In the absence of a parliament, former President Adly Mansour and current President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi together ratified over 140 laws during the past year. As part of the crackdown…
2014 brought many changes to Egypt’s political, economic and social landscape. Among the many numbers announced by the government — or quietly tabulated by activists — here are a few…
This is the second round of a year folding and a new one beginning for Mada Masr’s team. As we did last year, the editorial and commercial team met this…
Besides a number of fake news items and actual dramatic events, in 2014 there were important headlines of things that actually never happened. The Parliament is a point in case.…
Monday marked a year in jail for the Al Jazeera staff convicted of “aiding a terrorist organization” in June. The detained journalists include Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Al Jazeera Cairo’s bureau…
With the onset of a new regime, a new government, jail sentences and dropped charges, and preparations for a parliamentary elections, the year 2014 has seen old familiar faces making…
This year was a year of court battles. The rule by law of the security apparatus, prosecution and courts stood against various groups opposing the regime. And 2014 saw several…
In the latest leaked audio recording allegedly detailing conversations between military leaders, Supreme Council of the Armed Forces member and deputy Defense…
Not all those who depart isolate themselves and choose silence. This is one of the accusations levied against those leaving, just as practicing dissent from overseas is sometimes seen as…
Monday is the last day of broadcast for the Qatar-based satellite channel Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr, its parent network announced in an official statement. A new Al Jazeera Mubasher channel…
Since former President Hosni Mubarak’s days, the Egyptian authorities have alternated between opening and closing the Rafah crossing — the only remaining gate to Gaza not controlled by the Israeli…
The Egyptian state’s online posturing regarding Sinai shows a failure to understand the mood of the public.
The Nadeem Center for the management and rehabilitation of victims of violence and torture reported the incarceration of 600 children between the…
Professional syndicates and labor unions have become a battleground for the fight against the Muslim Brotherhood, where a significant presence of the outlawed group is being threatened. In recent weeks,…
The British embassy in Cairo suspended its services until further notice on Sunday, citing undisclosed security reasons. Although the consulate in Alexandria…
A ministerial decree on Tuesday to grant border guards the power of arrest is the latest in a series of bolstering measures…
Throughout years of struggle for regime change and an overall change of political mindset in Egypt, the question of how local this struggle is continued to be present, both in…
Several revolutionary forces have spoken out against the Muslim Brotherhood’s statement calling for a unified coalition with opposition forces, issued Wednesday under…
Following Egypt and Israel’s ongoing closure of their borders with the Gaza Strip, Palestinian university students staged a protest rally in Gaza…
Head of Giza Criminal Court, Judge Mohamed Nagy Shehata, sentenced 188 defendants to death on Tuesday on charges in connection with violence…
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