El Sisi orders gov’t to drop appeal against court ruling allowing annual pension increases

El Sisi orders gov’t to drop appeal against mandatory annual pension increases: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued an order on Thursday for the Madbouly government to drop its appeal against a Supreme Administrative Court ruling enshrining pensioners’ right to an annual increase in their pensions, according to an Ittihadiya statement. The matter will now be referred to the Council of State (Maglis El Dawla) for a final decision, and El Sisi ordered that all outstanding pension payments be settled through the FY2019-20 budget.. The lawsuit was originally filed in March 2018 by the Pensioners Union, according to Ahram Online.