Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

"We all know also that there are challenges. And yet every single one of us are here because through those challenges we see and understand the extraordinary potential."

After decades of ignoring Africa, Egypt is re-engaging with the continent

This is a moment of opportunity. With the right policies, Egypt’s government can deliver on the hopes and aspirations of the Egyptian people.

On March 13, the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh will play host to a major economic conference.

Pope Tawadros II, the main political voice of the Coptic community, has seemingly allied with President Sisi, but this comes at the expense of defending Coptic rights.

Egypt’s current foreign policy activism is more show than substance. The temptation to expand this approach by intervening in Libya will only reveal Egypt’s vulnerabilities and deepen them further.

Egypt’s president has a simple solution for activists who protest against his draconian laws criminalising public assembly. Jail them.

BP said on Friday that it had reached an agreement to invest with a partner about $12 billion to develop natural gas resources in the country.

Saudi Arabia is pushing for Sunni Muslim Middle East countries to set aside differences over political Islam and focus on what it sees as more urgent threats from Iran and Islamic State.

Why Egypt Is to Blame