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Egypt parts ways with top lobbyist days after ’60 Minutes’ debacle

By Al-Monitor – Egypt cut ties with its top US lobbying firm just days after CBS broadcast a controversial interview with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that Cairo tried to stop from [...]

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Sisi Supporters Seek to Extend His Power for Years

By The Wall Street Journal – Egyptian president’s backers propose constitutional amendment allowing him to stay in office longer. Egyptian lawmakers launched an effort Sunday to change the [...]

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Pope Francis Breaks Some Taboos on Visit to UAE

By Jason Horowitz – The New York Times – Pope Francis used the keynote address of his roughly 40-hour stay in the United Arab Emirates to breach delicate taboos on Monday, specifically [...]

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Constitutional proposals could allow Sisi to stay in power till 2034

By Reuters – Constitutional amendments proposed by Egyptian lawmakers would allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power for up to 12 years beyond his current term and boost his [...]

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Kidnapping, Torture in Egypt of Christian Woman from Sudan Highlights Convert Pressures

By Morning Star News –  A Christian mother from Sudan had deep cause for fear last November when her Muslim brother went to her church in Cairo, Egypt with a photo of her husband and asked [...]

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Au Caire, Macron loue le partenariat avec l’Égypte

Par Renaud Girard – Le Figaro – “Les coptes d’Égypte sont une composante essentielle de la société égyptienne, de son histoire et de son avenir. La France est attachée à son [...]

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Bras de fer entre al-Sissi et Macron sur les droits de l’homme

Par Ariane Lavrilleux – Le Point – ANALYSE. La conférence de presse des présidents égyptien et français s’est crispée après les remarques d’Emmanuel Macron sur les droits de [...]

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Macron Addresses Egypt’s Human Rights Abuses During Visit

By POMED –  Upon arriving in Egypt on January 27, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he would address human rights concerns by speaking “openly” about the treatment of citizens [...]

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Macron: Egypt’s Human Rights Record Perceived Tougher Than Under Mubarak

By Egyptian Streets – On the first day of his trip to Egypt, French President Emmanuel Macron says that the human rights situation is perceived as tougher than under Mubarak, and that it [...]

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Congress Comes to Agreement on Military Aid to Egypt

By POMED –  On January 23, amid the ongoing debate over the government shutdown, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending bill for Fiscal Year 2019 that would maintain the [...]