President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed the importance of dealing with the phenomenon of refugee flows and all forms of displacement, through a comprehensive approach addressing the real roots of crises related to challenges of settling conflicts and achieving security and political stability and comprehensive sustainable development.
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Egypt and Turkey to restore full diplomatic ties
In a statement released by the Egyptian presidency on Monday, Egypt and Turkey to restore full diplomatic ties as both presidents Sisi and Erdogan agreed on “the immediate start of upgrading diplomatic relations, exchanging ambassadors,”.
Sudan’s Burhan thanks President Sisi and all of Egypt for helping Sudan
The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in Sudan General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan thanked the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and all of Egypt for aiding the Sudanese people during their ordeal.
Inflation, IMF austerity and grandiose military plans edge more Egyptians into poverty
Even as poverty has risen, the Egyptian state has spent heavily on megaprojects such as a sparkling new administrative capital 30 miles east of Cairo, which will boast Africa’s tallest building and a lavish mosque.
Egypt: Al-Sisi discusses plan to reduce dollar burden
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is looking to reduce the so-called “dollar burden” in the country by producing local components for energy-saving products, Arabi21 has reported. The current exchange rate is around 31 Egyptian pounds to the US dollar, making imports extremely expensive.
President al-Sisi, Japanese PM attend signing of MoUs
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi alongside Japanese PM Fumio Kishida attended, 30-4-2023, the signing ceremony of a number of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between Egypt and Japan in several domains.
Sisi assures Egyptian forces in Sudan are only for training
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi assured that the Egyptian forces present in Sudan are a “symbolic force” for carrying out exercises and not to support one party at the expense of another.
Egypt pardons Al Jazeera journalist after 4-year-detention
A presidential pardon Monday evening released Al Jazeera network journalist Hisham Abdel-Azizi from detention after almost four years without going on trial in Egypt, a country ranked as the world’s third-worst jailer of journalists.
Sisi’s Futile Struggle with Inflation
On March 9, 2023, official statistics on the level of inflation were published by the Egyptian government. These official figures reveal a sharp increase in inflation, which reached a record high of 31.9 percent for annual headline inflation, and a whopping 40.26 percent for core inflation.
Egypt’s Sisi meets UAE leader amid economic woes
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday welcomed his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan in Cairo, his latest meeting with a leader from the oil-rich Gulf amid his country’s economic crisis.