Video. Retired Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was elected president in May 2014, almost a year after he removed his elected predecessor, the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi, from office in a coup. [7] Dawoud, Hosny and Nafaa were charged with "spreading fake news and joining terrorist organisations". [10][11], Chants included "rise up, fear not, Sisi must go" and "the people demand the regime's fall". The 'punchline queen' who offended Chinese men. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Fri, 19 Jan 2018 - 11:08 GMT. Sep 20, 2019 CAIRO — The Higher … [42], According to the New York Times, the arrested protestors were held in poor conditions. Mass protests in the Egyptian revolution of 2011 led to the demission of President Hosni Mubarak, the 2012 Egyptian presidential election won by Mohamed Morsi, the 2012–2013 Egyptian protests against the Morsi presidency, the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état which overthrew Morsi, the August 2013 Rabaa massacre by the security forces and army led by general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and an authoritarian government under Sisi, who was elected president with no serious opponents in 2014 and 2018. Due to the success of this program, US$500 million in Additional Financing for Egypt’s social safety net program was signed for on September 11, 2019. 15 [22] State companies bussed employees to a major road east of the centre of Cairo[21] and to Alexandria. He reiterated his support for a strong relationship between Egypt and the United States. The recent government was established on the basis of the elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, which were held in 2017, and appointed in July 2018. "[15], The arrests of five journalists, including Sayed Abdellah, who had been reporting on the protests in Suez, and Mohammed Ibrahim, author of the blog "Oxygen Egypt", were documented by Amnesty International. The Demographic Situation. [46], The following day, the Egyptian National Action Group (ENAG), including Ayman Nour as spokesperson,[47] was launched. Some Egyptians celebrated the possibility that Mr Sisi would bring stability to a country in upheaval since the removal of long-term leader Hosni Mubarak during the Arab Spring uprising in 2011. Political and security situation. The 2019 amendments to the constitution reestablished the Egyptian parliament as a bicameral body. Tantawi expressed his worry that a violent reaction by authorities to his initiative would discourage "the people" from choosing political methods of change. Ghonim refused, and a few days later Ghonim's brother Hazem was arrested in Cairo. 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[44], In the week following the 20/21 September protests, Egyptian authorities blocked, restricted or temporarily disrupted online communication services including BBC News, WhatsApp, Signal. Economists have argued that a combination of an increasingly educated youth … Annual report on political rights and civil liberties in 2019. Its overall score has increased by 1.5 points, primarily because of a higher property rights score. Annual report on political rights and civil liberties in 2019. The New Year is only a few hours old, but the political forces that are likely to shape a turbulent 2019 are already in play. The teargas spread to "a few" kilometres from the zone of the protest where a resident felt the gas making her nose feel as if it were burning. [58] At the meeting, Sisi claimed that the cause of the protests was "political Islam. Photo by REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany. Egypt's teeming cities - and almost all agricultural activity - are concentrated along the banks of the Nile, and on the river's delta. Protests against the imprisonment of ordinary civilians led to mass demonstrations at the beginning of the year. The resulting polarisation has encouraged mounting political violence from the Islamic State (ISIS) and other violent groups, particularly in the Sinai Peninsula where a low-level insurgency has … FILE: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. [19][2] The SPA stated, "the era when Sudanese citizens were humiliated inside or outside their country has gone and will never return". 332 BC - Alexander the Great, of ancient Macedonia, conquers Egypt, founds Alexandria. [17] Amnesty International described the Sisi government being "shaken to its core" by the 20–21 September protests and that the authorities had "launched a full-throttle clampdown to crush demonstrations and intimidate activists, journalists and others into silence". The protest took place in Khartoum in front of the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Egyptian embassy. 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TV is the favourite medium and there are several big hitters in the sector, including the state broadcaster. negative. Sarhan's video was viewed half a million times. [45], On 3 November 2019, elected member of the House of Representatives Ahmed Tantawi made parliamentary and online social network protests calling for el-Sisi to step down in 2022, rather than in 2024 as defined in the 2019 constitutional amendment. The VanEck Vectors Egypt Index ETF (EGPT C) declined 6.2% on Monday and broke below both its short- and long-term trendlines at the 50- and 200-day simple moving averages.. [28], Lawyer Mohamed Hamdy Younes stated that he would request the Attorney-General to investigate Ali's accusations. 31 BC - Egypt comes under Roman rule. In February of 2019, the Egyptian parliament endorsed a process to hold a referendum likely to allow al-Sisi to extend his rule until 2034, further entrenching his personal rule and military rule in Egypt, more generally. HRW called for the Egyptian security services to follow the United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials by using "non-violent means before resorting to the use of force and firearms". Due to its geographic location, its large population, and its significant role in the politics of the Arab world, Egypt’s Since January 2011, Egypt has experienced significant political turmoil and the political environment remains restrictive. Several human rights lawyers and advocates described the arrests as indiscriminate and arbitrary. Ali stated that the officers wished to kill him and that he was too tired to "run any more". Eight years ago, Egypt was the beacon of hope for the Arab world. [41] Amnesty International stated that at least 111 children were arrested as well, often after having their phones searched at checkpoints. Thal, Leonie (2019): Transformationen & Partnerschaft? In another video, a masked man claiming to be an intelligence officer stated that Sisi changed commanders frequently in order to avoid any becoming too powerful and that Sisi coordinated intelligence information closely with Israel. Its TV and film industries supply much of the Arab-speaking world with content and its press is influential. "[31], On 27 September itself, 1000[21] to 2000[23] people on Warraq Island on the Nile next to Cairo protested against Sisi and were attacked by police using tear gas. He expected that the Muslim Brotherhood as an "idea based on Islam [would] continue to attract many. Now, in the wake of a referendum which will grant President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi sweeping new powers, it … [10][13] Security forces responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and live bullets[13] and, as of 23 October 2019[update], 4300 arbitrary arrests had been made,[4] based on data from the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information,[7][14] among which 111 were minors according to Amnesty International and the Belady Foundation. Egypt’s official statistics agency reported in July that 33 percent of Egyptians were living under the poverty line after years of austerity measures, up … "[16], The Revolutionary Socialists stated that the protests "restored hope to the millions who were desperate". She stated, "When you have much of the population that doesn't live with the post-revolution trauma or memories, you have a group of young people coming in with a different set of demands and different kinds of understanding of a future possibility. [19] The Sudanese Foreign Ministry summoned the Egyptian ambassador[20] and Waleed Abdelrahman Hassan was freed on 2 October 2019. Labour leader Rashad Mohammed Kamal, who participated in the protests, was arrested at his home in Suez. The politics of Egypt are based on republicanism, with a semi-presidential system of government. There are multiple cases of people claiming that their family members have never publicly protested, in 2011 or 2019, but were still arrested. Constitutional amendments approved in April 2019 strengthened presidential authority and could permit el-Sisi to rule until 2030. © 2021 BBC. [15], Hazem Hosny was arrested without a warrant and held incommunicado. Protests and crackdowns are hitting the streets of Egypt. The authorities have been increasing controls over traditional and social media to an unprecedented degree. Ali stated, "This is a people's revolution... We have to link up together as one... and organise going down to the major squares. What happens to your body in extreme heat? She screamed to Kamal, "They're arresting me. Middle East & Africa Apr 25th 2019 … Reporters Without Borders says Egypt is "one of the world's biggest prisons" for journalists. The Egyptian Revolutionary Council was formed in August 2014 in Istanbul, and … NPR's Scott Simon asks Mohamed Zaree of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies what the protesters want. [56], On 29 September, the Egyptian ambassador in Khartoum was summoned and informed of concerns about Abdelrahman Hassan. [10] Ali's videos outline specific incidents and directly accuse well-known military individuals, including Major-Generals Kamel al-Wazir and Essam al-Kholy. The World Bank Group’s current engagement with Egypt is guided by its Country Partnership Framework (CPF) 2015–19 and Performance and Learning Review (PLR), which have resulted in the extension of the CPF to 2021 and which focus on fighting poverty and inequality. An official statistica… 4th-6th centuries - Roman province of Egypt becomes part of the Byzantine or eastern Roman Empire. 1978 - President Anwar Sadat makes peace with Israel. However, rapid population growth and the limited amount of arable land are straining the country's resources and economy, and political unrest has often paralysed government efforts to address the problems. [35], Human rights lawyer Mahienour el-Massry was arrested by three plainclothes officers in front of the Supreme State Security Prosecution headquarters in Cairo while telephoning to a friend Noha Kamal on 22 September. al-sayyid al-badawi shehata, abdel fattah al-sisi, muslim brotherhood, egyptian politics, dismissal, wafd party. The Lede is following events in Egypt, where its military rulers ousted President Mohamed Morsi on … Egypt. [5], HRW called on the Egyptian security forces to "immediately release all those arrested for solely exercising their rights". A referendum approved the amendments. The Sudanese Foreign Ministry protested against the Egyptian refusal to allow the Sudanese embassy in Cairo to meet Abdelrahman Hassan and asked for Abdelrahman Hassan to be given his full legal rights by the Egyptian authorities. The SPA stated that the video broadcast was "shameful" and that, "We stress here that the era when Sudanese citizens were humiliated inside or outside their country has gone and will never return. [25] Free meals were given to a group of families from Beni Mazar in Minya Governorate who organised 30 buses to participate in the pro-Sisi Cairo rallies. The 2019-20 Arab Opinion Index: Main Results in Brief The 2019-2020 Arab Opinion Index is the seventh in a series of yearly public opinion surveys across the Arab world, based on the findings from face-to-face interviews conducted with 28,288 individual respondents in 13 Arab countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, … The protests were decentralised[49] and started on 20 September 2020, again calling for el-Sisi to resign. The Munich Security Conference will hold its Core Group Meeting series in Cairo from 26-28 October, bringing together senior decision-makers and … 1956 - Britain, France and Israel invade over nationalisation of Suez Canal, but withdraw at US insistence. 18 February 2020 | AI – Amnesty International. Mr Sisi won a second four-year-term in March 2018 against a sole minor opposition candidate. Egypt’s economic growth has been robust, averaging 5.3 percent in FY2017/18; a rate that was sustained through Q1-FY2018/19, driven by an expansion in the gas extractives, tourism, manufacturing, construction and ICT sectors. Developing The Lede: Latest Updates on Egypt’s Political Crisis. Political stability in Egypt is a function of a complex set of factors, not all of which are in the hands of the government or the opposition. [53], Writing in The Independent on 6 October 2019, Bel Trew criticised the lack of reactions of Western powers to the wave of arrests, stating "no major western ally of Egypt has breathed a word. [26] On 3 November 2019, parliamentarian Ahmed Tantawi made online and parliamentary proposals for Sisi to step down in 2022 rather than stand for re-election in 2024.[27]. Egypt remained a member of the coalition imposing economic and political sanctions on Qatar, along with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. 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