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Where is al-Sisi taking Egypt?
A year ago today, a little-known military figure of uncertain intention overthrew the first democratically-elected…
Egypt’s election over, what now for the economy?
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s landslide victory in the presidential race, with over 93 per cent of the popular vote, is a…
Why Egyptians voted for Sisi
Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to win the presidential elections in Egypt this week,…
U.S. Gives in to Egypt, Getting Russia out of The Picture – for Now
This past week the Obama Administration announced that the United States will deliver 10 Apache helicopters to…
Why Hasn’t Egypt’s Sisi Announced His Presidential Bid?
We are still waiting for an answer to why Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hasn't resigned from his post as minister of…
Is Egypt Securing Diplomatic Success over Ethiopia?
The Blue Nile accounts for 85 percent of the Nile's water flow. It joins the White Nile, whose headwaters lie in…
The Real Reason Egypt Is Obsessed with Putting Its Military Leader on Everything
How much do you love Field Marshal Abdel Fattah El-Sisi? Don't answer that —– take it instead as a pitch for a…
Egypt Will Vote a Symbolic ‘Yes’ to Stability
Today and tomorrow, Egyptians will go to the polls to vote on an amended constitution. That is not true, though.…
Can Qatar Regain Influence In Egypt?
Last month hundreds of Egyptians burned Qatari flags outside Doha's embassy in Cairo to protest Qatar's alleged…
Is Jailing Teenage Girls on the Democracy ‘Roadmap’?
A few weeks ago, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Cairo to say that the roadmap Egypt's military rulers…
