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Al-Sisi meets SCAF after concluding Germany’s visit
Meeting followed Arish attack which resulted in 15 casualties
Coptic activists denied protest permit on Maspero massacre anniversary
Five years on, the Maspero Youth Union is still demanding that army officials be put on trial
Al-Sisi meets with Supreme Council of Armed Forces
The meeting reviewed both domestic and regional security efforts
Egypt ranked in high risk category for corruption in defence, security sectors
Detailed defence budgets on global scale not made public, only aggregated numbers are published, says military source
NGOs, social movements recall Maspero memories
Prayers and requests for prosecution featured on the fourth anniversary of the October 2011 massacre
Maspero: The Burden of Remembering
While the discourse of martyrdom is a strong pillar in the composition of the Coptic Orthodox Church, remembering the blood associated with the massacre of Maspero seems to be a heavy burden on the memory of the Coptic community in general, and on its clerical hierarchy specifically
General Minister Al-Assar steps into the spotlight
SCAF member was key player in recent Russian-Egyptian military cooperation talks
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Armed forces’ chief of staff to testify in Morsi’s Qatar espionage case
Trial session was postponed as Morsi was unable to attend
From palace to prison: 1 year of Morsi’s rule
Daily News Egypt reviews decisions and circumstances which led to former president Mohamed Morsi losing popularity in one year
Cabinet clashes retrial to resume on 9 June
Journalist, police conscript and lawyer punished by judge Nagy Shehata during session
Setting the stage: The 2012 Abbaseya clashes
Although the political dispute between the State and the Islamists intensified after the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, the May 2012 Abbaseya clashes count as the first main bloody confrontation between the countries’ two political entities. In defiance of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ (SCAF) delay to hand power …
Over 300 civilians referred to military judiciary in 2 days
Over 50 verdicts issued in the past week, No to Military Trials movement says number has exceeded 2,000 since October 2014
News leaks allege government’s ‘dissatisfaction’ with Gulf countries
Despite publically strong ties with GCC, speakers in the leaks argue relations should be based on self-interest
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New joint command erected in Sinai to counter terrorism
Al-Sisi promotes and appoints Lieutenant General Osama Askar to head the new command
This is why you agreed to support me in fighting terrorism: Al-Sisi
Sinai attacks will not be last, says president following series of operations in North Sinai
Police Day and human rights
How can the January revolution die if its main cause still lives?
Leak allegedly reveals government using media to shape public opinion
Officials purportedly pick media personnel to convince people that Al-Sisi is targeted
Morsi still defiant in first speech of espionage trial
Former president accuses SCAF of killing protestors in 2011 uprising
What about Al-Sisi’s relations with politicians? (3)
Leaders of the 1952 family start taking power through alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood. Naguib, Nasser and El-Sadat did this. Finally, the Supreme Council – Al-Sisi followed. Even Mubarak, who began to clash with political Islam because it came to power – and the trend that was found guilty for the assassination of El-Sadat, allied …
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Three parties withdraw from Egyptian Front Coalition
Parties cited “unclear criteria” of selecting members as reason for withdrawal
Mubarak’s former prime minister to compete in upcoming elections
Ahmed Shafiq is head of Egyptian Patriotic Movement Party and will compete in Cairo district
The camera and the gun: Khaled Abol Naga
By Amr Khalifa In Egypt, the Al-Sisi regime wants opposition pens dry and artist’s mouths shut. Many Egyptian viewers expected Khaled Abol Naga to be more reticent after recently saying “we may soon need to be saying ‘leave’ to Al-Sisi” – those watchers couldn’t be more wrong. In an interview where he held nothing back …
More Mubarak-era politicians to run for parliamentary elections
Kamal El-Ganzouri served as country’s prime minister from 1996 to 1999
Cabinet to rule on electoral districts draft
Some parties believe districts made to garner “votes for the government” in upcoming parliamentary elections
Supreme Constitutional Court overturns clemency ban
By Sharif Paget The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) ruled unconstitutional a decree issued by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) preventing judges from lessening sentences in cases related to unlicensed firearms. In 2012, the SCAF amended two articles in the act for acquiring and possessing unlicensed weapons. The amendments state that such crimes …
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HRW urges UN to condemn Egypt’s human rights record
International rights group highlight Egypt’s human rights issues ahead of UN review
Egypt government, Brotherhood to exchange accusations in Geneva
Government and Brotherhood looking to score political points, rights groups to show reality, says analyst
Searing saw: Sinai
By Amr Khalifa “Egypt is undergoing an existential battle.” That booming sound you heard was tantamount to a declaration of war by Egypt’s president Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi. “There will be blood…there will be a price to pay,” said Al-Sisi after a day of devastating attacks in Sinai on the Egyptian army that saw at least …
Hamas responds to proposed Gaza buffer zone
Hamas official says buffer zone supports Israeli blockade, harms Palestinians
Activist Douma’s trial postponed
Political activist remains in prison despite request for hospitalisation