Vol 59 No 24 | EGYPT Sisi & Sons 7th December 2018 The President’s allies are drafting changes to the constitution to entrench his powers. Sisi’s sons are taking a greater role President Abdel Fattah el Sisi's long-anticipated plan to change the constitution to extend his term in office has begun to take shape. He began his second term as...
Vol 59 No 19 | EGYPT Sisi in the city 28th September 2018 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's appearance in New York for the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly proved a rare diplomatic tour de force for Egypt's government....
Vol 59 No 13 | EGYPT The lone general 29th June 2018 President Sisi opens his second term by reshuffling the high command again as signs emerge he is planning a new ruling party When President Abdel Fattah el Sisi was sworn in for a second term on 2 June, a 21-gun salute rang out in front of parliament to mark the...
Vol 59 No 8 | EGYPT Mixed messages 20th April 2018 Egypt's main indicators are improving steadily, but this has not translated into better living standards or less repression In the week after Abdel Fattah el Sisi secured a second term as President in an election without any credible rival candidates, a team from the Ministry of...
Vol 59 No 2 | EGYPT El Sisi's shrinking circle 25th January 2018 The President sacked his spy chief a day before announcing his re-election bid. The narrowing of his inner circle betrays jitters President Abdel Fattah el Sisi's office announced the departure of Khaled Fawzy as head of the General Intelligence Service (GIS) on 18 January, the day before the President...
Vol 59 No 1 | EGYPT Bombs, votes and petrodollars 12th January 2018 Buoyed by Gulf money, the President is certain to be re-elected. But Islamic insurgents pose a growing threat The presidential election, to be held on 26-28 March, and all but certainly resulting in a second term for Abdel Fattah el Sisi, will be the major event...