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Egyptian authorities have charged Sanaa Seif under the Penal Code and Cybercrime Law for disseminating information regarding Covid-19 in the Tora prison complex in Cairo.
Egypt launched a two-day vote for a new Senate on Tuesday, authorities confirmed.
#SayTheirNames: The victims of Beirut blasts
The Beirut blast death toll has exceeded 150. As protesters rage in the capital calling for accountability, The New Arab has compiled a list of the victims to date.
The Dictatorship Syndrome by Alaa Al Aswany
Book Club: Alaa Al Aswany explains dictatorship as a disease whose causes and symptoms must be thoroughly studied if we wish to ...
Hollywood actors, renowned writers urge Egypt to free activist
Noam Chomsky, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Arundhati Roy were among the public figures to call for the release of prominent Egyptian activist Sanaa ...
Egypt executes 7 over killing of policeman in 2013
Seven people have been executed by Egyptian authorities for their alleged involvement in the killing of a police officer in 2014, officials confirmed.
AU reports Nile negotiations progress amid Egyptian criticism
The African Union has reported progress in negotiations regarding Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam amid heightened tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia ...
Renowned jailed Egypt journalist dies after contracting Covid-19
Prominent Egyptian journalist Mohamed Monir, who had been imprisoned on false news charges, has died of Covid-19.
Egypt arrests doctors, silences critics over coronavirus outbreak
Despite an ongoing deadly coronavirus outbreak, Egypt has imposed a crackdown on health workers deemed to be critical of the Sisi regime.
Egypt executes Libyan militant for deadly police attack
Egypt executed a Libyan militant who was convicted for an attack that killed 16 Egyptian policemen.
Sister of prominent Egyptian detainee arrested after protesting assault
Sanaa Seif, the sister of imprisoned rights activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, was arrested after submitting a complaint ...
Family of prominent Egyptian activist beaten outside Tora prison
The elderly mother and two sisters of jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah were beaten and robbed by 'thugs' as police ...
Egypt's relentless war on journalism persists amid pandemic
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's regime has ramped up its brutal campaign against freedom of expression in the media, punishing anyone ...
Covid-19: A dual punishment for Palestinian and Arab prisoners
Comment: An open letter from more than 150 personalities from the Arab world, calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails ...
Egyptian activist ends hunger strike after courts restart hearings
Renowned activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah told his family he was ending his hunger strike after Egypt's courts recommenced ...
Egypt releases Mada Masr editor-in-chief on bail
Attalah was released following her arrest on Sunday outside Cairo's Tora Prison where she had been interviewing Laila Soueif, the mother of imprisoned activist Alaa Abdel Fattah.
Mada Masr editor arrested outside Cairo prison
Egyptian security services on Sunday arrested the editor-in-chief of prominent independent news outlet Mada Masr, its lawyer said, the latest in ...
Egypt arbitrarily extends pre-trial detention of over 1,600 defendants
Amnesty said Egypt had flouted basic due process guarantees by citing the Covid-19 pandemic to extend the pre-trial detention of over 1,600 ...
Egypt releases over 4,000 prisoners for Sinai Liberation Day
Egypt released far more detainees than usual on the national holiday, signalling that authorities have bowed to pressure to reduce prison ...
Egyptian authorities abduct former child prisoner activist
Marwa had abandoned her past as a political activist a 'long time ago', according to her husband, but she has still been detained by the ...
Egypt pardons hundreds of prisoners, without mention of Covid-19
Egypt has freed 460 convicts, with plans to pardon more prisoners to commemorate Sinai Liberation Day. Despite pressure from activists, Covid-19 ...
The Middle East at war with coronavirus
Emirates Airline is conducting rapid coronavirus testing for passengers, Israel arrests 'anti-Palestinian' extremist settlers who escaped ...
Imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah launches hunger strike
Abdel Fattah's family say the activist, who has not been convicted of any crime, is among thousands subject to dire conditions in in ...
Coronavirus outbreak in Middle East prisons poses mounting threat
While some Middle East regimes have temporarily released inmates as the coronavirus spreads in crowded jails, countless political prisoners, ...
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