Israeli prime minister visits Egypt in first official trip in a decade

September 13th, 20210 CAIRO — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday for talks on Israeli-Palestinian relations and bilateral issues, Egypt's presidency said, in the first official trip by an Israeli head of government to Egypt in a decade. Bennett, the head of a far-right party who took office...

Stuck ship partially freed in the Suez Canal

March 29th, 20210 EGYPT — Ever Given, the 224,000-ton container ship that has captured the world's attention in recent days as it remained stuck in the Suez Canal for nearly a week, has been partially dislodged, though more work is required before it is fully afloat. The Suez Canal in Egypt is one of the world's busiest trade-ways. It is estimated...

White House: U.S. working to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group

April 30th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, the White House said on Tuesday, which would bring sanctions against Egypt’s oldest Islamist movement. “The president has consulted with his national security team and leaders in the region who share his concern...

Egypt to hold referendum on extending Sisi’s rule on April 20-22

April 18th, 20190 CAIRO - Egypt’s election commission said on Wednesday that a referendum potentially allowing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030 will take place on April 20-22. The ballot, featuring several constitutional amendments, was given final approval in parliament on Tuesday. The changes, if approved, would extend...

Egypt’s Sisi wins 97 percent in election with no real opposition

April 2nd, 20180 CAIRO – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected with 97 percent of votes, the same proportion that the former military commander secured four years ago for his first term but with a lower turnout, official results showed on Monday. Turnout was 41 percent, despite efforts to get as many Egyptians as possible to...

Egypt’s Sisi heads for landslide election win with low turnout

March 30th, 20180 CAIRO — President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cruised toward a landslide election victory against no real opposition but early results showed a lower turnout than the vote that brought him to power in 2014, despite efforts to get more Egyptians to the polls. The vote this week had long been set to hand Sisi a second term after a crackdown...

Former Egyptian top general to run for president

January 12th, 20180 CAIRO — Former armed forces chief of staff General Sami Anan is to run in Egypt's presidential election in March, the party he leads said on Thursday. An election commission said on Monday Egypt would hold the vote on March 26-28, with a run-off on April 24-26. Candidates must register between Jan 20 and 29. "The party leaders...

Lebanon’s Hariri to visit Egypt on Tuesday

November 20th, 20170 BEIRUT — Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanese prime minister in a televised broadcast from Saudi Arabia on Nov. 4, will visit Egypt on Tuesday to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Hariri’s office said on Sunday. Hariri has since Saturday been in Paris, where he met French President Emmanuel Macron,...