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Al Sissi Inaugurated in Office

Al Sissi Inaugurated in Office

After claiming a massive victory in the recently held presidential election, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi was inaugurated on Sunday as the president of Egypt. His election was under scanner, held as it was in the aftermath of ousting the democratically elected Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi, of sentencing Muslim Brotherhood activists to death and many other restrictions. […]

June 9, 2014
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US, UK welcome Sisi’s election

US, UK welcome Sisi’s election

Warsaw: The United States said on Wednesday it looked forward to working with former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as Egypt’s president but expressed concerns about the “restrictive political environment” in which he was elected.A White House statement reiterated U.S. concerns about limits on freedom of peaceful assembly and expression and pressed the government to […]

June 4, 2014
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