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Articles of the author Gamal Essam El Din
Insignificant USAID cut
Western media reported last week that the US administration has decided to withhold part of its military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns. Though no official announcement has been made, a US State Department spokesperson told Reuters on 14 (...)

21 - 09 - 2021
Egyptian and Iraqi speakers of parliament discuss reinforcing relations between Cairo and Baghdad
Hanafi Gibali, the speaker of Egypt's House of Representatives, met on Wednesday with his Iraqi counterpart Mohamed El-Halboussi, who is currently visiting Cairo heading a high-level parliamentary delegation. After welcoming the delegation, Gibali (...)

15 - 09 - 2021
A cover for terror
In a conference held at the New Administrative Capital on 11 September, Egypt launched a new National Strategy for Human Rights. President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi announced that 2022 would be the year of civil society, urging the sector to cooperate (...)

14 - 09 - 2021
A new status quo?
Despite demands, discussion of a new personal status law regulating marriage, divorce, engagement, guardianship and custody is not on parliament's agenda when it reconvenes in October following the usual two-month summer recess. Ihab Al-Tamawi, (...)

14 - 09 - 2021
Egypt court sentences sacked judge, two others to 15 years in prison for kidnapping, raping girl
A Cairo court sentenced on Thursday a sacked judge and two others to 15 years in prison each for kidnapping and raping a woman at a private villa on the country's North Coast. The woman, who was working at a real estate financing office owned by the (...)

09 - 09 - 2021
Egypt's parliamentary speaker attends fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament
In a statement given at the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament that was held on Tuesday in Vienna, Austria, Egypt's Parliamentary Speaker Hanafy Gebaly said that Egypt has always been keen to respect human rights and ensure equality (...)

07 - 09 - 2021
'Big win for Egypt'
The last step to the official establishment of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) was taken on 2 September after President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi ratified the forum's charter and approved Egypt's membership. The charter, signed by the forum's (...)

07 - 09 - 2021
Parliaments united in Vienna
A parliamentary delegation led by Parliament Speaker Hanafi Gibali participated in two conferences held in Vienna, the capital of Austria, this week. The conferences were the World Conference of Speakers of Parliament followed by the first global (...)

07 - 09 - 2021
Egypt's parliamentary speaker to discuss anti-terrorism measures in international conference in Austria
An Egyptian parliamentary delegation led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Hanafi Gibali left for Austria Saturday, where they will attend the fifth conference for the world's parliamentary speakers and the first international parliamentary (...)

05 - 09 - 2021
Justice for landlords?
MPs from parliament's Housing Committee said this week that they plan to open a public dialogue over the law regulating landlord-tenant relationships. The call comes following remarks by President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi suggesting the unfreezing of (...)

31 - 08 - 2021
Cairo and Moscow aim high
General Mohamed Zaki, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and minister of defence and military production, paid a four-day official visit to Russia last week. A statement released by the Ministry of Defence said that Zaki, leading a high-profile (...)

31 - 08 - 2021
Egyptian YouTuber Shady Srour, 2 others released from detention pending investigations
Egyptian prosecutors ordered on Sunday evening the release of famous Egyptian YouTuber Shady Srour pending investigation into charges of spreading false news and misusing social media. Srour, who was arrested in December 2019, also faces charges (...)

30 - 08 - 2021
Food security
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's call to raise the price of subsidised bread has sparked controversy. Supporters welcomed it as a wise and timely decision while critics argued any increases must be preceded by a national dialogue, reports Gamal (...)

24 - 08 - 2021
Egypt and Qatar: Burying the hatchet
On 17 August, Qatar's new ambassador, Salem bin Mubarak Al-Shafi, arrived in Cairo from Doha. Qatar's ambassador to Turkey since 2013, Al-Shafi is expected to present his credentials in Egypt and take up his duties within days. He will be the first (...)

24 - 08 - 2021
NIB survives
Ashraf Negm, deputy chairman and executive director of the state-owned National Investment Bank (NIB), said on 11 August that the government has no plans to liquidate the bank. "The government is currently implementing its intention, announced three (...)

17 - 08 - 2021
Security ties
On Sunday, US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns visited Egypt and met with President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi. It was Burns' first working visit since taking office last March. His trip also included Israel and the Occupied (...)

17 - 08 - 2021
Parliamentary reports
On 27 July the House of Representatives announced it would adjourn for a two-month summer recess following six and a half months of plenary meetings. Speaker Hanafi Gibali said of the House's first legislative season that despite the pandemic MPs (...)

10 - 08 - 2021
Father of cities
On 5 August the cabinet announced that Hassaballah Al-Kafrawi, who served as housing minister from 1977 to 1993, had died. In 1976, prior to his cabinet appointment, El-Kafrawi seved as governor of Damietta. "It is with deep sorrow and sadness we (...)

10 - 08 - 2021
Return of Russian tourists will give large boost to Egypt's economy: MPs say
The chair of the Egyptian parliament's tourism committee Nora Ali has said that the resumption of direct Russian flights to the Red Sea on Monday represents a big boost for Egypt's economy and the tourism industry. "The landing of the first direct (...)

09 - 08 - 2021
Egypt's shadow in Tunisia
Tunisian President Kais Saied took on 26 July the surprising decision to dismiss Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and suspend the activities of the Islamist-dominated parliament for one month. Saied's decision came one day after thousands of people (...)

03 - 08 - 2021
Talks on Egypt's nuclear dreams
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker visited Moscow this week to discuss progress in building Egypt's Dabaa nuclear power plant (DNPP) with Russian officials. Shaker, heading a high-level technical delegation, met with Alexey (...)

03 - 08 - 2021
Furore over railway privatisation
Minister of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir announced two weeks ago that the private sector would be involved in managing and operating some of Egypt's national railway network's activities. He revealed that nine private Egyptian companies would be (...)

27 - 07 - 2021
Release of activists welcomed
On 18 July and just two days before the Eid Al-Adha (Greater Bairam) holiday, the Egyptian authorities decided to release six activists after they found that they were not charged in any other cases, reports Gamal Essam El-Din. George Ishak, a (...)

27 - 07 - 2021
Egyptian court requests Interpol notice to arrest contractor Mohamed Ali
An Egyptian court requested Interpol issue a notice to arrest and extradite fugitive contractor Mohamed Ali and two others on Sunday, who are charged with spreading fake news, endangering national peace and joining an illegal group. The court also (...)

25 - 07 - 2021
Egypt's parliament to vote on law imposing fees on irrigation water Sunday amid dwindling resources
Egypt's parliament – the House of Representatives – is expected on Sunday to vote on a controversial draft law that imposes fees on the use of irrigation water, a move aimed at saving water amid fears of decrease in water supply due to the (...)

24 - 07 - 2021
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