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Comment: The Egyptian and French presidents are attempting to control the meaning of Islam to enact their domestic, authoritarian agendas, writes Sam Hamad.
Prosecutors in Istanbul are investigating allegations of torture and crimes against humanity committed by Egypt's president and officials.
For dissidents, Egypt has crossed a chilling new threshold
Comment: Sisi's heavy-handed persecution of Hassan instils fear and paranoia that will ultimately cause Egyptians at home and abroad to think twice before speaking out, writes Sam Hamad.
Rabaa wasn't just a coup, but a totalitarian beginning
Comment: Seven years after the massacre, it's clear that the violence at Rabaa marked the dawn of a new era ruled by fear and ...
US State Department declares ex-Egyptian PM immune from prosecution
Rights groups argue the US has been blackmailed by Cairo to dismiss a lawsuit against Egypt's former interim prime minister.
Egyptian-American activist sues ex-prime minister over arrest and torture
Mohamad Soltan, a dual national jailed during protests against Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has filed a lawsuit against a former prime minister now resident in the US.
Copts in Egypt: Trapped between a strongman and saviour
Sisi has long crafted an image as the protector of Coptic Christians, a community trapped between the state and society with protection from ...
The New Arab's 10 biggest stories of 2019
A revolution in Sudan. A new Turkish offensive in Syria. A controversial citizenship amendment in India. These are The New Arab's top 10 stories ...
Egypt says six Muslim Brotherhood members killed in 'shootout'
Egyptian state media has accused the Muslim Brotherhood of influencing protesters currently calling for Sisi's overthrow.
Trump says 'Egypt has a great leader' despite protests
Trump praised Sisi for bringing 'order' to Egypt after taking power in a coup, describing him as a 'great leader'.
Saudi, UAE media fail to report anti-Sisi Egypt protests
Sisi allies in the Gulf refused to report protests that erupted across Egypt on Friday, in the latest bid to dismiss the pro-democracy movement ...
Egypt security forces detain son of Muslim Brotherhood leader
Egyptian security forces detained the son of a Muslim Brotherhood leader on Friday, as widespread pro-democracy protests erupted across the ...
Egyptians take to Tahrir demanding Sisi resign
Hundreds of Egyptians have taken to the streets of Cairo to demand President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi step down over allegations of corruption.
Sisi 'considering cancelling US visit' in fear of protests
Egyptians have called on social media for protesters to take to the streets on Friday in protest against alleged corruption.
Google to re-activate its office in Cairo, despite crackdown
Google is re-staffing an office in Cairo, after a crackdown on activists.
Why Rabaa martyrs will forever haunt the Sisi regime
Comment: The world may have never cared about the martyrs of Rabaa massacre, but remembering their sacrifice will preserve the cause of Egyptian freedom, writes Sam Hamad.
Rabaa massacre emboldened further rights violations in Egypt: Amnesty
The failure to hold anyone accountable for the killing of at least 1,000 protesters in Egypt has fostered a climate of impunity over human ...
Morsi wasn't perfect, but he was Egyptians' best hope
Comment: Morsi had his flaws, but in all the key ways he represented an emerging Egyptian democracy that challenged decades of ingrained ...
Khartoum's Rabaa: Sudanese Islamists say crackdown echoes Egypt massacre
As bodies of massacred protesters continue to be pulled from the Nile, Sudan's Islamists lead strongly worded condemnation of military violence ...
Release of Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan 'long overdue': Amnesty
Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, was released on Monday after spending nearly six years in prison following his arrest while covering ...
Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan imprisoned for covering protests finally free
Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, was released on Monday after spending nearly six years in prison following his arrest while covering ...
Egypt 'expels' former New York Times Cairo bureau chief
Egypt on Monday detained and deported former New York Times Cairo Bureau Chief David Kirkpatrick. Egypt is one of the world's biggest jailers of ...
Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan due to be released from jail
Shawkan was arrested in 2013 as he covered a sit-in protest in Cairo's Rabaa Square, where more than 1,000 supporters of ousted ...
How the private sector supports Arab world authoritarians (I)
Comment: The international private sector has succoured authoritarian regimes and dictators for decades with a combination of arms, advice, ...
Analysis: Macron's silence over weapons sales during his visit to Egypt speaks volumes.
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