Trump’s threat might well work, since the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) just suspended nearly all medical aid to Egypt, due to its own funding issues. And here’s why: Much of the funding for the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and regional governments has been lost due to the decision by […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: El-Sisi On “60 Minutes” — Take Two
Abdulfattah El-Sisi some time ago gave an interview to Scott Pelley of CBS’s “60 Minutes.” Shortly after it was taped, Egypt’s ambassador to the United States requested that the interview not be aired. CBS refused the request. All reports suggest that El-Sisi had reconsidered the wisdom of having his remarks broadcast about close military collaboration […]