Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 21, 2021
With Turkey’s recent attempts to restore relations with Egypt, sources for al-ʿArabiyya say that Cairo has stipulated that Ankara acknowledge the June 30th Revolution, which Ankara has agreed to do.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 19, 2021
An episode of the Egyptian Ramadan television series “The Choice 2 [al-Ikhtiyār 2]” has sparked controversy across Arabic media over its depiction of the break-up of the Rābiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya Mosque sit-in in Cairo in 2013.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 19, 2021
With the increase in Coronavirus cases and deaths in Egypt and demands for the government to take preventative measures to get control over the third wave of the virus, doctors at the Ministry of Health were surprised with the ministry’s insistence that they sign a “non-disclosure agreement” (NDA).
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2021
On Sunday, Tunisian President Qays Saʿīd ended his three-day trip to Egypt, his first visit to Cairo since he was elected president in October 2019. At a joint press conference with Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, Saʿīd condemned any encroachments on Egyptian national security,...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 31, 2021
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio reinstated his country's determination to find the "truth" about the killing of researcher Giulio Regeni in Egypt.
“We will never be able to retreat on a search for the truth about the barbaric murder of Guilio Regeni” Di Maio said.
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 12, 2021
Egyptian newspapers and websites discussed the phenomenon of sexual harassment and sexual assault after a child was sexually assaulted in the al-Maʿādī suburb of Cairo. A man was captured on surveillance cameras trying to sexually assault a young girl behind a wall inside one of the nearby...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 1, 2021
A campaign called “ Stop the Death Penalty in Egypt ” called for a presidential pardon for Wāʾil Saʿad Tawāḍrūs to stop the execution issued against him in the case of the murder of Bishop Apīphāniyūs head of the Anbā Abū Maqār Monastery.
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 1, 2021
The “Stop the Death Penalty in Egypt” Facebook page run by the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) has launched a new campaign entitled “Life for Monk Ashʿiyāʾ,” demanding a presidential pardon for Wāʾil Saʿad Tawāḍrūs. Tawāḍrūs was convicted of murdering Bishop Epiphanius [...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 9, 2021
Palestinian factions gathered in Cairo announced their commitment to a time table for presidential and legislative elections. They also confirmed that the elections will take place in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza without exception and promised to respect and accept the results.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 9, 2021
Since President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī rose to power in 2014, the Egyptian government has built over 600 bridges and roughly 21 new axes for over 85 billion EGP (5.3 billion American dollars). The government is also planning to build a thousand overpasses costing 130 billion EGP (roughly 8 billion...