Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

February 13, 2025 | |

Egypt to Propose Alternative Plan for Rebuilding Gaza

Egypt to Present Alternative Plan for Gaza: Egypt will reportedly present a plan later in February to rebuild the Gaza Strip within three to five years without displacing Palestinian...

February 12, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Trump’s question for Arab rulers

Are they with America or against America?

January 31, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer, Mariam Wahba

Will Egypt’s President Become Trump’s Least Favorite Dictator?

Hours after President Donald Trump revealed plans to ask Egypt to enable Palestinian refugees looking to escape the war to enter the Sinai Peninsula from Gaza, Cairo’s Foreign Ministry issued a...

January 15, 2025 | Mariam Wahba |

Former HTS fighter Ahmad Hammad al Mansour reportedly detained in Syria after threatening Egyptian president

The hashtag “Your turn, dictator” has been widely shared on Egyptian social media in the past two weeks. Modeled after the 2011 rallying cry “your turn, doctor” used against then-Syrian President...

January 15, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Trump Doctrine 2.0: What It Means for the Middle East

Countries across the Middle East are making moves and preparing for President Donald Trump’s incoming United States administration. Many of the region’s leaders were in power during the first...

January 6, 2025 | Mariam Wahba

Turning the Page on Intolerance: Egypt’s Textbook Reforms

Egypt has made significant strides in purging school textbooks of antisemitic content and other problematic material, revising over 350 state-issued books since 2018 as a part of an ambitious reform program....

January 2, 2025 | Mariam Wahba, Marina Chernin

Struggling with Inflation, Egypt to Get Infusion of Funds from IMF

In the midst of Egypt’s prolonged economic strains, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted Cairo initial approval for an additional disbursement of $1.2 billion following a review of its initial loan agreement. The funding will be made available to Cairo following approval by the IMF Executive Board...

December 20, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

Welcome to ‘Paddystine’

Dublin’s goal, according to Israel’s ambassador to Ireland, has been to undermine the Jewish state’s ability to defend itself by launching lawfare to chip steadily away at its sovereign rights.

December 17, 2024 | Mariam Wahba |

Egypt Revises School Textbooks to Expunge Antisemitic Content

Egypt has made significant strides in purging school textbooks of antisemitic and anti-Christian content, with approximately 80 percent of Egyptian students in elementary and preparatory education now...

December 17, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi, Mariam Wahba

How Turkey Outplayed Egypt and the U.S. In The Horn Of Africa

Ankara’s recent geopolitical gains go beyond just Syria.

December 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Is Syria’s Julani part of a rising generation of younger Middle East leaders?

If Julani is to remain in power for the coming years, he could play a transformative role in Syria and the Middle East.

December 5, 2024 | Mariam Wahba |

Egyptian Satirist Jailed Over Political Cartoons, Spotlighting Cairo’s Abuse of Pretrial Detention

The case of Egyptian translator and political cartoonist Ashraf Omar casts a spotlight on Egypt’s abuse of pretrial detention laws, which enable the state to incarcerate detainees without evidence or...

November 14, 2024 | Mariam Wahba |

Egypt’s disappearing women

In America, progressive feminists often speak out against toxic masculinity. But in Egypt, women, especially Christian women, live with its brutal reality. Julia Atef, 21, never...

October 28, 2024 | |

Egypt Proposes Two-Day Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Egypt proposed a two-day Gaza ceasefire on October 27 that would see Hamas free four hostages in exchange for some Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails...

October 25, 2024 | Mariam Wahba |

MBS Bets on Egypt’s Fragile Economy

For the first time since 2022, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) visited Cairo last week to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Their meeting, coupled with Saudi Arabia’s recently...

October 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s FM launches historic regional tour, strengthening ties with Arab states

As Iran's foreign minister makes his tour, it is in contrast to his Israeli counterparts, who have not made any regional tours like this or have not been able to do much outreach since October 7.

October 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman in Cairo to discuss Gaza, Lebanon, Red Sea

Historically, Saudi Arabia and Egypt were the two pillars of stability for the region, and both are friends of the United States.

September 24, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi, Mariam Wahba

A Marriage of Convenience—the Limits of a Turkish Rapprochement With Egypt

On Sept. 4, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Ankara, marking Sisi’ first visit to Turkey since taking power in 2014. Despite the optics...

September 10, 2024 | Jonathan Schanzer, Mariam Wahba

Egypt Has Violated Its Peace Treaty With Israel. It Must Face Consequences

Is Egypt in violation of its 1979 peace treaty with Israel? It would appear so. In 1979, Egypt made history as the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel, building on a set of two foundational...

September 9, 2024 | |

Erdogan Calls on Muslim Nations to Isolate Israel

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on September 7 called for the formation of an Islamic alliance to halt what he called “the growing threat of expansionism” from the Jewish state. Falsely claiming...