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Africa, Egypt, ZIO-NAZI

No tears for Zionist puppet Mubarak!

No tears for Husni Mubarak! Dear editor, The former president of Egypt is dead. No tears for Husni Mubarak! This man is responsible for murder of over 850 Egyptians during the 18-day-massive protest in January 2011 in Cairo that led to his removal from power. Mubarak also helped with the ongoing land, air, and sea blockade of Gaza Strip imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007. I'll never forget Mubarak's shameless statement about the siege of Gaza, "We will not open the border crossing into Gaza until Palestinians come crawling on their hands and knees." Mubarak who ruled Egypt for 30 years became Egypt's longest-serving ruler in more than 150 years. The Egyptian dictator was also ranked as number 1 of top 10 highest-paid political leaders for 2020, earning an astounding $46 mil...
Africa, Egypt

Egypt’s choice is clear: Democracy – or chaos under Sisi

By: Ayman Nour Genuine democratic transition will benefit everyone, especially compared with the chaos that will come if Sisi's rule carries on Small groups of protesters gather in central Cairo shouting anti-government slogans in Cairo, Egypt on 21 September, 2019 (Reuters)513Shares On 25 January, Egyptians will celebrate the ninth anniversary of the revolution. Calls for demonstrations to mark this occasion have multiplied.  For months, Egypt’s opposition has struggled to reach a consensus on what the post-Sisi period could look like. The Arab Spring values comprise the foundation of this framework, which would enable all political entities to coexist.   Nine years on, Egypt has become one of the most repressive regimes in the world. Popular anger has r...
Africa, Egypt

Egypt: Israa Abdelfattah transferred to hospital amid fears for her deteriorating health

Egyptian activist Israa Abdelfattah Egyptian activist Israa Abdelfattah has been transferred to Qanater women’s prison hospital after her health severely deteriorated. Israa was kidnapped from a street in Cairo in October by plainclothes police officers and taken to an unknown location and banned from contacting family and lawyers. The co-founder of the 6 April movement has consistently told authorities about how she was tortured in prison. Police officers forced her to stay in a standing position for almost eight hours. She was asked for the password for her phone and when she refused one of the officers strangled her with a sweatshirt, threatening her: “Your life in exchange for the phone.” After her arrest Israa began a hunger strike to try and pressure the prose...
Africa, Egypt

10 women begin open-ended hunger strike in Egypt’s Qanater prison

Egyptian woman Radwa disappeared following a video she posted online criticising the Egyptian government, 13 November 2019 Ten women detained in Qanater women’s prison in Egypt have started a hunger strike to protest their ill-treatment and inhumane conditions. The women have said they resorted to the open-ended strike as a last resort after finding no legal recourse to express their suffering. Among the women are 25-year-old Radwa Mohamed, who was arrested in September shortly after she released a video criticising Intisar Al-Sisi, the wife of the president, for not standing up to her husband over his repressive policies. After she disappeared, the Arabic hashtag “where is Radwa” was trending in Egypt. Also on strike is Egyptian-American teacher Reem Mohamed Desouky wh...
Egypt, USA

Washington Threatens Egypt with Sanctions Over Russian Su-35 Fighter Jet Purchase

By Sarah Abed Washington’s latest attempt to dissuade an ally from making arms deals with Russia came in the form of a letter sent on last Wednesday to Egyptian officials warning them that they could face sanctions if they continued with their $2 billion dollar Su-35 fighter jets contract. In addition to sanctions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper warned Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Ahmed Zaki that “Major new arms deals with Russia would — at a minimum — complicate future U.S. defense transactions with and security assistance to Egypt,” in Wednesday’s letter. The United States sends Egypt $1.3 billion annually in military assistance. Russia has become one of Egypt’s major arms suppliers. This particula...
Arabic, Egypt

آخر كلمة قالها مرسي

NOVANEWS خبرني - قال محمد مرسي،  الرئيس المصري السابق، إنه متسمك ببلاده حتى وإن جارت عليه، مؤكدا عدم البوح بأسرار بلاده حتى مماته. كانت هذه كلمات نطق بها مرسي قبل وفاته أثناء محاكمته  الاثنين في القضية المعروفة بالتخابر مع "حماس"، حسب ما نقلته وكالة الأناضول عن محاميه عبد المنعم عبد المقصود الذي حضر الجلسة. وفي كلمته من خلف القفص الزجاجي، انتقد مرسي إجراءات المحاكمة معه، وفق محاميه. وقال مرسي: "حتى الآن لا أرى ما يجري في المحكمة لا أرى المحامي ولا الإعلام ولا المحكمة، وحتى المحامي المنتدب من المحكمة لن يكون لديه معلومات للدفاع عني". ...
Arabic, Egypt

جنازة لمرسي بحضور أولاده وزوجته فقط

 NOVANEWS خبرني - أكدت مؤسسة "عدالة" لحقوق الإنسان -ومقرها سويسرا- أن الأمن المصري يفرض على أسرة الرئيس المصري المعزول الراحل محمد مرسي، تنظيم جنازة بحضور أولاده وزوجته فقط. وقالت المنظمة في بيان لها على صفحتها على فيسبوك إن الأمن المصري سيلزم العائلة بدفن جثمان مرسي في مقابر مدينة نصر شرقي العاصمة القاهرة. وبحسب قناة الجزيرة، فإن الأمن رفض طلب الأسرة دفنه في مسقط رأسه بقرية العدوة في محافظة الشرقية تنفيذا لوصية سابقة منه. وأوضحت القناة أن مقبرة مدينة نصر مدفون بها ثلاثة من المرشدين السابقين لجماعة الإخوان المسلمين وهم محمد حامد أبو النصر ومصطفى مشهور ومحمد مهدي عاكف. وتنادى مصريون عبر منصات ووسائل التواصل الاجتماعي إلى أداء صلاة الغائب على الرئيس الراحل محمد مرسي عقب صلاتي المغرب والعشاء. وأدى مصلون صلاة الغائب على الرئيس الراحل في زوايا "مساجد صغيرة"، وجرى الأمر دون إعلان خوفاً من مط...
Arabic, Egypt

كيف توفي محمد مرسي؟

 NOVANEWS  - توفي الرئيس المصري السابق محمد مرسي العياط، الاثنين، أثناء حضوره جلسة محاكمته في قضية التخا ووفقا لوسائل الإعلام المصرية، وطلب مرسي الكلمة من القاضي وقد سمح له بالكلام، وعقب رفع الجلسة أصيب بنوبة إغماء توفي على إثرها، وقد تم نقل الجثمان إلى المستشفى. محمد مرسي من مواليد آب عام 1951، واسمه الكامل محمد محمد مرسي عيسى العياط، وتولى رئاسة مصر في أول انتخابات رئاسية عقب ثورة يناير/ كانون الثاني من العام 2011، ليكون الرئيس الخامس لمصر، كان يعمل أستاذا بكلية الهندسة جامعة الزقازيق، وبدأت فترته الرئاسية مع إعلان فوزه في الانتخابات الرئاسية التي أجريت في 24 حُزيران 2012 بعد ترشحه عن جماعة الإخوان، وتولى مهام منصبه في 30 حُزيران من العام 2012، وجرى عزله في 3 تموز من العام 2013 عقب ثورة شعبية أطاحت به، وجرت محاكمته في عدة قضايا خاصة بالتخابر واقتحام السجون وقتل المتظاهرين، وصدرت ضده أ...
Egypt, Germany

Egypt: Germany approves €800m arms export deal

NOVANEWS By: John Phoenix German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Zionist puppet Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi during a press conference in Berlin, Germany on June 2015 The German government had approved an €800 million ($899 million) arms export deal with Egypt during the period from 1 January to 5 June 2019, the country’s economic affairs ministry announced yesterday. Responding to a request of information by the German opposition Green Party parliamentarian, Omid Nouripour, the ministry said that it had signed “13 defence export deals with Egypt.” The ministry did not provide details on the types of arms that would be exported to the North African country. “The German government has this year approved more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in defence exports to members of the Saudi-led coali...
Egypt

Egypt's ex-President Mohamed Morsi dies after court appearance

NOVANEWS Egypt's first freely elected president had suffered from neglect during years of imprisonment after his 2013 overthrow. Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsi has died after appearing in court in the capital, Cairo, according to authorities. The public prosecutor said the 67-year-old collapsed in a defendants' cage in the courtroom and was pronounced dead in hospital at 4:50pm local time (02:50 GMT) on Monday. A medical report showed no apparent recent injuries on his body, the prosecutor said. "Morsi died today while attending a session in his trial on espionage charges. During the session, he was granted permission to address the judge," a presenter with Egypt's state TV said. "After the session was adjourned, the former president blacked out and t...