Latest Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi News

Key mediator Egypt proposes a 2-day Gaza cease-fire and the release of 4 hostages

Oct. 28, 2024 01:22 AM EDT

RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (AP) — Egypt’s president announced Sunday his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed. There was no immediate response from Israel or Hamas as the latest talks were expected in Qatar,...

Iranian foreign minister discusses regional tensions with Egyptian officials in Cairo

Oct. 17, 2024 06:49 AM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi discussed rising tensions in the region with Egyptian officials Thursday in Cairo during the first such visit by a top Iranian official to the North African nation in around a decade. Araghchi held talks with his Egyptian...

Somalia says it welcomes Egypt's offer to deploy peacekeepers there

Oct. 11, 2024 03:34 AM EDT

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia says Egypt has offered to deploy peacekeeping troops to the Horn of Africa nation in a security partnership that is emerging as the mandate of a long-time group of African Union peacekeepers winds down. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on...

Mother of Egyptian activist starts hunger strike to call for his release

Sep. 30, 2024 14:24 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The mother of a prominent Egyptian rights activist said Monday that she started a hunger strike to pressure authorities to release her son Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who rose to prominence with the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Middle East and in Egypt toppled long-time...

Family and rights groups urge Egypt to free imprisoned activist as his 5-year sentence ends

Sep. 27, 2024 00:37 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Rights groups and the family of convicted Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah on Thursday called on authorities to release him at the end of his five-year sentence next week. Abdel-Fattah, an outspoken dissident, rose to prominence with the 2011 pro-democracy...

Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens

Sep. 26, 2024 22:01 PM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — New fighting rocked Sudan's capital on Thursday with airstrikes and drone attacks in and around Khartoum amid a worsening cholera outbreak, officials said. Sudan’s military launched an operation in the early hours of Thursday aimed at taking control of areas in the...

US cites Egypt's help in Gaza as Washington sends full military aid despite human rights concerns

Sep. 12, 2024 14:12 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is sending Egypt its full $1.3 billion allocation of military aid, setting aside conditions placed by Congress on some of the money over human rights concerns and citing Cairo's role as a mediator in the Israel-Hamas war. The State...