Egypt’s Sisi sweeps to third presidential term
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has swept to a third, six-year term as Egypt’s president, winning 89.6% of votes in an election in which he faced no...
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has swept to a third, six-year term as Egypt’s president, winning 89.6% of votes in an election in which he faced no...
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is the front-runner in Egypt’s upcoming presidential election which will be held from December 10-12. Despite being marked by a widespread crackdown...
Within hours after a blast was said to have killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital, protesters hurled stones at Palestinian security forces in the occupied...
Issued on: 27/09/2023 – 14:41 The ballot hadn’t been expected until spring next year. But Egypt’s National Election Authority announced this week that the country...
An Egyptian court has sentenced prominent dissident Hisham Kassem to six months in prison, his lawyer and political movement said, a move barring him from...
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the de facto ruler of Sudan, arrived in Qatar Thursday on an official visit to discuss the ongoing crisis in his country. The trip, which comes after...
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted a pardon Wednesday to researcher Patrick Zaki, state media said, a day after Zaki’s three-year jail term sparked an...
Back to homepage / Shows / Middle East matters Issued on: 05/07/2023 – 12:03 12:34 MIDDLE EAST MATTERS © FRANCE 24 Ten years ago this...
Issued on: 15/11/2022 – 13:14 The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah said Tuesday they received a letter from him saying he has ended...
Issued on: 11/11/2022 – 12:07Modified: 11/11/2022 – 12:17 US President Joe Biden headed to UN climate talks in Egypt on Friday armed with major domestic...
Amnesty International’s head on Sunday warned that the proceedings of COP27 in Egypt could be stained by the death of one of the country’s leading...
Issued on: 05/04/2022 – 05:24 Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, a key figure in the country’s 2011 revolution, began a hunger strike in prison over...