Tag: Fattah
Egypt: the mother of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah continues her hunger strike
It has been 114 days this Tuesday, January 21 that she has been eating only coffee, tea and a few vitamins. Laila Soueif, 68, a mathematician with dual British and…
War in Sudan: Washington sanctions army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
The United States announced sanctions on Thursday, January 16, against the head of the Sudanese army, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, a few days after taking a similar measure against the…
President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi wins the presidential election with 89.6% of the vote
Abdel Fattah al-Sissi was re-elected for a third term, the Egyptian electoral authority announced on Monday. The Egyptian electoral authority announced Monday, December 18 that current President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…
Ten years ago, the seizure of power by Abdel Fattah al-Sissi threw a new leaden screed on freedoms in Egypt
On July 3, 2013, Egypt’s first democratically elected president was overthrown in a military coup after only a year in power. His successor, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, has since amended the…
Egypt assures that Alaa Abdel Fattah “is in good health”, his family is not convinced
The family of Alaa Abdel Fattah, the most famous Egyptian detainee and figurehead of the uprising which caused the fall of President Mubarak in 2011, is worried about his fate,…