Tag: Abdel Fattah El-Sisi
Netanyahu to make first official visit to Egypt in more than a decade
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to head to Egypt for a state visit in the coming days, at the request of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, officials in Cairo have confirmed to Israel Hayom. The...
Why Cairo has stayed (mostly) silent as Israel considers sovereignty
When Mossad chief Yossi Cohen flew to Egypt last week to meet with the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamal and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, he was likely confident that the meeting...
Meeting with Rouhani at UN unlikely, says Trump
As U.S. President Donald Trump left the White House on Sunday for the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York on Tuesday, he expressed doubt that a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani would...
US envoy Greenblatt censures PA for undermining Israel-Hamas Gaza deal
The United States leveled harsh criticism at the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday for derailing Egyptian-led efforts toward a long-term ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
In a statement on Wednesday, U.S. Middle East...
An end to illusions about Egypt
The Egyptian government recently passed a new law against spreading “rumors.” By “rumors,” the regime of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi means anything that might undermine confidence in or tell the truth about his...
Five years after the revolution: Is Egyptian President Al-Sisi winning the battle?
The last weeks have brought welcome news to Egypt. The fight against Islamic terror appears to be going well, and social and economic reforms are beginning to get results though the president’s high-handed rule...
Israel condemns deadly attack on Egyptian policemen
Israel on Saturday said it “strongly” condemned an attack in which 16 Egyptian policemen were killed outside Cairo, urging countries to unite to fight terror.
“Israel strongly condemns the severe terrorist attack in the al-Wahat...
Israeli delegation arrives in Egypt on heels of Fatah-Hamas reconciliation
With Palestinian reconciliation talks taking place in Egypt between Hamas and Fatah-led Palestinian Authority (PA) representatives, an Israeli delegation has also arrived in Cairo. This according to reports by the London-based Arabic-language newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, as well as...