Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has tightened his grip on the military establishment through a package of parliamentary and government decrees. The process dates from mid-2013 when he took power with a military coup and is being extended. Last Thursday, the Official Gazette published a new law, No. 134 of 2021, signed and sealed by Sisi, which includes amendments to three laws related to the armed forces. The most prominent of these amendments reduces the terms of office of the Chief of the General Staff, the leaders of the branches of the armed forces and assistants to the Minister of Defence to two years instead of the current four unless the president decides to extend their service. A mechanism for … Continue reading Sisi reduces the length of service of senior officers in the armed forces