Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

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India marks its 74th Republic Day with a ceremonial parade; Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attends as a guest of honour.
Published On 26 Jan 2023
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The IMF announced an ambitious reform programme for Egypt’s economy, but analysts cast doubt on its effectiveness.
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Published On 21 Nov 2022

The Take talks to the sister of the activist on a hunger and water strike imprisoned in Egypt.

Alaa Abd el-Fattah has stopped drinking water, his family says, as UK PM Rishi Sunak vows to lobby for his release.

The jailed British-Egyptian activist will stop drinking water on Sunday as world leaders gather at COP27.

Egyptian President el-Sisi is set for a Tuesday visit to Doha, Qatar, his first since 2017’s regional crisis.

Alaa Abdel Fattah, icon of Egypt’s 2011 revolt, has been on hunger strike for nearly six months, protesting detention.

Sheikh Tamim’s visit comes less than two months after his government announced it would invest $5bn in Egypt.

Egypt rights body urges authorities to transfer activist to better facility, as his family calls for his release.

Thousands of political prisoners, however, are estimated to remain in Egyptian jails.

Egypt often mediates between Hamas and Israel, but its role in Gaza extends to control of the Rafah border crossing.

State-backed human rights body urges prosecutors to probe whether Ayman Hadhoud was ‘forcibly disappeared’.

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