Sisi presidency

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Mahmoud al-Sisi • 14 min read

President’s eldest son, Mahmoud al-Sisi, sidelined from powerful intelligence position to diplomatic mission in Russia

The move seeks to alleviate growing tensions within the intelligence apparatus about his role

20 November 2019

Ahmed al-Tayyeb • 25 min read

How Al-Azhar’s grand imam survived the constitutional amendments

Asmahan Soliman | A proposed constitutional article would have featured a less independent Al-Azhar

11 April 2019

2014 Constitution • 11 min read

Parliament advances constitutional amendments by overwhelming majority, opposition speaks out

485 out of 596 lawmakers in Egypt's Parliament voted in favor of amending the Constitution

14 February 2019

2014 Constitution • 8 min read

‘Union to Defend the Constitution’ brings opposition forces together to reject constitutional amendments

Political figures announce the establishment of a group formed to oppose constitutional amendments

7 February 2019

2014 Constitution • 9 min read

Constitutional amendments submitted to Parliament could allow Sisi to stay in power until 2034

If passed, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would be able to run for two further six-year terms

3 February 2019

censorship • 8 min read

Sources: Presidency gives Egyptian media orders not to cover CBS interview with Sisi

Sources say Egyptian media received orders to refrain from covering CBS interview with Sisi

6 January 2019

2014 Constitution • 16 min read

Egypt’s new political order in the making

Ashraf Hakim and Asmahan Soliman | Constitutional amendments will extend Sisi’s term and grant him sweeping powers

4 December 2018

Sisi presidency • 15 min read

Sisi’s ‘final’ term?

Rana Mamdouh | Impending constitutional amendments aim to extend presidential term limits

7 June 2018

Sisi speeches • 16 min read

Thus spoke Sisi

Asmahan Soliman | Four years and beyond of the president’s discourse

24 March 2018

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Opinion

Sarah Hegazy

A year after the rainbow flag controversy

Even after my release, I was still afraid of everyone.

15 June 2020

Sameh Naguib

Tactics of a risk-taking regime

The current regime is taking short-term risks, but will they backfire?

2 February 2017

Mohamed Naeem

Mother of the World, against the world and outside of it

I have long known that the contemporary Egypt in which I was raised could easily produce a figure like

9 June 2016

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News

constitution • 5 min read

8 Egyptian rights groups reject plan to amend Constitution so Sisi can serve a third term

25 January 2019

2018 presidential elections • 5 min read

464 MPs endorse Sisi for presidency

10 January 2018

2018 presidential elections • 2 min read

Timeline for 2018 presidential elections to be announced on Monday

2 January 2018

Sisi presidency • 4 min read

Baseera poll: 14% decline in Sisi’s popularity due to price increases

22 October 2016

Ahmed Moussa • 5 min read

TV host Ahmed Moussa backpedals after Sisi poll gone bad on Twitter

26 August 2016

public opinion polls • 3 min read

Baseera poll shows decline in Sisi voter base

15 August 2016

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Cartoons

Sisi presidency

Stop bothering Sisi

Andeel | Sisi: "What corruption kid? Go fight with some Christians or take it out on your wife or something... Off you go!"

4 September 2016

Sisi approval rating

Pretty awesome reports

Andeel | Assistant: "Reports are saying that your popularity keeps going up, sir..." Sisi: "No way!" Assistant: "Cross my heart my heart and hope to die."

17 February 2016

January 25 revolution

Expensive meat

Andeel | Assistant: "So do you remember, sir, during — may God never bring back those days — January 25, when people said social justice? It seems like for some reason they are still, apparently, rather concerned with that topic, I guess ... sir." Sisi: "Hmmmm... So it's not the Brotherhood?"

26 August 2015