Latest in Tag: Al-sisi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Al-sisi
On the verge of a new war
The poor, Mr. President, have waited a long for someone to perceive them with sympathy, and to pull them up above the poverty line, so are you up for this?
Swiss Federal Councilor to attend Suez Canal opening
Economics minister and vice-president of the Federal Council will also be holding bilateral talks with heads of state and government whilst in Egypt
Fact Check Egypt department is not to punish corespondents: State Information Center Chairman
State institutions on high alert for Suez Canal Axis opening
Special forces from army, police deployed to secure celebrations
Armed forces to secure Suez Canal opening
President Al-Sisi briefed by Suez Canal Authority head on plan for East Port Said area
Egypt expands armed forces mission in Yemen
Mission to defend Egyptian, Arab national security in Arabian Gulf, Red Sea and Bab El-Mandab Strait, says presidency statement
Salman, Al-Sisi discuss Cairo Declaration
Applying documentâs terms to help achieve Arab nationsâ interests, say two leaders
Constitutionality of presidential decree on regulatory bodies challenged
CAO membersâ club made move in objection to recently issued law for violating independence of organisation and its members
The parliament and the Egyptian elite
I have never officially belonged to any political current. I never held a membership card for any political party, or even an NGO. I was, and still am, proud of being a journalist standing at an equal distance from all currents; I admire the behaviour of some and reject the behaviour of others. I was, …
Al-Sisi and Mehleb discuss Nile boat accident and Italy visit
The Prime Minister briefed the President on the measures the government took in response to the accident
Fascism Incorporated: Our fault
When the blood of the other becomes a fathomable reality, fascism is born. I remember well standing among thousands in front of the UN, on 30 June 2013, as we screamed atop our lungs against one dictator, but little did we know we would help usher in a decidedly more bloodthirsty one. All it took …
National security most important goal: Al-Sisi
President addressed graduates of two classes at the Naval Academy and Air Defence
Opposition movement holds president responsible for Eid Al-Fitr killings
6 April and Anti-Coup Alliance condemn the killing of protesters
Al-Sisi defends anti-terror law, renews parliament promise
President paid tribute to deceased security personnel
Al-Sisi calls on preachers to correct âflawed imageâ of Islam
Since inauguration in 2014, president has instigated initiative with religious institutions to renew religious discourse
Al-Sisi vows to protect diplomatic missions
President met Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni Monday, following a car bomb targeting the Italian Consulate in Cairo
Al-Sisi meets with Yemenâs Vice President, Ministers
President stressed need for all political parties in Yemen to continue dialogue
Press uprising against anti-terror lawâs Article 33
By Hussein Abd Rabu One of the most important readings of the anti-terrorism law that the Egyptian government rushed to pass after the assassination of the prosecutor general, was the state of instability in managing the country. Rushing to draft a law without adequate studies and discussions caused the law to direct a strike towards …
A message from âIslamic Stateâ to Al-Sisi
By Amr Khalifa The sun rose in Cairo on Saturday morning with a fury: another explosive message from âIslamic Stateâ to Al-Sisi. The attack on a building, associated with the Italian consulate, left eight injured and one dead in its wake, and marks the beginning of a far bloodier phase in an insurgency gaining momentum by …
Al-Wafd party calls for renewal of mandate to fight terrorism
El-Sayed El-Badawi calls for alignment in support of state institutions
In a climate of intolerance, we cannot call Al-Sisi a failure
By Wael Eskandar It is no longer necessary to persuade the reader that Egypt is a country that has long forsaken its promised path of democratic transition, and whose rights abuses are systematic and deliberate. It is now a given, and whatever doubts there may have been dissipated with countless reports on human rights abuses, …
Al-Sisi issues decree enabling dismissal of officials at independent state institutions
Decision, which has come into immediate effect, affects officials who become âuntrustworthy or unsuitable for his positionâ
Will Al-Sisi manage to contain Egyptâs youth or is confrontation inevitable?
By Mohammed Nosseir ‘Youth is the future!â is a common phrase frequently repeated in Egypt – but those who utter it are referring to the distant future; only when it has become old will the present generation of young people be entitled to claim this promising future. In other words, young people will be deemed …
Notes from America: Al-Sisi is the self-righteous Egyptian âcaliphâ
By Ahmed Tharwat American historian Richard Hofstadter once said: “A fundamental paradox of the paranoid style is the imitation of the enemy.” The Ku Klux Klan emulated the elaborate rituals and hierarchy of the Catholic Church, and McCarthyism ended up emulating a communist secretive organisation. âThe paranoid’s interpretation of history is in this sense distinctly …
Egypt rebuffs reports on Yemen initiative
Foreign Ministry reiterates its support of Hadi
Executive rule of law postponing EGX tax to be presented to Al-Sisi within days: Investment Minister
Decision to postpone EGX tax is necessary to deepen Egyptian market, which is still recovering, says Salman
Private publication houses, literature increase in Al-Sisi era
The state has lost a lot of its cultural activities, and is now in a state of recession and anticipation on the governmental and official sides
Dar Al-Ifta condemns Brotherhood leaderâs calls to âescape military draftâ
Brotherhood leader Gamal Heshmat called on families to refrain from sending relatives for compulsory military service following latest Sinai attacks
Assault on journalism, Al-Sisi style
By Amr Khalifa The Al-Sisi regime, from its unofficial start in 2013, has been about wars: a war on terrorism, a war on the Muslim Brotherhood, and today a new war was declared: on journalism. It is not surprising for those holding pens near and far from Cairo that freedom of speech is under assault …
Egyptian football player criticises Al-Sisi in reflection of mounting discontent
By James M. Dorsey Criticism this week by football player Ahmed Al-Merghani of general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s hard-handed repression of dissent and failure to defeat a mushrooming insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula signals mounting discontent in Egypt. Al-Merghani’s comments on his Facebook page are indicative, because they suggested the degree to which Al-Sisi’s cult-like popularity …