Posts Tagged: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Turkey and Egypt: Improved Relations — or Another Setback for Erdogan?
In a complete reversal of his incessant attacks against the Egyptian government since the 2013 revolution and coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched...
Traffic in Suez Canal Resumes After Stranded Ship Refloated
Egypt's Suez Canal will reopen for shipping traffic in both directions on Monday evening after a giant container ship which had been blocking the busy...
Tugs, Dredgers Still Struggle to Free Ship Blocking Suez Canal
Suez Canal salvage teams were alternating between dredging and tugging on Sunday to dislodge a massive container ship blocking the busy waterway, while two sources...
Egypt: Education Ministry Approves Teaching of Judaism in Schools for First Time Ever
i24 News - Egypt's Education Ministry recently approved the teaching of a new school subject: religious values and verses that have the same meaning in...
Egypt’s Sisi Visits Sudan With Dam Diplomacy, Security on the Agenda
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Sudan on Saturday for the first time since the overthrow of former President Omar al-Bashir, as the neighbors push...
Egypt’s Sisi Offers Support to Libya’s New Prime Minister
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 in...
Macron and El-Sisi Face Uphill Battles for Religious Reform
At first glance, comparing respective religious reform efforts in Egypt and France seems far-fetched, but Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and French President Emanuel Macron...
Ethiopia Tells UN ‘No Intention’ of Using Dam to Harm Egypt, Sudan
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told the United Nations on Friday that his country has "no intention" of harming Sudan and Egypt with a giant...
In Call With Netanyahu, Egypt’s Sisi Says Israel-UAE Normalization Deal ‘Step in the Right Direction’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone on Wednesday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and the recently‐announced normalization agreement with the United Arab...
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Egypt’s Actions in Libya are Illegal
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan denounced Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Friday for supporting forces based in eastern Libya, after Egypt's President Abdel Fattah...
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 a...
Rumors Stoke Islamist Attacks on Egyptian Copts
Islamists and jihadists in Egypt have targeted the Egyptian Coptic Christian minority for decades with bombings and mob attacks on Coptic churches, businesses, and homes....
Egypt Expert: Sisi’s Reelection Should Not Be Treated as an Election in the First Place
"It’s a mistake to treat them as elections in the first place," an Egypt expert told The Algemeiner regarding this week's reelection of Egyptian President Abdel...
Islamists Threaten to Disrupt Egyptian Presidential Elections
Islamists have been attempting to disrupt the Egyptian political scene for decades -- often by infiltrating the political process or disrupting it through systematic negative propaganda...
