Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Egypt says kills 12 militants in air strikes as Sisi inspects troops
Egypt
July 4, 2015
Egypt says kills 12 militants in air strikes as Sisi inspects troops
Egypt launched air strikes in North Sinai on Saturday, killing 12 militants, security sources said, and the Egyptian president visited…
Egypt marks 2nd anniversary of Islamist ouster with mourning
Egypt
July 4, 2015
Egypt marks 2nd anniversary of Islamist ouster with mourning
Two years to the day after the army overthrew Egypt's Islamist president, the sounds coming from the mosque at Cairo's…
Finance ministry: Egypt revises draft 2015/16 budget to cut deficit to 8.9 % of GDP
Business
July 1, 2015
Finance ministry: Egypt revises draft 2015/16 budget to cut deficit to 8.9 % of GDP
Egypt amended again a draft budget for the 2015/2016 fiscal year and has cut the projected deficit to 8.9 percent…
Reuters: Year into Sisi’s power, Egyptians lament persistent hardships
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Reuters: Year into Sisi’s power, Egyptians lament persistent hardships
After a year in power, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's aura of invincibility may be fading as he comes under…
Hearing defense witnesses optional in proposed penal code amendments
Egypt
June 30, 2015
Hearing defense witnesses optional in proposed penal code amendments
According to judicial sources, Egypt’s judiciary has proposed a number of amendments to the penal code, which would make the…
MENA: Suspect in Hisham Barakat assassination arrested
Egypt
June 30, 2015
MENA: Suspect in Hisham Barakat assassination arrested
A suspect belonging to Giza Popular Resistance, a little-known group which had claimed responsibility for the assassination of Prosecutor General Hesham…
President at prosecutor’s funeral: Laws shackle delivery of justice
Egypt
June 30, 2015
President at prosecutor’s funeral: Laws shackle delivery of justice
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday hinted at the need for legislative changes following the assassination of Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat…
Sisi increases military pensions
Egypt
June 29, 2015
Sisi increases military pensions
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a decree in Law No. 30 of 2015, to increase military pensions and amend…
Abouel Fotouh’s early elections proposal backfires
Egypt
June 25, 2015
Abouel Fotouh’s early elections proposal backfires
A proposal by the 2012 presidential candidate and dissident Muslim Brotherhood leader Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh to run early presidential…
Financial Times: West should pressure Sisi for more freedoms
Egypt
June 23, 2015
Financial Times: West should pressure Sisi for more freedoms
Western leaders should not support Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as long as he continues on his path of stomping…