Speaking on the national dialogue, a recently announced public consultation process that is billed to involve all political actors in the country, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appeared on Saturday to warn off prospective participants who intend to criticize the state’s performance.
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‘Political speech’ by ex-dictator Mubarak son rattles Egypt
An online video released by the youngest son of Egypt’s late autocrat Hosni Mubarak in which he declared that his family had been cleared of corruption charges by the ‘EU courts and beyond’ has sparked mixed reactions over the past hours.
Read More »Mubarak son says family clear of corruption charges
The son of Egypt’s former president said Tuesday that he and family members were innocent of corruption charges made in international courts after the country’s 2011 popular uprising.
Read More »Political opposition attend presidential iftar, demand release of political prisoners, as Sisi calls for ‘national dialogue’
Several prominent opposition politicians who have been sidelined by the state in recent years made a high profile appearance at the annual Egyptian Family Iftar on Tuesday, where the president called for a yet-to-be-defined “national dialogue.”
Read More »Prominent Egyptian activist freed after presidential pardon
Egyptian authorities on Thursday released a prominent political activist serving a four-year-sentence on terror charges that rights advocate have deemed baseless.
Read More »Egypt’s Sisi pardoned police officers convicted of torture
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pardoned several police officers convicted and jailed for torturing Egyptian civilians to death.
Read More »Egypt: Sisi pardons journalist, more than 3,000 prisoners
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pardoned a journalist who was jailed for “spreading false news”, along with more than 3,000 prisoners, local media and officials said on Wednesday.
Read More »Egypt: Sisi claims he didn’t ‘betray’ toppled leader Mohamed Morsi, asks for ‘political dialogue’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has claimed he did not scheme against toppled former leader Mohamed Morsi, who died in an Egyptian courtroom in 2019, on Tuesday.
Read More »King Abdullah, Al Sisi, MBZ Meet in Cairo, call for Israel to cease all measures that undermine peace prospects
His Majesty King Abdullah, on Sunday in Cairo, met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi and the deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
Read More »Egypt’s Al-Sisi issues pardon to prisoners ahead of Eid Al-Fitr and Sinai Liberation Day
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi issued a decision to pardon a number of prisoners ahead of the Islamic Eid Al-Fitr and Sinai Liberation Day, according to the official gazette.
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