Stephen Kalin

Egypt’s Sisi: extremists destroying the region, threaten the world

August 25, 2021 at 6:16 a.m.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned world powers on Monday that Islamist militants are ravaging the Middle East and pose a threat to everyone's security. "Be alert...

Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s president

August 25, 2021 at 5:35 a.m.

Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in as president of Egypt on Sunday in a ceremony with low-key attendance by Western allies concerned by a crackdown on dissent...

Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s president

August 22, 2019 at 2:13 p.m.

Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in as president of Egypt on Sunday in a ceremony with low-key attendance by Western allies concerned by a crackdown on dissent...

Egypt’s Sisi wins election, faces economic challenges

August 25, 2021 at 5:15 a.m.

By Stephen Kalin and Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a landslide victory in a presidential election on Thursday but a low turnout...

Sisi voters say they’ll take the quiet life over democracy

August 25, 2021 at 5:19 a.m.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Three years have passed since a popular uprising deposed veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak, a former air force commander. But many Egyptians seemed in no hurry for democracy...

Sisi’s economic vision for Egypt: back to the future

August 25, 2021 at 5:13 a.m.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Days before a presidential election he seems certain to win, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi released a detailed, color-coded rendering of "The Map of the Future", designed to reassure...

Serendipity aids Egypt in struggle to recover stolen heritage

August 25, 2021 at 4:13 a.m.

When French Egyptologist Olivier Perdu saw a fragment of a pharaonic statue on display in a Brussels gallery last year, he assumed it was a twin of an ancient masterpiece...

Bombs kill two, including police officer, at Cairo University

August 25, 2021 at 3:31 a.m.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Explosions outside Cairo University killed two people including a police brigadier-general on Wednesday in what appeared to be a militant attack targeting security forces. A group calling...

Syrian presidential election law excludes most opposition leaders

November 4, 2021 at 1:25 a.m.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's parliament has set residency rules for presidential candidates, state media said on Friday, a move that would bar many of President Bashar al-Assad's foes who live...

Syrian presidential election law excludes most opposition leaders

September 9, 2018 at 5:17 a.m.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's parliament has set residency rules for presidential candidates, state media said on Friday, a move that would bar many of President Bashar al-Assad's foes who live...

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