Fourteen human rights organizations, including the global Human Rights Watch NGO, have called on Western governments to speak out against presidential elections in Egypt they describe as “farcical.” “The United States, European Union, and European states, which provide substantial financial assistance to the Egyptian government, should consistently integrate human rights…
Israel has denied a report that its military has conducted airstrikes over the North Sinai with Cairo’s approval, following a New York Times investigative report that claimed more than 100 such incidents in a two-year period. Egyptian Army spokesperson Tamer a-Rifai denied Israel’s involvement and said the Egyptian military is…
As yet it’s still unclear exactly what happened to Egyptian politician Hisham Geneina on Saturday, but the country’s opposition leaders say it’s another attempt at intimidation by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi as he pushes for a second term. Widely circulated images of the former auditor, who served a brief jail sentence last…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi arrived in Paris Monday night, beginning a three-day state visit with French President Emmanuel Macron that’s drawn outcry from international human rights organizations over repression in Egypt. Macron and Sisi, who is traveling with key government ministers, are expected to meet at Élysée Palace Tuesday to discuss regional…
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, who met with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi at the weekend, will meet with United States President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday to continue discussions on the renewed Middle East peace effort. The Egyptian president reaffirmed a commitment to the two-state solution and emphasized the…
Pope Francis is scheduled to arrive at 2 p.m. local time in Cairo Friday, on a two-day visit to Egypt focused on peace for the nation and solidarity with the oft-wounded Coptic Christian community there. His official reception will be followed immediately by a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah…
The death toll continues to climb following two separate bombing attacks on Coptic Christian churches in Egypt on Sunday morning. The Egyptian health ministry said 29 people were now confirmed dead in the blast at the Mar Girgis Coptic Church in the city of Tanta. A second explosion, about two…
The Egyptian president continues his official visit in Washington D.C., with a planned meeting between Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Jordanian leader King Abdullah II on Tuesday, the Middle East News Agency reports. Abdullah plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Israeli media outlets say that Egypt and Jordan…
26 African counties from Cape Town to Cairo have agreed to create the continent’s largest free-trade zone. The deal was made in Egypt on Wednesday June 10, 2015, between the East African Community, Southern African Development Community and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa which will merge them…