{"id":603366,"date":"2019-04-21T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T04:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/04\/21\/egypt-in-the-news-on-21-april-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-04-21T04:00:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T04:00:10","slug":"egypt-in-the-news-on-21-april-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/04\/21\/egypt-in-the-news-on-21-april-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt in the news on 21 April 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The foreign press was squarely focused over the weekend on the referendum on proposed constitutional amendments<\/b>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/egypts-muffled-opposition-urges-voters-to-reject-extending-sisis-rule-11555681763?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/nation-world\/nation\/egypt-opposition-urges-no-vote-to-extend-presidents-term\/\">the AP<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/egyptNews\/idAFL5N22202V\">Reuters<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2019\/04\/20\/why-were-pushing-back-against-egyptian-presidents-constitutional-coup\/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.30c7b53374dd\">Washington Post<\/a> shone the spotlight on opposition to the amendments, with the WaPo running with an opinion piece from Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Director Bahey Eldin Hassan. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/apr\/19\/egypt-holds-snap-vote-on-extending-presidents-term-limit\">Guardian\u2019s Ruth Michaelson<\/a> was also particularly concerned with the lack of international observers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-47974724\">The BBC\u2019s Sally Nabil<\/a>, meanwhile, looked at the increasing number of banners in town urging voters to vote in favor, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-04-20\/the-latest-egypt-begins-vote-on-extending-el-sissi-s-rule\">the AP ran regular updates<\/a> of what\u2019s been going on at the polling stations. Voice of America also recapped the course of events that led to the amendments with a brief video report (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/egypt-holds-referendum-on-constitutional-changes\/4882867.html\">watch, runtime: 2:50<\/a>). The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/2f87ca4c-6361-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62\">Financial Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.ug\/egyptians-vote-in-referendum-to-extend-sisis-rule\/\">AFP<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/egypt-votes-referendum-changes-that-would-allow-president-abdel-fattah-el-sisi-to-rule-until-2030\/\">CBS News<\/a> also took note. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2019\/04\/20\/egypt-constitutional-amendments-entrench-repression\">Human Rights Watch<\/a> criticized the amendments, claiming that they will \u201centrench repression\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Other headlines worth a skim this morning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/story\/a-first-timers-guide-to-traveling-to-cairo\">Conde Nast Traveler<\/a> gives our fair city some love with <b>a list of basic tips for first-time visitors to Cairo<\/b>. <\/li>\n<li><b>Economists are divided on whether Egypt\u2019s fiscal targets for the next three years are \u201coverly ambitious\u201d<\/b> given the size of public debt, economic \"adjustment fatigue,\" and the difficulty of attracting FDI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2019\/04\/egypt-finance-ministry-plan-imf-economy.html\">Al Monitor<\/a> says.<\/li>\n<li><b>Egypt is concerned over Turkey and Qatar\u2019s backing of militia in Libya,<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thearabweekly.com\/egypt-raises-alarm-militias-threat-sisi-haftar-talks\">The Arab Weekly<\/a> reports.<\/li>\n<li><b>The 120th anniversary of Egyptian cartoonist Alexander Saroukhan was celebrated <\/b>at an international competition organized by the Egyptian Caricature Association, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/thearabweekly.com\/exhibit-revives-legacy-iconic-egyptian-cartoonist-alexander-saroukhan\">The Arab Weekly.<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The foreign press was squarely focused over the weekend on the referendum on proposed constitutional amendments. 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