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Egyptian President Sisi issues orders to study a possible pardon for activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah

The high-profile Abd el-Fattah, 43, spent most of the past decade in prison, and had been on a hunger strike since March 1.

President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025; illustrative.
 Attendees from the meeting in Riyadh included representatives from Egypt,  Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait.

Egypt's Sisi leaves Riyadh after meeting about Gaza conflict

Israeli and Palestinian flags on a geopolitical map (illustrative)

Arab world could contribute $20 billion for alternative Gaza plan, sources say

 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects Egyptian military units in Suez, in 2023.

Israel-Egypt relations: A fragile peace under growing tension – opinion


Prominent Egyptian activist, Sisi critic jailed for six months

Kassem was convicted of libel and slander against a former cabinet minister and verbally assaulting officers at a police station after he was detained, said his lawyer, Nasser Amin.

 Hisham Kassem, a former newspaper publisher and political activist, speaks during an interview with Reuters TV at his family's cemetery, which is planned to be demolished, across The City of the Dead, where a new construction project is underway on the Salah Salem road, in the capital city of Cairo

Sisi’s plea to citizens: Cut Egypt’s birth rate - comment

Since 2000, Egypt’s population has grown by 40 million and now stands at 105 million. Its birth rate is currently two million per annum.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Egyptian opposition politician Kassem begins hunger strike

Earlier this week, Free Current politicians said the case against Kassem was politically driven and called for Sisi to be replaced.

 Hisham Kassem, a former newspaper publisher and political activist, speaks during an interview with Reuters TV at his family's cemetery, which is planned to be demolished, across The City of the Dead, where a new construction project is underway on the Salah Salem road, in the capital city of Cairo

Egypt's Sisi discusses nuclear plant, grains trade with Russian officials

Construction by Russia's state-owned energy corporation Rosatom of Egypt's first nuclear plant at El Dabaa is expected to take until at least 2030.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

How do Israel’s protests impact the Middle East? -analysis

Israel’s recent protests showed that large numbers of people care about the rule of law - if successful, they can inspire people across the region.

 A MASS protest against the government’s proposed changes to the legal system took place on Saturday night in Tel Aviv.

US citizen held in UAE after criticizing Egypt president released, says fiancée

Osman was held after posting a YouTube video in which he criticized President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and called for peaceful protests on Nov. 11.

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a ceremony in Ismailia, Egypt, in 2019

Gaza peace hangs in balance as Israel, Egypt at odds over truce - analysis

"Eygpt found itself under pressure from the PIJ to deliver what it promised" and Cairo is now pressing Israeli on that matter, said lecturer Ofir Winter.

Palestinian Islamic jihad militants display rockets during a military show marking the 32nd anniversary of the organisation's founding, in the central Gaza Strip October 3, 2019.

Lapid thanks Sisi for Egyptian efforts to broker Gaza cease fire

Egyptian President Sisi and Lapid agreed that it was important to strengthen and develop "normalization between Israel and the countries of the region."

Lapid in Egypt to meet Sisi and discuss Hamas hostages.

Abraham Accords nations' foreign ministers to all meet in Israel

"We have seen tremendous and tangible results in terms of the UAE-Israel relationship, said US Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in Riga, Latvia, March 7, 2022.

Sisi calls for Israeli-Palestinian talks after meeting Bahraini King

Egypt is attempting to broker indirect talks between Israel and Hamas that would lead to a permanent ceasefire over Gaza.

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