Tag: Sisi
Egypt’s President Sisi ends state of emergency for the first time...
Egypt's state of emergency will be lifted for the first time in years, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday.
Egypt imposed a state of...
Egypt’s Sisi offers support to Libya’s new PM
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met incoming Libyan prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh in Cairo on Thursday and offered his country’s support in achieving stability...
Sisi says Egypt will not stand idle to threat to Egyptian...
Egypt will not stand idle in the face of any moves that pose a direct threat to Egyptian and Libyan national security, President Abdel-Fattah...
Effort needed to stop militias controlling Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said a concerted effort was needed to stop militias taking control of Libya and prevent external actors from intervening.
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Small but rare protests in Egypt after online call for dissent
Hundreds protested in central Cairo and several other Egyptian cities late on Friday against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, responding to an online call for...
Egypt’s Sisi meets Haftar
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Khalifa Haftar, commander of eastern-based Libyan forces, who is under international pressure to halt an advance on Tripoli.
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Trump meets Sisi at the White House
US President Donald Trump praised his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as a “great president” as a bipartisan group of US lawmakers raised concerns...
Sis defends death penalty
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi defended the death penalty at a summit between Arab and European states, saying the regions had “two different cultures”.
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Egyptian lawmakers back changes to presidential term
The Egyptian parliament approved in principle draft constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2034 and tighten...
Macron tells Sisi human rights not separate from stability
French President Emmanuel Macron told his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a trip to Cairo stability and security could not be separated from...
Egypt preparing for AU chairmanship
Egypt is promoting itself as a linchpin for intra-African trade and a model of economic reform as it prepares to chair the African Union...
Sisi will be at Libya conference
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will attend a Libya conference in Palermo, state news agency MENA said, his first visit to Italy...
Egypt will protect Gulf Arabs
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the army will come to the defence of Gulf Arabs if they face any direct threats,...
Sisi political opponents arrested
Egyptian authorities arrested three leading opposition figures including a former senior diplomat who called for a referendum on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's...
Egyptian Cabinet resigns
Egypt's cabinet submitted its resignation to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi following his swearing-in for a second term after a landslide election victory.
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Sisi sworn in for second term
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in for a second term as Egyptian president on Saturday amid a crackdown on opponents, after a landslide victory...
Sisi to visit Sudan
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will visit Khartoum in October to seal bilateral deals, Sudan's foreign minister said during a visit to...
More than 300 prisoners pardoned in Egypt
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned more than 330 people, many of them youths jailed for demonstrating in recent years.
He told...
Sisi strolls to easy election win
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was re-elected with 97% of the vote, the same proportion the former military commander secured four years...
Sisi visits Sinai ahead of polling
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said militants in the Sinai Peninsula would soon be defeated as he visited troops there days ahead...
Sisi vows to safeguard Egyptian security
When Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced he was standing for Egypt's highest office four years ago he said it would be his last...
Egypt crackdown paving the way for long term Sisi rule –...
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has overseen a crackdown on dissent unprecedented in Egypt and an election next week looks set to return...
Sisi wanted more challengers in Egyptian election
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in an interview he wanted more contenders in next week's presidential election to give voters greater choice,...
Sisi critic on Egypt terrorism list
An Egyptian court put former Islamist presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh on a terrorism list on Tuesday, state news agency MENA...
Sisi issues warning as calls to boycott Egypt election mount
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has warned anyone looking to challenge his rule, a day after opposition leaders called for a boycott...
Secure Sinai in three months – Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered his military command to use all force necessary to secure the Sinai peninsula within the next...
Macrons avoids “lecturing” Egypt
French President Emmanuel Macron said it was not up to him to "lecture" Egypt on civil liberties, but told its visiting leader...
Trump tells Sisi he is keen to overcome obstacles
US President Donald Trump called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday and said he was keen to overcome obstacles in the...
Egypt’s Sisi meets Kushner after US aid held back
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met US presidential adviser Jared Kushner after the United States decided to withhold millions of dollars in...
Sisi can be beaten – would-be candidate
Conditions are so dire in President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's Egypt anyone could beat him in next year's presidential election if the vote...
Egyptian president rejects Bashir allegations
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rejected his Sudanese counterpart's accusation that Cairo backs rebels aiming to topple the Khartoum government, saying Egypt...
Trump tells Sisi U.S., Egypt will fight Islamist militants together
U.S. President Donald Trump moved to reset U.S. relations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday after the prior Obama administration's...
Law used to imprison Egyptians draws scrutiny
Rights activists are trying to force President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to throw out a law used by his government to imprison thousands...
Trump, Sisi talk terrorism on the phone
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US President Donald Trump discussed ways to boost the fight against terrorism and extremism on Monday.
The...
Muslim Brotherhood supporters jailed by military court
A military court sentenced 141 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood to up to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for ransacking public...
Suicide bomber behind Egyptian church attack – claim
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said a suicide bomber carried out the attack that killed 24 people at Cairo's Coptic cathedral, the...
Militants charged in Sisi death plot to face military judiciary
Egypt's public prosecutor has brought before the military judiciary 292 suspected Islamic State militants, some of whom are accused of plotting to...
Sisi pardons 83 prisoners, mostly student protestors
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 82 prisoners, mostly university students jailed for protesting, state news agency MENA said.
Sisi promised in October...
Major security clampdown in Egypt, protests fail to materialise
Egypt imposed a major security clampdown in its cities on Friday as mass demonstrations called to protest against austerity measures failed to...
Sisi pledges reviews of Egyptian protest law, detentions
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi promised on Thursday to amend a law human rights groups say has severely restricted protest rights and...
Egypt’s Sisi denies supporting Ethiopian opposition
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday denied Ethiopian accusations his country was supporting the opposition after a wave of violent protests...
Senior Muslim Brotherhood figure arrested in Egypt
Egyptian security forces have arrested Hassan Malik, a leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, security officials said, part of a sustained crackdown...
Egypt loyalists take the lead in parliament elections
A political alliance loyal to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has scooped all 60 list seats up for grabs in the first...
Egypt’s Mursi accuses army of role in deaths during 2011 protest
Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi accused the country's army in one of his trials on Sunday of killing protestor during the...
U.S. lawmakers: Egypt’s ‘descent toward despotism’ risks U.S. aid
Senior U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday they were rethinking the more than $1 billion in military aid Washington sends to Cairo after...
Egyptian Brotherhood split on using force as Sisi poised to rule
While the Muslim Brotherhood's old guard doggedly call for peaceful resistance from their Egyptian courtroom cages, some youth members are seriously considering...
Egypt’s Sisi turns Islam on the Islamists
As the Egyptian state presses its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, the man expected to become president has deployed a new weapon...
Egyptians vote in constitutional referendum seen boosting Sisi
Egyptians began voting on Tuesday in a constitutional referendum, the first ballot since the military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Mursi and an...
