By Nourhan Fahmy and Sara Khourshid “Do not listen to anyone else but me,” Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday in a ceremony held in Cairo for the launch of the country’s sustainable development strategy, Egypt’s Vision 2030. He raised his voice as he vowed to “wipe off the face of the earth” those who want to “bring down Egypt” and work toward driving Egypt toward a “fate similar to that of other” states. Set up by the Ministry of Planning, the strategy lays out the state’s long-term plan across three dimensions: Economic, social and environmental. In his speech, which was broadcast on state-run television, Sisi listed projects established by the government during his tenure, which started in mid-2014 after he won a sweeping victory in the presidential elections garnering more than 96 percent of Egyptian votes. Earlier in July 2013, Sisi, who was the defense minister at the time, led a military ouster of then-President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood after mass protests against his rule. He praised projects established under his rule, such as the Suez Canal mega project, housing projects and the establishment of “133 bridges in 30…
Sisi Calls for National Unity, Urges Egyptians to Listen to Him ‘Only’
February 24, 2016
