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Abdel Fattah el-Sisi seized control of Egypt in the wake of an uprising against Mohamed Morsi’s autocratic regime. Since then, Sisi’s regime has imprisoned opponents and killed protesters American taxpayers send more foreign aid to Egypt than to any other nation except Israel. But America’s nearly one and a half billion dollars a year is […]

The CBS television network says it has rejected a request by Egypt’s envoy to the US not to broadcast an interview with President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. The 60 Minutes programme cited Mr Sisi as confirming the Egyptian military was working with Israel to combat jihadist militants in the Sinai peninsula. He also denied Egypt was

Egypt’s leader silences the West by claiming to fight terrorism while at home his economy collapses, civil society grows atomised and violence is starting to spread Egypt’s decision to host its first international weapons fair, which opened earlier this month, was a calculated move. The three-day event represented an attempt by the government to project security and

The ‘Russia investigation’ is set to go global. In court filings due to drop in 2019, prosecutors will unveil Middle Eastern countries’ attempts to influence U.S. politics. Over the past year, the indictments, convictions, and guilty pleas have largely been connected, in one way or another, to Russia. But now, special counsel Robert Mueller’s office

Mass trials, arbitrary and random arrests, forced disappearances and death by torture and medical negligence have all become hallmarks of Egypt’s prison system. Human rights groups estimate that there are 60,000 political prisoners behind bars. Many prisoners are political opponents, human rights defenders, journalists and peaceful demonstrators. And yet, governments the world over continue to