Abdel Fattah El Sisi

Tribes council: Development file to figure high on agenda of third national dialogue for youth

Cairo - Arab Today

The Egyptian Council for Arab and Egyptian Tribes chaired by Moussa Mostafa Moussa underlined the importance of garnering up national and partisan powers behind President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in the current phase. In a statement released on Sunday, Moussa said the development file will figure high on the agenda of the Third National Dialogue For Youth that will kickRead more

Sisi to attend national youth conference in Ismailia on Tuesday

Ismailia - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will attend on Tuesday activities of the National Youth Conference in Ismailia that coincides with celebrations of the 35th anniversary of Sinai Liberation Day. The conference will be attended by 1,200 youths from Suez, Port Said, Ismailia, North and South Sinai governorates, in addition to 200 youths representing the higher education and youth and sportsRead more

Interior minister sends cable of greetings to Sisi on occasion of Israa, Miraj

Cairo - Arab Today

Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel Ghaffar sent a cable of greetings on Saturday to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of Israa and Miraj anniversary. Israa and Miraj is observed on the 27th day of Rajab on the Islamic calendar and refers to the miraculous journey that Prophet Muhammad undertook from Mecca to Jerusalem in one night. ItRead more

Sisi receives US defence secretary

Cairo - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Thursday US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, currently on his first visit to Egypt since assuming post. Egyptian Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi, deputy US National Security Adviser for Strategic Affairs Dina Powell and US Ambassador here Robert S. Beecroft attended the talks. Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said Sisi welcomed the US defense official, hopingRead more

Presidential decree approving French Development Agency fund to Egypt

Cairo - MENA

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued a decree approving an agreement between Egypt and French Development Agency to fund feasibility studies and consultancy services in various developmental sectors in Egypt at a cost of one million euros. The grant will contribute to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, urban development, social housing, vocational training, agriculture, energy and climate change. TheRead more

Sisi visits CAPMAS premises to follow up 1st electronic census

Cairo - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi visited on Wednesday the headquarters of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) to follow up the implementation of the general census project. The president was received by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Planning Minister Hala el Saaed and CAPMAS Chairman Abu Bakr el Gendi. During his visit, Gendi posted the president on theRead more

Sisi delegates secretaries to attend Easter Mass

Cairo - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has delegated presidential secretary Moustafa Sherif Mahmoud to the Coptic Orthodox Church in Abbassiya to attend Easter Mass. Other presidential secretaries have been delegated to attend Easter Mass celebrations at the Coptic Catholic Church, the Coptic Evangelical Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Episcopal Church. Source: MENARead more

Sisi visits St Mark Cathedral, condoles with Pope Tawadros over church victims

Cairo - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi visited on Thursday St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, where he met with Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese. Sisi condoled with the Pope over the church victims who lost their lives in Sunday's blasts in Tanta and Alexandria. On Palm Sunday, dozens were killed and injured in bomb attacks thatRead more

Putin condoles with Sisi over victims of Mar Gerges Church attack

Moscow - Arab Today

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a cable of condolences to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sisi for victims of the Mar Gerges Church terrorist attack. Putin strongly condemned the attack describing it as a "brutal act", according to a statement issued by the Kremlin on Sunday. He further said that terrorists want to spread discrimination among people, adding thatRead more

Sisi calls for urgent meeting of national defense council after Tanta church attack

Cairo - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday called for holding an urgent meeting for the National Defense Council to discuss the repercussions of Mar Gerges Church terror attack. A reliable source told MENA that a suicide bomber might be the cause of the explosion that ripped through Mar Gerges Church in Tanta earlier in the day. The blast claimed theRead more