Abdel Fattah Al Sisi

An Egyptian student fights to hold Egypt’s Sisi accountable in court

A courageous Egyptian dissident finds a Turkish human rights lawyer to sue his country’s military rulers over crimes against humanity.

Egyptians go to polls in second stage of parliamentary election

Supporters of Egypt's Abdel Fattah al Sisi are expected to win in the second phase of a parliamentary election. The first phase of voting took place last weekend.

Resumption of Libya talks on table as Egypt green-lights troop deployment

The UN Support Mission in Libya has said there might be "possible ways to resume the political talks."

Sisi’s Egypt: ‘more prisons’ than new hospitals and schools

After the coup, Egyptian social and political life has been occupied by a military-style existence, leaving people desperate — say some prominent exiles.

When it comes to Libya, are Sisi and his generals on the same page?

The Egyptian army is short on military successes, and that history may give some military officials pause for thought.

Exclusive: Morsi family's legal team seeking justice in European courts

The legal team of former President Mohammed Morsi’s family is looking to charge senior members of the Egyptian regime, which ousted the country’s first-democratically elected president in a military coup.

Why Egypt's options are shrinking in Libya amid Turkey's presence

Cairo has been reduced to a mere observer in the Libyan conflict as Turkish drones in the service of the UN-recognised Tripoli government alter the battleground equation.

Did Sisi release ex-army chief to please Egyptian generals?

Experts say the sudden release of Sami Annan, Sisi's political rival, indicates Egyptian military generals are not so sure whether the country is heading toward the right direction.

Egyptian opposition considers taking Sisi to international courts

The Egyptian Revolutionary Council, an anti-Sisi regime group, has said it can take the case of the death of former president Mohammed Morsi and other prisoners to international courts.

Anti-Sisi protests hit Egypt, as supporters stage own rallies

Police blocked streets leading to Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 2011 revolution that ousted longtime-autocrat Hosni Mubarak, after calls by exiled businessman Mohamed Aly for a "million-man march".

Egypt rights group: Nearly 2,000 detained since protests

President Abdel Fattah el Sisi played down repeat protest call against his rule on Friday, as security forces tightened controls in the centre of the capital and closed off entrances to Tahrir Square.

Egypt detains more than 1,100 after anti-Sisi protests – rights monitors

Gamal Eid, head of Arab Network for Human Rights Information, says his group and two others have jointly documented more than 1,100 arrests following last week's protests that called on President Abdel Fattah el Sisi to quit.