Latest in Tag: Sisi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sisi
With tourism at an ebb, hopes for an Egyptian strongman
Sisi’s support campaign in Sharm El-Sheikh is coordinated by a former intelligence officer who now works in tourism.
Dancing down the aisle to Boshret Kheir
Some weddings use Sisi and the army as themes to stand out.
Al-Sisi routes Sabahy in expatriate voting
Expatriate vote results show 94.5% for Sisi, 5.5% for Sabahy, SEC says
In Pictures: Battle of the Banners
The competing campaigns of presidential candidates Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahy have intensified going into the final days of campaigning before the poll scheduled for 26 and 27 May. While Al-Sisi has not made any public appearances during his campaign, posters supporting his likely election to the presidency have featured prominently throughout Cairo …
And a toast to you all…
On 22 January 2012, two days before the then MB-controlled parliament convened for the first time, I hosted a party at my house. The moment you enter the door of the apartment, you face a big banner that said: “The Muslim Brotherhood are coming… quickly grab a drink or two”. Needless to say, the guests …
Al-Sisi seeks to develop fishing industry, increase rate of aquaculture
The programme also includes the development of legislation to remove all obstacles and open horizons to stimulate the production, distribution and export of fish.
Al-Sisi reveals plan to develop metallurgical industries
By Mohamed Ayyad Presidential candidate Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi announced his intentions to develop the metallurgical industries, saying that he seeks to shift from the export of raw minerals to the process of manufacturing minerals in Egypt and exporting them. The electoral platform said that this will achieve added value for the national economy and raise …
Al-Sisi’s electoral platform proposes new administrative, investment maps
Plan includes establishment of 26 tourist cities, 8 international airports and 3 new seaports
Al-Sisi targeting 7% GDP growth, 8% unemployment by 2017/2018
Discussing the changes in fiscal policies, Al-Sisi’s economic platform stated that budget deficit and public debt should return to “safe levels”.
Preregistration is obstacle to voting: EOHR
The organisation is calling for the abolishment of preregistration
Tomorrow’s Egypt
By Johannes Amin Makar “For a century and a half the Arab world has been following a negative policy. It has known what it wanted to do away with, but it has not known what it wanted to build. […] Democracy was only a veil for dictatorship. Constitutions framed in the interest of the people of …
To stop terrorism, Egypt needs support and reconciliation
By Daniel Nisman When he is (eventually) elected to Egypt’s Presidency, former Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi knows the Everest of his policy goals will be restoring the country’s floundering economy. But before he can take on the monumental task of ensuring food and petrol stability to a largely impoverished country of over 85 million, Sisi …
‘Morsi supporter’ sentenced to death for killing child in Alexandria
“Defendants shouted ‘void’ after hearing the verdict, which made the judge adjourn the session,” says EIPR lawyer
Al-Sisi cites ‘national security’ for not sharing details of electoral platform
Former defence minister calls for reorganisation of Egypt’s governorates, with centralised planning and decentralised management
European Union will not monitor upcoming elections
Restriction on the importation of equipment hampers observer operations
‘Against You’ campaign launched by revolutionary groups against Al-Sisi
“All revolutionary groups agree that Al-Sisi led a bloody coup against the revolution,” says Revolutionary Socialists leader
Egypt must earn back its tourists
By Alexander Liddington-Cox Egypt’s tourism industry is in pain and travel warnings from foreign governments seem a fair scapegoat for their sufferings. But these warnings are reasonable responses to continuing security threats that are again embracing tourists. It’s up to the winner of this month’s presidential election, not foreign governments, to make the case that it’s …
Peace with Israel is now stable: Al-Sisi
Presidential candidate vows Egyptian intervention if any Arab country is “threatened”
Interim government striving to reduce prices by restructuring public sector companies
By Mohammed Ayad The government is set to remove various heads of its holding companies in a step aimed at restructuring the crisis-stricken public business sector and increasing competitiveness through price adjustment, according to the prime minister’s spokesman, Sherif Shawky. Shawky added that Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb is consulting with Minister of Industry Foreign Trade …
The armed forces is not above parliamentary monitoring: Sabahy
“My project seeks a successful state with all its sectors, instead of only depending on the military institution,” says the presidential candidate
Boss and battikh
The first interview with former army chief-turned presidential candidate Al-Sisi was viewed by a majority of Egyptians. While some saw it in the air-conditioned comfort of their own home, on a street in downtown Cairo, it was displayed on a makeshift screen for anyone who happened to pass by. In true Cairene fashion, patrons …
In a league of his own: Sisi is not the heir to Nasser’s legacy
By Rasheed Hammouda and Mohamed Ibrahim This article is the first of a three part series. The aim of this series is to dispel the increasingly widespread belief held by both supporters and detractors of Sisi that the circumstances he faces and the actions he takes are similar to those of his predecessors, specifically Gamal …
Socialist Popular Alliance Party endorses Sabahy
Ahead of presidential elections, voters registration opens, civil society organisations prep for monitoring
Sabahy’s challenge
Egypt’s leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahy has become the second candidate after ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi to formally join Egypt’s presidential race. The Sisi/Sabahy presidential race evokes memories of the farcical Mubarak/Ayman Nour election in 2005. Nevertheless, some perceive Sabahy’s challenge as a brave one. However, regardless of the intentions of the military-backed interim authority and how it …
Egypt vote turns into Sisi, Sabahy contest
Former army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is the front-runner in the 26-27 May vote,
War breaks out
By Philip Whitfield Before conniptions consume, inhale the acronyms. FAG: (For/Against Government), IMP: the British Imperial Tobacco Group the world’s fourth-largest ciggie peddler flogging 320bn cigarettes a year (Davidoff in Egypt) after PMI: Philip Morris International (Marlboros / Merit), BAT British American Tobacco (Rothmans/Dunhill) and arriving on the 1 July JT Japan Tobacco (Winston/Salem). And …
Egypt’s military economy: Money is power, power is money
Egypt’s military controls not only the political levers of power, but also the economic ones, and its involvement is getting even deeper
In Pictures: Portraits of Al Sisi in Cairo
Portraits of retired army chief and presidential candidate Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi photographed on 12 April 2014 in the Egyptian capital Cairo. Sisi is expected to win the May 26-27 presidential election riding on a wave of popularity and aided by an intensive media campaign after ousting former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. AFP …
Wafd Party endorses Sisi presidential bid
Secretary General of the party says Sisi will bring “security, peace and stability” to Egypt, blames terrorism in Egypt on Israelis
Egypt bourse hits 8-week low
Reuters – Egypt’s main index dropped 2.3% to its lowest close since 11 February. The benchmark has fallen 14.7% from 26 March’s five-year closing high. The sell-off came after Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said he would run for president; investors, most of whom favour Al-Sisi, had bid up the market ahead of the announcement and took …