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Political Rights
Press Syndicate says it follows up on calls to widen the margin of press freedom
The Press Syndicate said it was closely following up on the recent calls for the need to expand the margin of the freedom of the press.
Rigorous imprisonment for 5 defendants in 'Cabinet clashes' case
The Giza Criminal Court sentenced five defendants to ten years of rigorous imprisonment in the case dubbed "Cabinet clashes" of 2011 on Saturday.
Do not rest assured: People in need are still not getting their food subsidies
Egypt’s Ministry of Supply announced on Tuesday that a total of 1.8 million citizens were re-enrolled in its food subsidy program after being removed from the system over the past eight months.
Egypt Protests Triggered by Bad Conditions, Lack of Freedoms: Analysts
Shrinking political freedoms, high food prices, growing unemployment, poverty and rampant corruption were issues behind protests in Egypt, analysts said.
Parliament committee votes to exempt Egyptian prosecution from publishing terror list
The Egyptian parliament’s constitutional and legislative affairs committee voted in a meeting on Monday morning in favour of a legislative amendment aimed at exempting prosecution authorities from the stipulation that the lists of persons or entities designated as terrorist be published in the Egyptian Gazette.
Egypt's Court of Cassation accepted on Monday the appeal of eleven police officers and policemen against a 2012 court ruling of one-year suspended sentence for killing protesters during the 25 January 2011 Revolution, ordering their retrial.
Egypt's Sisi approves law regulating medical profession
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi approved Monday law No. 153/2019 amending some provisions of medical profession law No. 415/1945 after it had been passed by the parliament.
Foreign Policy
GERD negotiations reached a dead end, says water ministry spokesman
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Water Recourses and Irrigation stated that negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached a dead end due to the “intransigency” of the Ethiopian side.
Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian irrigation ministers meet in Khartoum
A new round of meetings of the irrigation and water resources ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia kicks off in Khartoum on Friday to continue the talks on the technical issues around the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Kingdom of the Yellow Mountain: A look at the no-man’s land state declared on Egypt’s border
On 19 September, the official Facebook page of the “Yellow Mountain Kingdom” said the “Prime Minister” is proposing a tripartite summit with Egypt and Sudan to discuss diplomatic coordination and cooperation between Egypt, Sudan and the Kingdom of the Yellow Mountain. Neither Egypt nor Sudan has officially responded to this proposal by the newly declared “state.”
Egypt releases foreign defendants upon their embassies' request: General Prosecution
The Egyptian authorities released under investigation a number of foreign defendants who were detained during the anti-government protests on 20 September.
Economy
Egypt reduces gasoline prices by 25 piasters per litre
Egypt's Fuel Automatic Pricing Committee has reduced the price of gasoline in the local market by twenty-five piasters per litre effective Friday, the petroleum ministry announced in a statement.
Egypt’s finance minister calls on state agencies to implement minimum wage increase
Egypt’s Finance Minister Mohamed Maait has called on the state's administrative apparatus and economic and service agencies included in the state’s general budget to quickly implement the recent minimum wage increase.
Domestic Security
Egypt police arrest gang trafficking in artefacts in Cairo, recover 193 statues and a sarcophagus
Egypt's security forces uncovered a gang consisting of twenty-two criminals illegally working in archaeological excavation near the archaeological sites in Giza.
Arabic
The article looks into the failure of negotiations between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam conflict.
تخبّط في أجهزة الدولة: نحو تنازلات محدودة
The article examines the prolonged conflict within the state apparatus regarding the latest strategies to stifle dissent.
لم يسافر ولم يخرج من المطار: عضو حزب العيش والحرية مازال مختفيًا
The article reports on the disappearance of political activists amid the state’s crackdown on political opponents to Sisi’s regime.
المفاوضات إلى طريق مسدود.. خيارات مصر في التعامل مع أزمة سد النهضة
The article analyzes Egypt’s strategy to reach a consensus with Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
في ذكراها الـ46.. الجفاء بين السينما المصرية وحرب أكتوبر
The article discusses how the Egyptian cinema portrays the Six-Day war.
بعد حديث الإصلاحات السياسية.. نقابة الصحفيين تحدد 6 نقاط لضمان حرية الصحافة
The Journalists Syndicate proposed reforms on respecting the freedom of the press and abolishing censorship.