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Mahmoud al-Sisi • 14 min read

President’s eldest son, Mahmoud al-Sisi, sidelined from powerful intelligence position to diplomatic mission in Russia

The move seeks to alleviate growing tensions within the intelligence apparatus about his role

20 November 2019

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi • 28 min read

Money and image: Framing Mohamed Ali’s face off against Sisi

Leila Arman | Ali is a child of the post-2013 world, the world of naked conflict, stripped of any symbolism.

24 September 2019

Mohamed Ali videos • 5 min read

Mohamed Ali fallout continues: Sisi mulls canceling New York trip amid high-level meetings to combat ‘destabilization campaign’

General Intelligence Service Chief Abbas Kamel believes that the move would send a negative message.

20 September 2019

Israel • 15 min read

The merry-go-round of occupation: Unpacking the stakes of Israel’s election

For the second time this year, Israel is holding a general election in an attempt to form a coalition

17 September 2019

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi • 14 min read

New NGO law criticized as mere cosmetic change

Rana Mamdouh | In a statement, 10 rights groups rejected the new law. Others viewed it as a qualified victory.

17 July 2019

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi • 28 min read

Is the government building a parallel bureaucracy?

Mohamed Hamama and Osman El Sharnoubi | Power is concentrated in the presidency and military at the expense of other state institutions

16 May 2019

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi • 11 min read

Amending the NGO law: Why did Sisi choose to revise it now and will the changes be meaningful?

Rana Mamdouh | President Sisi orders amendments to be made to a contested NGO law that has already been passed

5 December 2018

2014 Constitution • 16 min read

Egypt’s new political order in the making

Ashraf Hakim and Asmahan Soliman | Constitutional amendments will extend Sisi’s term and grant him sweeping powers

4 December 2018

Administrative Control Authority • 5 min read

Is Sisi’s dismissal of Administrative Control Authority head Mohamed Irfan legal?

Rana Mamdouh | General Sherif Seif Eddin Hussein Khalil was sworn in on Thursday as the new head of the Administrative

31 August 2018

Opinion

Mohamed Naeem

In Egypt, nothing has changed — but perhaps everything has

This repressive regime has set itself an unattainable goal: to silence everyone all the time forever

13 November 2019

News

constitution • 5 min read

8 Egyptian rights groups reject plan to amend Constitution so Sisi can serve a third term

25 January 2019

Sisi and youth • 4 min read

World Youth Forum organizer: We are marketing Egypt

5 November 2017