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Overall deterioration in business conditions is strongest since July 2013: Emirates NBD-Egypt
High prices continue to drive downturn in non-oil private sector

Appeal to be issued for Esraa El-Taweel’s release
Al-Taweel’s detention was renewed Monday for allegedly belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood

Borg Al-Arab detainee ‘slowly dying’ amid reluctance to provide medical treatment
Abdel Karim is dealing with complications due to a cardiac blood clot

Interior ministry criticised as Esraa El-Taweel is denied healthcare
Doctors’ Syndicate calls on interior ministry to allow doctors visit for needed treatment

New Cairo prison opens to reduce crowding inside detention facilities
The 15th of May Prison was recently constructed to improve health conditions inside prisons

Deaths in detention centres rise
Despite prosecution reports of “inhumane” conditions in police stations, detainees continue to die in custody
CIHRS director calls on government to revise Protest Law
NGO discusses risks of protesting in Egypt before European Parliament
Human rights group condemns killing of conscript
CSF conscript was suspected beaten to death last week in North Sinai

HRW to release report on Rabaa, despite denial of staff’s entry into Egypt
This is the first time ever for HRW staff to be refused entry into Egypt, including during Mubarak’s regime

Gaza death toll exceeds 770, Israel’s tops 35
UN body says a new humanitarian pause is “urgently needed”

Death toll rises on both sides in Gaza as fighting enters third week
Over 100,000 Gaza residents flee their homes in mass displacements as the strip faces increasingly grim conditions

Palestinian losses mount after Israel expands ground operations
At least 60 people died in a single Gaza neighbourhood as Israeli death toll rises to 7, 5 of whom were soldiers
Press Syndicate tracks violations against journalists during elections
Press Syndicate’s operations room has documented dozens of violations against journalists during presidential elections

Injury of journalists raises questions on job safety
Press Syndicate calls for silent protest to demonstrate journalists’ anger at the “deliberate attacks”

More revolution anniversary detainees sentenced
The group sentenced on Saturday is part of a group of over 1,000 people arrested on the third anniversary of the revolution
Heavy showers strain Egypt’s infrastructure
Stormy weather causes flooding, evacuation of villages and building collapses across the nation

Detention renewed for political activists arrested on revolution anniversary
The four activists are among a group which was allegedly tortured since its detention

NCHR looks into torture reports of revolutionary anniversary detainees
Nation without Torture campaign condemns alleged torture amid Ministry of Interior’s denial of validity of torture accounts

Egypt considering relief for Palestinians
Egypt is currently making arrangements to transport Qatari-funded fuel to neighbouring Gaza

NGOs and movements condemn violations faced by refugees from Syria
Joint statement released highlighting arrests, detentions, and deportation of refugees in Egypt

Azhar students want justice for assaulted students
At least seven female students were injured while protesting against worsening living conditions inside student dorms

Government will not wait for an elected parliament to sign IMF loan agreement
Cabinet spokesperson: “President Morsy currently has legislative authority in the absence of the People’s Assembly and can ratify international agreements”

Transport strike resolved as teachers and doctors continue
Transport workers hold their strike after negotiations

Doctors to strike next month
Doctors’ syndicate holds exceptional general assembly deciding to strike in October

Names of 55 Guantánamo detainees released
US Department of Justice discloses list of 55 prisoners cleared for release
‘Fiscal cliff’ plan will send US into recession: CBO
Washington (AFP) — The US Congress’s budget analysts said Wednesday that current plans designed to slash the budget deficit after January 1 will plunge the country into recession and push up joblessness. The Congressional Budget Office said the poison-pill political deal on the budget last year — sharp cuts to spending and tax increases that …