Egyptians start voting Saturday in a referendum that aims to cement the rule of President Abdel Fattah al-Sis.
April 20, 2019Voting in Egypt’s presidential elections, in which incumbent President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to win a second term, got underway for the second day on Tuesday. The country’s nearly 60 million eligible voters have the chance to choose between Al-Sisi and Chairman of the liberal Ghad Party Moussa Mostafa Moussa, Efe news agency …
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March 27, 2018An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted President Mohamed Morsi to three years in jail for insulting the judiciary. Eighteen members of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood group received the same verdict on the same charges, reports Xinhua news agency. The defendants were accused of insulting the judiciary system, offending judges and inciting hatred against them, according …
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December 30, 2017Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has said that Egypt’s share of Nile water is “a matter of life or death” for his nation. “No one can touch Egypt’s share of Nile water,” Xinhua news agency quoted Sisi as saying in a televised talk on Saturday during the inauguration of the Middle East’s largest fish farm in …
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November 19, 2017Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday reiterated his country's stance against the support and finance of terrorism, state-run MENA news agency reported. Sisi's remarks came during his meeting with Arab information ministers who are in Cairo for the meetings of their council. Sisi underlined the important role of the media in molding awareness of peoples …
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July 12, 2017US President Donald Trump looked forward to welcoming President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi of Egypt for an official visit to Washington on April 3, the White House said on Tuesday. Trump and Sisi will use the visit to build on the "positive momentum" they have built for the US-Egypt relationship, the White House said in …
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