Tag: Egypt
journalist Ariane Lavrilleux placed in police custody
The home of journalist Ariane Lavrilleux, who collaborates with several media including RFI and who was at the origin of revelations at the end of 2021 on a possible Egyptian…
opponent Hisham Kassem sentenced to six months in prison as elections approach
Journalist and publisher Hisham Kassem was sentenced this Saturday, September 16 to six months in prison for insulting a former minister and a police officer. Hisham Kassem is the secretary…
Turkish and Egyptian presidents meet in New Delhi
The presidents of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, and Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met on Sunday September 10 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi. 1 min With…
Egypt: al-Sissi’s plan to control births in the face of demographic pressure
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi called on Tuesday September 5 to “organize the freedom to have children” in the most populous of Arab countries, citing China’s one-child policy as an…
outcry after the installation of a wooden roof on the temple of Karnak
A controversy erupted in Egypt after the installation by the authorities of a wooden roof on part of the colonnades of the pharaonic temple of Karnak, in Luxor. For social…
It was claimed on Russian television that Zelenskyi had bought a luxury villa in Egypt with aid money – SVT: The accusation is not true
SVT has investigated the claims presented on Russian television. The claim spread to the world this week that the president of Ukraine to Volodymyr Zelensky the family would have bought…
“A historic enlargement” hailed as such in the countries concerned
The Brics, who have been meeting for two days for a summit in Johannesburg, have decided to welcome six new countries to their bloc from January 1, 2024. It was…
Egypt: families of dissidents increasingly attacked by the authorities
An Egyptian dissident again targeted by the power in place. Tuesday afternoon, August 22, the father of Ahmed Gamal Ziada, a journalist in exile in Belgium, was arrested by the…
Egypt: faced with the crisis and power cuts, traders forced to adapt
In the midst of an economic crisis, prices are soaring in Egypt. Faced with this situation, the Egyptian government is promising stable electricity prices until next January. But for the…
Cinema: the film “Barbie” broadcast in theaters in Egypt, without being “all public”
The film phenomenon Barbie is banned from screens in several countries – Lebanon, Kuwait, Algeria – because it is considered “shocking” or even “promoting homosexuality or sex change” by some…