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Osama Gaweesh

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Covers:  Politics, the Middle East current affairs, Egypt politics, migration, and refugees issues, and the UK politics.
Editor-in-Chief at Egyptwatch.net, TV Anchor @MekameleenMk, Host of Untold Stories Podcast at Callin callin.com/user/osgaweesh

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Osama Gaweesh’s Biography

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Osama Gaweesh, the founder, and Editor-in-Chief at Egypt Watch. He is a refugee in the UK, a well-known journalist and TV presenter In Egypt and the Middle East. He made his name as a broadcast journalist with a series of high-profile leaks of secret recordings of Sisi called at time #Sisileaks. He has worked as a reporter at Journalism.co.uk and hosts a daily political talk show on Al-Hiwar TV in London. He has written for the Guardian, Newsweek, Media Diversity Institute, HotTopics, and Middl…

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'I will never give up': Egypt's exiles still dream of democracy

'I will never give up': Egypt's exiles still dream of democracy

Ten years ago they were overthrowing Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak. Now they are in exile in Britain, under…

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James Slack: 'Every journalist is appalled that the government is even considering doing somethin...

James Slack: 'Every journalist is appalled that the government is even considering doing somethin...

According to the proposed overhaul of the Official Secrets Act, a piece of legislation designed to counter st…

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Egypt referendum: No one believes this vote will be fair but we won't be silenced

Egypt referendum: No one believes this vote will be fair but we won't be silenced

the world watches the peaceful revolution that is changing Sudan in awe and amazement, it is clear that in Eg…

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In Sissi's Egypt, it is always 1984 | Opinion

In Sissi's Egypt, it is always 1984 | Opinion

In much of the English-speaking world, the word Orwellian has become a throwaway term. It's used to describe …

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An interview with Peter Oborne

An interview with Peter Oborne

An interview with the prominent British journalist Peter Oborne about the recent demonstrations in Egypt

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Refugee journalists help 1000 European refugees to tell their stories

Refugee journalists help 1000 European refugees to tell their stories

"I feel sorry for my family but I can do nothing," says Tekle Berihu, a refugee from Eritrea who fled his cou…

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Police station stormed in Egypt as outrage over Gaza blockade reaches boiling point

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By Osama Gaweesh 
| Middle East Eye
On the night of 25 July 2025, a group of young Egyptians launched a bold attack that shook Egypt’s political order. Calling themselves “Iron 17,” they stormed the State Security headquarters at the Ma’asara police station in Helwan, detaining several security personnel for hours in an unprecedented act, the first of its kind since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s rise to power in 2013 as president.
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Syria detains Egyptian fighter who called for uprising against Sisi

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By Osama Gaweesh 
| OZ Arab Media
Syria detains Egyptian fighter who called for uprising against Sisi Former HTS member Ahmed al-Mansour had launched a social media campaign from Syria calling for the overthrow of Egypt’s president and for reigniting the 2011 revolution Osama Gaweesh Wed, 01/15/2025 – 11:23 Ahmed al-Mansour left Egypt in 2013 to join the armed rebellion against Bashar al-Assad (screengrab) Syrian authorities on Tuesday detained Egyptian fighter Ahmed al-Mansour days after he declared a new movement seeking to...
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Syria detains Egyptian fighter who called for uprising against Sisi

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By Osama Gaweesh 
| Middle East Eye
Syrian authorities on Tuesday detained Egyptian fighter Ahmed al-Mansour days after he declared a new movement seeking to topple President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Mansour had previously joined Syrian rebels in their fight against Bashar al-Assad until his overthrow last month.
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