Egyptian authorities have detained the last major challenger to the re-election of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi: Sami Anan, the former military chief of staff. Anan, who had announced his candidacy just last week, was taken to the Military Prosecutor’s office in Cairo, according to his son and one of his …
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Egypt’s Sisi Launches Presidential Bid After Biggest Rival Arrested. Jan. … FILE PHOTO: People walk by a poster of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi from the campaign titled “Alashan Tabneeha” (So You Can Build It), for the upcoming presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, January 22, 2018.
His arrest came shortly after the army made a statement on state TV saying that his candidacy was invalid due to the fact that he had not properly ended his service at the military, a requirement for running for office under Egyptian law. The army said…
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(The Office of U.S. Senator John McCain) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman on the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the 7th anniversary of the January 25th revolution in Egypt, and the crackdown on human rights and democracy under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi: “Seven years ago this week,
What Sisi has done to rival factions in the army is not a recipe for a long and peaceful life, even in retirement (Middle East Eye) A few days before Ahmed Shafiq announced his short-lived run for the Egyptian presidency, a meeting was held in Cairo to decide who should mount a serious campaign to unseat
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