Abdul Fattah al-Sisi

Egypt’s Sisi visits UAE amid Gulf tensions and regional challenges - analysis

Sisi’s visit to the UAE underscores Egypt’s role in Gulf diplomacy, regional security, and Gaza, amid Saudi-UAE tensions and shifting Middle East alliances.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt on August 25, 2025.
US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 26, 2025.

Hamas economy expert: Lindsey Graham's warning exposes gap between Arab rhetoric and reality

Ofer emphasized that Graham’s remarks represent a sharp shift in the usual approach to dealing with Arab states.

|ByPELED ARBELI
Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) wave flags of the United Arab Emirates and of the STC, during a rally in Aden, Yemen, December 30, 2025.

How the UAE built its sphere of influence across the region, including role in Yemen - explainer

From Yemen and Sudan to Israel and Somaliland, the UAE has built a wide network of allies, investments, and security ties aimed at countering political Islam and shaping regional power dynamics.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon for him, stands next to his mother, Laila Soueif, and sister, Sanaa, at their home in Giza, Egypt, September 23, 2025.

Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after release from Egyptian prison

Abd el-Fattah, 44, has become Egypt's most prominent political prisoner after spending much of his adult life in and out of detention for his criticism of the Egyptian government.

|ByREUTERS

How does the strife between Hamas and the PA affect Israel? - analysis

Israel dried Gaza up, Egypt contributed to it in its way, the Arab states abandoned it, and the PA declared war on it.

MARCH 2, 2019ByJACKY HOUGI, MAARIV ONLINE
Palestinians take part in a Fatah rally in support of president Mahmoud Abbas, in the Palestinian Authority controlled side of Hebron, February 24, 2019

Sisi defends death penalty at summit with Europe

Egypt rejected allegations that confessions were extracted under torture.

FEBRUARY 25, 2019ByREUTERS
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

New constitutional amendments could allow Sisi to stay in power till 2034

The proposed amendments were submitted to the speaker of parliament on Sunday. Any changes need approval by two-thirds of parliament members, followed by a referendum.

FEBRUARY 4, 2019ByREUTERS
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sits in the chair reserved for heads of state before delivering his address during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 201

Sisi’s Ecumenical Sunday

From Coptic Christmas to mosque dedication

JANUARY 10, 2019ByJACOB WIRTSCHAFTER, MINA NADER/THE MEDIA LINE
IN EGYPT, the standalone spires adjacent to churches – such as Nativity of the Christ Cathedral (pictured) – are called lighthouses.

Egyptian President el-Sisi and CBS

There have been two elections, and Sisi won both overwhelmingly. He received almost 40 million votes. If he was so hated, why did the people not refuse to vote?

JANUARY 9, 2019ByMIKE EVANS
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Eisenkot: We thwarted the smuggling of some 20,000 rockets into Gaza

According to foreign reports Israel has also acted beyond its borders to thwart Hamas from getting their hands on advanced rockets.

JANUARY 8, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot And the heads of local councils in southern Israel

Sisi confirms Egypt is working with Israel to fight ISIS in Sinai

"We have a wide range of cooperation with the Israelis," al Sisi said in the interview.

JANUARY 4, 2019ByYVETTE J. DEANE
A new brigade in Israel’s southern front has been established to guard the border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

PA: No change in Abbas's stance toward Gaza truce after Sisi meeting

Abbas and several senior PA officials have voiced strong opposition to a truce between Hamas and Israel, arguing that such a move would consolidate the split between the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

NOVEMBER 8, 2018ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends the meeting of the Palestinian Central Council, in Ramallah, in the West Bank August 15, 2018

Abbas, Sisi meet as Gaza deal in the works

Draft agreement reportedly includes lifting 70% of border restrictions, return of Israeli soldiers’ bodies and civilians only after three years

NOVEMBER 4, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A handout picture provided by the PPO shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo on May 9, 2016

Egypt’s Sisi – a Muslim leader with much-needed moral clarity

Egypt has both waged and won an ideological war.

OCTOBER 2, 2018ByMIKE EVANS
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sits in the chair reserved for heads of state before delivering his address during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 201