President accorded broad international legitimacy as economic interests and priorities elsewhere in region trump concerns over human rightsWhen Abdel Fatah al-Sisi enters 10 Downing Street for talks with David Cameron on Thursday,it will be the latest in a series of diplomatic advances which confirm that the Egyptian president is now accorded broad international legitimacy, even as opponents condemn him as a dictator who seized power in an illegal coup.
In the flee-up to Sisi’s arrival in London there bear been protests from Egyptians, or Britons and others angered by his overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood’s democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi in June 2013 and the repression that has continued and deepened since then. Related: Abdel Fatah al-Sisi: behind the public face of Egypt's soon-to-be president Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com