Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looks to extend iron-fisted rule after ten years in power france24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from france24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Egyptians living abroad began voting on Friday for the presidential election in their country, a vote for which President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is the big favorite and at the end of which he could begin a third term.
The exercise was initially scheduled for the spring of 2024, the maximum period stipulated by the Constitution. Observers say economic considerations were behind the decision to hold the vote sooner. Egypt is caught between inflation and currency which have increased public anger
Egypt s Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma thejakartapost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thejakartapost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure of the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the last decade behind bars, has been granted a presidential pardon, lawyers said Saturday.Douma, now 37, was a leading activist in the 2011 uprising that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak.