In the News Quotes Archive - Page 28 of 36

Al Jazeera,

April 9, 2019

“The fact that the trip is happening right now is directly tied to Sisi’s desire for the US and Trump’s endorsement for [his] attempt to change the constitution to allow him to stay in power and bolster his power in other ways.”

Al-Monitor,

April 8, 2019

“If [Egyptian defense officials] are sanctioned, they’re the same people who in theory are doing business with the United States and with US firms, and that can create some problems in terms of foreign military assistance.”

New York Times,

April 3, 2019

“Sisi is not Kim Jong Un or Saddam Hussein. But he’s inching Egypt toward that kind of regime.”

Al-Monitor,

March 28, 2019

“The way they’ve used [military aid] raises questions about whether they can use it responsibly and consistent with US law.”

CNN,

March 8, 2019

“In the past, the default position [for the regime] has been to crackdown on protests… The nature of these protests, they’ve chosen not to do that. They’ve been more careful and thoughtful and strategic in how they respond.”

Middle East Eye,

March 5, 2019

“[Changing small-arms export regulations] is just one more way that the US is sort of potentially fueling regional conflicts and partners in the region [are] not being held accountable for actions.”

The Guardian,

March 3, 2019

“Every step the regime takes is increasing the anger and frustration of people on the streets. This is potentially a dangerous scenario. Right now, the streets want anyone else other than Bouteflika as president.”

Al-Monitor,

February 19, 2019

“The AKP leadership really does see the Gulenist movement as fundamentally centralized and the core of internal resistance to its rule. The AKP is…a revolutionary state: Purges are not secondary to this process, they are intrinsic to it.”

ABC,

February 17, 2019

“His case shows the willingness of President Sisi’s regime to ignore legitimate concerns expressed by the Trump White House for an American citizen wrongly imprisoned in awful conditions and in dangerously poor health.”

The Media Line,

February 14, 2019

“Gender equality is a universal human right. It isn’t something that is unique to Western values…Everyone should have the right to travel freely, and it is incumbent on Google and Apple to take up some position on this issue.”

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