Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be sworn in for a third term during a ceremony in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) on Tuesday. He will take the oath of office at parliament at its new building in the capital, where construction began in 2015. An Egyptian security source told Asharq Al-Awsat that Sisi will arrive at the new capital on Tuesday where he will hold a short meeting with the parliament speaker and other officials from the legislature before the ceremony.
Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping are becoming a big problem for Egypt. Many vessels now avoid Red Sea routes and Egypt's Suez Canal, putting Cairo in a dilemma.
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