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Sisi green-lights Egypt's Suez canal expansion after ship blockage

By AFP

The major engineering enhancement "will lead to improvements in the ability of the guide (SCA) and the captain of any ship to navigate inside the canal", said...

  • FILE: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Picture: AFP.

    Egypt's Sisi promises investment to avoid Suez closure repeat

    The promise came a day after the refloating of the giant container vessel MV Ever Given, which hit the eastern bank of the narrow shipping lane last Tuesday and became wedged diagonally across its span for nearly a week.

    496 days ago
  • FILE: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Picture: AFP.

    Turkey, Egypt resume first diplomatic contacts since 2013

    The two regional powers have sparred over a range of issues, including the war in Libya where they backed rival sides.

    514 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Egypt starts voting in first stage of parliament elections

    The elections will be held in two phases, with the first covering 14 provinces on Saturday and Sunday. The second, on November 7-8.

    653 days ago
  • FILE: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Picture: @AlsisiOfficial/Twitter

    Egypt leverages 'soft power' through medical aid in pandemic

    The dramatically scored video released last month was Egypt's latest attempt to project soft power globally by sending medical aid to countries that have included China, Italy, Sudan and the United Kingdom.

    816 days ago
  • FILE: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Picture: @AlsisiOfficial/Twitter

    Egypt reopens slowly to revive pandemic-hit economy

    Now President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government has loosened a strict curfew for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in an effort to kickstart North Africa's largest economy.

    824 days ago
  • FILE: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Picture: @AlsisiOfficial/Twitter

    Egypt extends state of emergency on virus, security fears

    Egypt has been under a state of emergency since April 2017 when twin church bombings claimed by an Islamic State group affiliate killed dozens of people.

    832 days ago
  • FILE: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Picture: @AlsisiOfficial/Twitter

    Egypt reinstates Information Ministry in cabinet portfolio reshuffle

    Osama Haikal, who served as information minister from 2011 to 2012, will return as Ministry of State for Information Affairs, according to the plans announced by Sisi’s office. Egypt had abolished its Information Ministry in 2014.

    960 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP.

    Trump speaks with Egypt's Sisi, backs talks on disputed Ethiopia dam

    Egypt’s foreign minister said last week the Trump administration had invited the three countries to a meeting in Washington on 6 November to try to break the deadlock in the talks.

    1007 days ago
  • Egyptians ride their carts past the Great Pyramid of Cheops, aka Pyramid of Khufu, on 31 August 2016 on the Giza Plateau, on the southern outskirts of the capital Cairo. Picture: AFP.

    Egypt's GDP growth seen slowing to 5.5% in current fiscal year: poll

    The forecasts were similar to a Reuters survey of economists released three months ago but fiscal 2019/20 growth was seen lower than the government’s target of 6%.

    1111 days ago
  • FILE: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Picture: @AlsisiOfficial/Twitter

    Life terms in Egypt for foiled Sisi attack - security sources

    Thirty-two were sentenced to life in prison, which is 25 years in Egypt, while 264 were jailed for terms of between three and 15 years, the sources said.

    1152 days ago
  • FILE: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Picture: AFP.

    Egyptians overwhelmingly approve changes extending Sisi’s rule

    Egypt’s parliament, stacked with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi loyalists, voted in favour of the amendments last week, giving voters just days to digest the changes to 20 articles.

    1202 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives in Egypt for an African Union. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Ramaphosa in Cairo to attend summit on Sudan, Libya

    African Union commission chair Moussa Faki will be there along with the Presidents of Chad, Djibouti, Rwanda, DRC and Somalia.

    1203 days ago
  • FILE: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Picture: AFP.

    Egypt to host African summits Tuesday on Sudan, Libya

    The leaders will focus on "the evolution of the situation in Sudan" and will also seek to "stem the current crisis" in Libya.

    1204 days ago
  • FILE: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. Picture: United Nations Photo

    Egypt parliament to vote on extending Sisi rule

    The proposed amendments were initially introduced in February by a parliamentary bloc supportive of Sisi and updated this week after several rounds of parliamentary debates.

    1210 days ago
  • This file photo taken on 24 October 2017 shows Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looking on during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Sisi announced on January 19, 2018, that he will be a candidate in the presidential election due to take place in March. Picture: AFP.

    Egyptian lawmakers back changes that could keep Sisi in power till 2034

    Parliament Speaker Ali Abdelaal said that 485 MPs of the 596-seat assembly voted in favour of the changes.

    1271 days ago
  • This file photo taken on 24 October 2017 shows Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looking on during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Sisi announced on January 19, 2018, that he will be a candidate in the presidential election due to take place in March. Picture: AFP.

    Constitutional proposals could allow Sisi to stay in power till 2034 - document

    The proposed changes also give President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi new powers over appointing judges and the public prosecutor.

    1280 days ago
  • FILE: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Picture: @AlsisiOfficial/Twitter

    Egypt MPs table law amendment to extend Sisi rule

    The bill submitted to speaker Ali Abdel Aal calls for several amendments to the constitution, including on the duration of presidential mandates currently limited to two four-year terms.

    1281 days ago
  • FILE: French President Emmanuel Macron. Picture: @EmmanuelMacron/Twitter.

    Macron tells Sisi human rights go together with stability

    President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told reporters that rights should be taken in the context of regional turbulence and the fight against terrorism.

    1288 days ago
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