Outlets were told to avoid negative news of any kind, even building collapses and train wrecks.
The move seeks to alleviate growing tensions within the intelligence apparatus about his role
A proposed constitutional article would have featured a less independent Al-Azhar
485 out of 596 lawmakers in Egypt's Parliament voted in favor of amending the Constitution
The tenure of eleven presidential advisors was ended by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in a decree effective August 1. Those dismissed include…
"Presidential term limits are effectively the sole enduring democratic gain of the 2011 revolution"
Over two thirds of MPs have expressed their support for Sisi in the upcoming presidential elections
The NEC announced it would release the timeline for the elections in an upcoming press conference
A recent Baseera poll shows Sisi's approval rating has dropped 14 percent, mostly due to price increases.
"The shit host backpedals," is the new hashtag going viral on social media in Egypt, referring to TV host Ahmed Moussa's online blunder. Moussa,…
«Even after my release, I was still afraid of everyone.»
«The current regime is taking short-term risks, but will they backfire?»
«I have long known that the contemporary Egypt in which I was raised could easily produce a figure like General Ibrahim Abd al-Ati and his ill-famed…»
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