Latest in Tag: Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
Shawkan completes 700 days behind bars in longest journalist pre-trial detention
â62 journalists in custody, anti-terrorism law to jail more,â says human rights lawyer
4 sentenced to death by Mansoura court on terror cell charges
Total of 116 verdicts in 19 cases for âMuslim Brotherhoodâ supporters by same court, says state media
Police officer killed in Beni Suef, 18 others injured in North Sinai
Al-Sisi to ministers: military and police cooperation of utmost security importance

Journalists’ objections to anti-terror law under government revision
Amendment suggests fine instead of prison, sticking to official data only in military operations, says former Press Syndicate head

TV host handed 10 year sentence for âattempt to overthrow regimeâ
Verdict issued against Moataz Matar in absentia, he retains right to appeal
Al-Sisi receives Indian Special Envoy
Indian representative invited President Al-Sisi to the ‘India-Africa Forum Summit’ in October
Anti-terror draft law is âunofficial state of emergencyâ: Civil societies
“Vague definitions in law leads to non-differentiation between terrorists and non-terrorists and broad crackdown,” says NGOs joint statement
Government defends anti-terror law, Press Syndicate protests
Law allows journalistsâ imprisonment, shutting down of websites and other media restrictions, say NGOs

Al-Sisi meets AJC delegation to discuss countering terrorism
The president met with the delegation on Monday, followed by meeting with PM Mehleb on Tuesday

New anti-terrorism law seen as setback to press freedom, to the benefit of ‘terrorists’
Public will adopt views of terrorism-supporting media amid absence of official information, says Al-Shorouk newspaper chief editor

Arrested employees of leading rights group released on bail
Director of ECRF says that their treatment is part of a âbigger pictureâ across the country

32 terrorist attacks in 5 days over 30 June anniversary: RCSS
“Lone wolves” are terrorists that geographically move and connect with others, says report

Amended parliamentary laws await presidential approval
Laws amended include those organising exercise of political rights, operation of House of Representatives and electoral districts

Tamarod: From deposing Morsi to its own collapse
25 January and 30 June were not revolutions because we havenât done anything differently since, says ex-Tamarod founder

From palace to prison: 1 year of Morsiâs rule
Daily News Egypt reviews decisions and circumstances which led to former president Mohamed Morsi losing popularity in one year

Repeated promises to establish a parliament in post-30 June Egypt
Officials have, between 2013 and 2015, continually promised âelections soonâ, yet they remain a distant prospect

Regional, international community condemns Barakatâs assassination
Egypt’s allies reaffirm backing Al-Sisi while foreign reactions want killers brought to justice

Elections expected in September: Minister of Parliament Affairs
Laws still pending amid “danger of parliament immunity law”, says politician

Family of detained journalist El-Battawy begin sit-in at Press Syndicate
El-Battawy stands accused of belonging to an illegal organisation

Al-Sisi meets 11 new ambassadors to Cairo
The diplomats represent Brazil, Panama, and Colombia, in addition to Australia, the Vatican City, the Ukraine and Cyprus.

Al-Sisi receives draft protocol for âJoint Arab Forcesâ
Protocol to be presented to ‘Joint Defence Council’ for approval

Al-Sisi announces ambitious plans for hepatitis-C, sanitation
The President joined a Ramadan Iftar event held by the Long Live Egypt fund

Egypt officially joins Chinaâs Silk Road Economic Belt union
Approximately 1,220 Chinese companies operate in Egypt with $500m in investments, says EBA executive director

HRW tells Germany to investigate Al Jazeera journalistâs detention
Interpol had rejected Cairoâs request to issue extradition notice

Off the books â Egyptâs hidden $9.4bn
Daily News Egypt speaks with the journalists behind an investigation that claims to have documented officials siphoning vast sums of public money to top-up salaries and maintain networks of political allegiances

Journalist El-Battawyâs location revealed to be Tora Prison: State media
State security speak out hours after complaints arrive to Prosecutor General

Absence of parliament threatens transparency of state budget: Report
Except for the Muslim Brotherhood parliament, state passed all budgets since revolution, says PFT

Al-Sisi, Shoukry tackle Palestinian issue
President Al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Shoukry met with French, Arab Foreign Ministers

Al-Sisi’s failed policies to fight corruption spread in local government: Report
22 cases of corruption involving state officials in Al-Sisi’s first year

PM arrives in South Africa in Al-Sisiâs place
Legal group that filed case against Al-Sisi said they would have gone to court for an urgent arrest warrant had Al-Sisi attended the summit