlet’s prestige lost its luster amid devaluation?
Former staff have not been met with open arms when they turn to the local market
Ahmed Bakr
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#journalist detentions
Fact-checking journalist arrested after platform reports on identities of Egyptian nationals on plane carrying cash, weapons seized in Zambia
Asaad’s whereabouts remain unknown.
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#Aswan
The Gold War
“When the gold is giving, it begets greed. And greed begets weapons”
Moataz Hagag و Mourad Higazy
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#Union of Sinai Tribes
2 Union of Sinai Tribes members killed, 1 injured in ‘internal conflict’
Two members of the Union of Sinai Tribes were killed and a third wounded on Sunday in what local and medical sources…
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#detainee releases
33 political prisoners held in remand released on Monday
Thirty-three people were released from remand detention on Monday, including businessperson and economic expert Omar Sheneity, lawyer Youssef Mansour, and April 6…
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#Muslim Brotherhood assets
Court ruling unfreezes assets of 146 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members
The decision is the first of its kind in 10 years and was not clearly justified by the court.
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#Darb 1718
In Fustat, cultural center Darb 1718, pottery factories face demolition
“Old Cairo is one of the seven oldest cities in the world doing pottery art"
Ahmed Bakr
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