Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

"At a certain moment in your life, you have some tools. And I have some tools," Brazzaville Foundation President Jean-Yves Ollivier told Newsweek.

"To have a less robust relationship would give the U.S. less leverage," Jonathan Cohen, Biden's former ambassador to Egypt, told Newsweek.

The paranoia and violence that Abdel Fattah el-Sissi showed at the time of the 2013 Rabaa massacre have continued, albeit in a different form.

A prime example: Khaled Ali, a prominent Egyptian lawyer who faces trial for making an obscene gesture.

With Obama in the rearview, here's what to expect from Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's trip to the White House.

Egyptian-American affairs have long been characterized by wild swings and ruptures.

Pro-government elites remain convinced that the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi's election as Egypt's president was somehow the work of the U.S.

The government of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is increasingly concerned with how women dress.

The hopes of the Arab Spring are dashed, and Egypt is again setting the standard for oppression in the region.

Steven A. Cook discusses the Egyptian president's op-ed in the Wall St Journal.

The Al Jazeera journalists are accused of spreading false reports and supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.

President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi allegedly pardoned the two TV journalists on the eve of the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

The group's Egypt affiliate, Sinai Province, said Thursday's bombing, which wounded 29 people, was a reprisal for the execution of six of its members last year.

In the two years since the massacre at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square, not a single security officer has been charged for the hundreds of deaths that day.

During the first Republican presidential primary debate on Thursday night, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz suggested President Barack Obama should take a cue from President Abdelfattah al-Sisi of Egypt when it comes to dealing with religious extremists.

Iraq's five million Kurds, who have ruled themselves in relative peace since the 1990s, have expanded their territory by up to 40 percent in recent weeks

"We must respect judicial rulings and not criticize them even if others do not understand this," Sisi said

A lower-than-expected turnout figure raised questions about the credibility of a man idolized by his supporters as a hero

There is more to democracy than merely holding elections