Posted on 06/02/2018 9:20:46 AM PDT by GonzoII
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed to tackle jihadists and revive the economy as he was sworn in Saturday for a second four-year term after a wave of arrests.
Sisi took the presidential oath before a packed parliament after winning 97 percent of valid votes in March's presidential election.
Fighter jets drew an Egyptian flag in the sky above Cairo and military helicopters flew over the city centre as the president made his way to parliament, where he was greeted with a 21-gun salute.
"Together we face economic, social and political challenges and their negative effects on all aspects of life," he said.
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“In November 2016, the IMF granted Egypt a $12 billion (10 billion euro) loan over three years, conditional on reforms including the adoption of a value-added tax, energy subsidy cuts and floating the pound.”
https://www.cia.gov/Library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
Saved us from Hillary’s Muslim Brotherhood plans for Egypt and a friend of Israel and enemy of Iran. Maybe he will hold Hillary in jail for a while?
Al Sisi disturbed the Obama White House when he stepped into the scene. They were all in behind the muslin brohood. The Neck Cutter Spring got derailed just when they were getting going.
Thank G-d he took out Morsi with FULL BACKING of people
They don’t want be another Libya
I remember and respect al Sisi because he has gone out of his way to protect and support the Egyptian Christians, the Coptics in particular. For several years he has appeared at Christmas Eve services to express his respect.
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