GLOBEALERT

Feed

Open sources, classified and cross-checked. 7+ stories.

POLITICS2d agoDemocratic senator blames Egypt press crackdown on US military aid decisionChris Murphy said waiving a human rights condition on aid paved the way for arrests of journalists.BBC World
POLITICS4d agoEgyptian journalist free again after paying 50,000 euro fineDe Egyptische journalist Lina Attalah is weer vrijgelaten. Ze werd dinsdag opgepakt voor het runnen van de nieuwssite Mada Masr, omdat ze dat zonder vergunning deed. Ze werd in de rechtszaal gearresteerd na een uitspraak door een Egyptische rechtbank. Die veroordeelde haar tot een boete van omgerekend ongeveer 50.000 euro. Ook moest de site offline worden gehaald. Volgens haar advocaat is Attalah vrijgelaten na het betalen van de geldboete. Attalah is de hoofdredacteur van de onafhankelijke nieuwssite en won vele internationale prijzen voor haar journalistieke werk. Op de site worden geregeld NOS Buitenland
POLITICSOct 22What is the Turkiye-Libya maritime deal, and why are the EU, Egypt opposed?Eastern Libya’s parliament backs a sea border pact with Ankara, a shift that analysts say redraws Libya’s alliances.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 30Cutting ties with Egypt won't bring truth for Giulio Regeni says MeloniTajani under fire for allegedly downplaying importance of Egyptian officials' convictionANSA [en]
POLITICSSep 17Reform aide caught in donor sting attended Egypt retreat with JL PartnersThe polling company invited a top Nigel Farage lieutenant as a guest speaker.Politico Europe
POLITICSAug 12How the Egypt-Ethiopia feud could upend Trump's plans in AfricaOn July 19, President Donald Trump’s top Africa adviser, Massad Boulos, held a series of talks in Cairo with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia. The participants framed the discussions as an effort to bolster security in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea. These talks came as Egypt and Eritrea separately insisted that governance of the Red Sea should remain the exclusive responsibility of its littoral states, a thinly veiled warning to Ethiopia, a landlocked nation of 140 million people with growing maritime ambitions. Later, on August 4, Boulos rejected speculation that WashiResponsible Statecraft
POLITICSJul 9Europe must not ignore Egypt's persecuted Baha'isIn an Euronews opinion piece, MEP Nikos Papandreou urges the EU to press Egypt to end discrimination against the Baha'i community. He argues Cairo should honour its constitutional commitment to freedom of belief by granting Baha'is equal legal rights.EuroNews [en]