Date of source: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Early unofficial poll results of Egyptians abroad have shown that al- Sīsī is succeeding with a landslide. According to the campaign of al- Sīsī, he is winning with more than 85% so far in New Zealand and three electoral districts in Australia.
Date of source: Friday, January 12, 2018
In an exclusive statement to al-Dustūr, Diocesan Bishop Binyamīn (Benjamin) of al-Minūfiyah, said that President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, is different from all his predecessors [state presidents], and “he is a person of great tolerance,” stressing that “al-Sīsī cannot be held responsible for the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 18, 2014
A study conducted by Al-‘Ahrām Center for Political and Strategic Studies has found that while candidate for the presidency ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī has captured the majority of the Coptic vote, his rival Hamdīn Sabahī remains more popular among younger Copts.
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2013
Pope Tawadros stated in a TV interview that Egypt cannot be compared to any country in the world and needs a man such as al-Sīsī. He stated that in the past elections the Church has supported Ahmad Shafīq, as he is qualified and has managed the Ministry of Aviation well, which is why they supported...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 13, 2014
General Muhammad Ibrāhim, Minister of Interior, has announced that more than 40 terrorist cells including more than 225 terrorists, involved in the assassination of police personnel, have been arrested. He stated that they mostly are affiliated to Ansār Bayt al Maqdis and Ajnād Misr groups. He...
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2014
The presidential candidates, al- Sīsī and Sabāhī, made strong statements against the Muslim Brotherhood group that show that they will not be able to play any political role in the aftermath of the presidential elections.
Date of source: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Coptic Churches in Alexandria have maintained their silence on the presidential elections.
Date of source: Friday, March 16, 2018
Dr. Rev. Munīr Ḥanna, Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Egypt, North Africa and the Horn of Africa, said that the Egyptian people chose democracy as their path when they voted for the constitution of 2014.
Date of source: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Eng. Abd al- Mun’im al- Shahāt, spokesman of al- Da’wah al- Salafiyah, who issued an earlier fatwá that democracy is religiously prohibited, stated that we select al-Sīsī, out of concern for sharī’ah and that no political pact was made with him.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Dr. Muṣṭafa al-Fiqī, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, said that the Christians of the Arab countries have been subjected to unprecedented violations, killings, displacement and aggression against their churches, as a result of escalating waves of extremism and terrorism. He added that the...