Egypt’s tightly controlled 2025 parliamentary elections were engineered to produce a loyal, opposition-free legislature that can secure constitutional amendments enabling head of the regime Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to extend his rule beyond 2030.

Egypt’s 2025 elections are a controlled facade dominated by regime-backed parties, marked by corruption and token opposition.

On October 6, former tourism and antiquities minister Khaled el-Enany was elected director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization with an overwhelming majority.

In September 2025, Greek-backed elections resolved a power struggle at Saint Catherine’s Monastery, installing Symeon Papadopoulos as archbishop and securing Athens’ influence over its leadership and assets.

Inside the Israeli Occupation, the announcement of renewed naval drills between Cairo and Ankara has sparked a wave of worried commentary across media and academic circles.