Apr 02 Watch 3:58 Trump looks to reboot bilateral ties with Egypt By PBS News Hour Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will visit the White House on Monday after the Trump administration said the president is looking to reboot the bilateral relationship between Egypt and the U.S. But the visit raises questions about U.S. foreign aid… Continue watching
Mar 19 Egypt’s el-Sissi to meet Trump in Washington in early April By Associated Press Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in Washington next month, Egypt's leading state-owned newspaper said on Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 08 An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi? By Rhana Natour In May 2014, Aya Hijazi, a 29-year-old Egyptian-American humanitarian worker, was imprisoned in Egypt. For more than two years, she was held in what’s known as “pre-trial detention” before her trial finally began last month. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 7:42 Egypt envisions ‘strengthening’ of U.S. relationship under Trump By PBS News Hour Egypt has experienced turbulent relations with the U.S. under the Obama administration, but President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was the first foreign leader to congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on his victory. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner interviews Egyptian foreign minister… Continue watching
Jul 13 Egyptian dissenters forcibly disappeared and tortured, Amnesty says By Kassia Halcli Hundreds of Egyptians, including students and children, have disappeared and been tortured under the guise of counterterrorism, according to an Amnesty International report released Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 7:52 Has justice taken a backseat to civil order in Egypt’s courts? By PBS News Hour Egypt’s judiciary, once renowned as fiercely independent, now faces criticism for the harsh and lengthy imprisonment of political prisoners under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Special correspondent Nick Schifrin talks with one family who have tirelessly fought for… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 11:05 Egypt’s opposition forcibly muted five years since revolution By PBS News Hour Five years after the revolution that toppled the government, Egypt has yet to achieve the movement’s democratic ideals. But there are no more protests because protests are illegal. Freedom of speech curtailed, McCarthy-esque fear pervades under President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, with… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 4:32 5 years since uprising, Egyptian opposition demoralized by crackdown By PBS News Hour It's been a tumultuous five years since Egyptians took to the street in mass protest. Now Egyptians are marking a somber and tense anniversary of a day that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the election and then military-led… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 11:27 Egypt’s president on fighting Islamic State, U.S. relations By PBS News Hour Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sits down with chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss the pardoning of Al Jazeera journalists, whether Egypt will step up military action against the Islamic State, President Bashar al-Assad’s future in Syria, the government… Continue watching
Jun 06 Egyptian court overturns designation of Hamas as a terrorist group By Daniel Costa-Roberts An Egyptian appeals court on Saturday overturned a lower court ruling that designated the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas as a terrorist organization, court officials said… Continue reading