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Egypt’s leader silences the West by claiming to fight terrorism while at home his economy collapses, civil society grows atomised and violence is starting to spread Egypt’s decision to host its first international weapons fair, which opened earlier this month, was a calculated move. The three-day event represented an attempt by the government to project security and […]

The ‘Russia investigation’ is set to go global. In court filings due to drop in 2019, prosecutors will unveil Middle Eastern countries’ attempts to influence U.S. politics. Over the past year, the indictments, convictions, and guilty pleas have largely been connected, in one way or another, to Russia. But now, special counsel Robert Mueller’s office

Mass trials, arbitrary and random arrests, forced disappearances and death by torture and medical negligence have all become hallmarks of Egypt’s prison system. Human rights groups estimate that there are 60,000 political prisoners behind bars. Many prisoners are political opponents, human rights defenders, journalists and peaceful demonstrators. And yet, governments the world over continue to

Authorities clamp down on retailers in run-up to anniversary of 2011 uprising Egyptian authorities restricted the sale of yellow reflective vests amid fears opponents might attempt to copy French gilets jaunes protesters during next month’s anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. Security officials and retailers said industrial safety equipment dealers have been

The new watchdog contains members of Egypt’s intelligence agencies and military – but no human rights activists Egypt has created a new high-powered human rights watchdog agency, but its primary mission isn’t to protect Egyptians from violations. Instead, the body is foremost aimed at protecting the government from allegations of rights abuses and defending it