Before the turnout of 47.4 percent was officially announced by the Presidential Election Commission last week, there was a seeming anxiety in the quarters of now President-Elect Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. But the announcement…
Ahmed Khalaf was startled when he got a phone call from this reporter, because he expected news of arrest of fellow students on election day rather than an interview. “On…
Although he has not proposed any specific labor reforms, presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seems to be something of a working-class hero amongst laborers in the Delta city of Mahalla. Posters of Field Marshal Sisi can be…
In the Daher neighborhood, east of Cairo, signs and billboards in support of presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are abundant, just like everywhere else in the city. But not everyone…
Newly elected president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has tasked Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb with forming a new government immediately after he submitted his…
On Thursday the European Union congratulated Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on becoming president of Egypt while restating concerns about respect for fundamental rights in the country.…
The United States government is looking forward to working with Egypt’s President-elect Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, but has concerns over the country’s restrictive…
A press conference held by the Presidential Election Commission announced former Defense Minister, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as the winner of…
Two bombs exploded in Cairo and a prosecutor’s car was set ablaze on Friday, as sporadic acts of violence broke out across…
As vote counting continued through the early hours of Thursday, presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swept the presidential polls, with a turnout ranging between 38 and…
«For the next two days, some Egyptians will take to the streets to perform yet another hollow electoral rendition of national will. They will “choose” between…»
«The United States' policy toward Egypt has come under the spotlight once again with the controversial decision to resume parts of its military assistance, triggering resistance…»
«The sight of Algeria's 77-year-old leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika casting his ballot from a wheelchair in the presidential election that could bring him to a fourth term in…»
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