El Sisi orders painting Egypt’s red brick buildings under “unified” color scheme: In a bid to counter what he has termed the “uncivilized image” presented by Egypt’s unpainted red brick buildings, President Abdel Fattah Sisi has ordered that they must be painted using a unified color scheme, according to Ahram Online. Failure to oblige could result in legal action, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly informed Egypt’s governors.