Egypt’s parliamentary speaker has sparked outrage online after praising Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s infrastructure projects. Ali Abdel Aal made the comments while defending Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi development plans. “Hitler had his mistakes, but what allowed him to expand eastward and westward was that he created a strong infrastructure,” the speaker said. Mr Abdel Aal has since said his… Read more »
A referendum closed last Monday in Egypt that is expected to give power to Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi until 2030. Results from the poll will determine some of the extended presidential powers given to Egypt’s leader, which will be announced on April 27th. Pro-Sisi activists were chanting near polling stations and chanting nationalist songs. Egyptian TV stations urged citizens to vote… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/egypt-referendum-sisi-voting-bribes-military-president-power-a8882606.html Polls closed on Monday night after Egyptians voted in a referendum expected to allow President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to stay in power until 2030 – amid allegations of widespread vote-buying and bribery. The proposed constitutional amendments would extend presidential term limits from four to six years, increase the role of the Egyptian military, and grant the president more control over… Read more »
ISIS is losing ground in Syria and Iraq. In Mosul, the Iraqi Army seems to be soundly defeating its insurgent opponents. The liberation of cities such as Palmyra, Aleppo, and Al-Bab in Syria, and Mosul and Fallujah in Iraq, show the terrorist group is on the desperate defense. The Iraqi Army’s push into Mosul supported by US and coalition airstrikes,… Read more »
(AL JAZEERA): Ten Egyptian security personnel, including three army officers, have been killed in two roadside bombings during a security operation in Egypt’s troubled Sinai peninsula on Thursday, an Egyptian army spokesman said. The explosions hit the security vehicles during a raid on a group affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS). Security… Read more »
Al Jazeera: Hamas members in the Gaza Strip have elected Yahya Sinwar to head its Gaza political bureau to succeed outgoing leader Ismail Haniya. Sinwar will take over from Haniya, who served out his two-term limit some time in April. Sinwar was jailed by Israel in 1988 and spent the next 23 years in prison, where he was a key leader… Read more »