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Egypt’s dangerous pressure game against Israel - opinion

Cairo’s live-fire drills near the Israeli border come as Egypt faces economic pressure, Red Sea instability, and growing questions over President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regional strategy.

|ByDR. EDY COHEN
Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.
Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon for him, stands next to his mother, Laila Soueif, and sister, Sanaa, at their home in Giza, Egypt, September 23, 2025.

Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after release from Egyptian prison

Abd el-Fattah, 44, has become Egypt's most prominent political prisoner after spending much of his adult life in and out of detention for his criticism of the Egyptian government.

|ByREUTERS
EGYPT’S PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends an Arab League summit, in Baghdad, in May. President Sisi, if you seek peace, if you seek to alleviate the suffering, open the gate from Gaza, the writer urges.

Should Israel be worried? Inside Sisi’s five-point plan to boost Egypt’s armed forces - analysis

The military buildup has come as Sisi has been working to boost his nation’s influence in the Middle East. 

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
U.S. President Trump meets with with Egypt's President el-Sisi in New York City, New York

Trump to meet with leaders of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Israeli president says

Herzog did not say when or where the meetings would take place, nor did he discuss the content of the meeting.

|ByREUTERS

Egyptians protest Trump displacement plan at Rafah border crossing

Egyptian security sources told Reuters that parties close to Sisi had sent buses to ferry protesters to the border crossing.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByREUTERS
Egyptians protest against the U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for Egypt and Jordan to host over a million Palestinians from Gaza, at a gate at the Rafah border crossing, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, January 31, 2025.

Egypt: Conversation with President Trump about Palestinians did not happen

Egypt and Jordan made it clear in official statements on Sunday that they oppose initiatives to transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByWALLA!, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi take part in a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Riyadh on May 21, 2017.

Biden holds phone calls with Egyptian, Qatari officials over Gaza ceasefire talks

Biden urged Sisi and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, whom he spoke to separately, to exert all efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.

APRIL 29, 2024ByREUTERS
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks during the National Action Network Convention from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 12, 2024.

Egypt's Sisi sweeps to third term as president with 89.6% of vote

Some voters said the eruption of conflict in Gaza had encouraged them to vote for Sisi, who has long presented himself as a bulwark of stability in a volatile region.

DECEMBER 18, 2023ByREUTERS
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a meeting with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in Cairo, Egypt on September 14, 2023.

Egyptian President Sisi seeks third term, elections begin

International election observers and human rights organizations have levied harsh criticism against Sisi’s government during his presidency.

DECEMBER 11, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A person carries a picture of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the first day of the presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, December 10, 2023.

Egyptians head to polls in election overshadowed by Gaza war

Egyptians head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election in which Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is poised to win a third term in power.

DECEMBER 10, 2023ByREUTERS
Vehicles pass under a billboard supporting presidential candidate and current Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in front of the al-Fattah al-Aleem Mosque at the New Administrative Capital (NAC) in the desert east of Cairo, Egypt December 8, 2023.

Egypt president says future Palestinian state could be demilitarized

A political resolution requires a Palestinian state based on the June 4, 1967 borders, with east Jerusalem as its capital, has remained out of reach, Sisi insisted.

NOVEMBER 24, 2023ByREUTERS
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi attends Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November, 11, 2023.

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.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByREUTERS
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

Hisham Kassem detained: A chilling signal for Egypt's 2024 elections

Leading democracy advocate and publisher Hisham Kassem is arrested in Cairo, raising concerns about the stifling of political opposition in Egypt

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023ByMINA NADER/THE MEDIA LINE
A general view of the outside of the Cairo Economic Court in Cairo suburb of Maadi, Egypt, September 2, 2023.

Egypt and India bolster ties as Modi makes first trip to Cairo

Both sides said talks on Sunday covered areas including trade and investment, renewable energy, information technology and pharmaceuticals.

JUNE 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet delegates, at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt June 25, 2023.