Egypt: President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi takes oath for third term. The ceremony took place in front of Parliament gathered in its brand new hemicycle.
Without directly mentioning the situation in Gaza, the economic crisis and the dizzying rise in prices, the rais simply spoke of challenges imposed by destiny. Terrorist attempts at home and unforeseen crises abroad, and violent international and regional wars, are challenges of unprecedented scale and violence in Egypt's modern history. More than half of Egyptians today are estimated to be below the poverty line.