Egypt’s Sisi
Egypt’s Sisi issues decree widening scope of security crackdown
Egypt
February 24, 2015
Egypt’s Sisi issues decree widening scope of security crackdown
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signed off on an anti-terrorism law that gives authorities more sweeping powers to ban…
Egypt’s Sisi vows to free wrongly jailed ‘youths’
Egypt
February 23, 2015
Egypt’s Sisi vows to free wrongly jailed ‘youths’
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi promised Sunday to release young people who may have been wrongly jailed during Egypt's crackdown on…
Egypt’s Sisi tours border with Libya after bombing IS targets
Egypt
February 18, 2015
Egypt’s Sisi tours border with Libya after bombing IS targets
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Egypt would strike back at any militant threats to its security as he toured the…
Egypt’s Sisi urges UN mandate for Libya coalition
Egypt
February 17, 2015
Egypt’s Sisi urges UN mandate for Libya coalition
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called for a United Nations resolution mandating an international coalition to intervene in Libya after…
Egypt’s Sisi calls security talks after Libya beheading video
Egypt
February 16, 2015
Egypt’s Sisi calls security talks after Libya beheading video
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called Sunday an urgent meeting of Egypt's top national security body after jihadists released a video…
Russia’s Putin, Egypt’s Sisi say committed to fighting terrorism
Egypt
February 11, 2015
Russia’s Putin, Egypt’s Sisi say committed to fighting terrorism
United by a deep hostility towards Islamists, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Russia's Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday they…
Le Monde: Egypt’s Sisi approves deal to buy French Rafale fighters
Egypt
February 10, 2015
Le Monde: Egypt’s Sisi approves deal to buy French Rafale fighters
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has approved the purchase of 24 Rafale fighters, a Fremm frigate and MBDA missiles from…
Egypt’s Sisi reassures Gulf leaders after alleged derisive audio leaks
Egypt
February 9, 2015
Egypt’s Sisi reassures Gulf leaders after alleged derisive audio leaks
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called the leaders of Gulf Arab states to reassure them of strong Egyptian-Gulf ties after…
Amal Clooney wants to meet Egypt’s Sisi over jailed journalist
Egypt
February 8, 2015
Amal Clooney wants to meet Egypt’s Sisi over jailed journalist
Prominent lawyer Amal Clooney has requested a meeting with Egypt's president to push for the release of Al-Jazeera reporter Mohamed…
Egypt’s Sisi calls for global effort to counter militancy
Egypt
January 22, 2015
Egypt’s Sisi calls for global effort to counter militancy
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on world leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum on Thursday to unite against…