Even as Sisi frees prisoners, opponents unite against him

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is releasing more opposition prisoners, bringing the number to 8,000 since he became president in 2014, but he hasn't appeased his rivals.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is seen during a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus, June 18, 2019. - REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/Pool
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Amr Mostafa
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CAIRO — The Egyptian opposition at home and abroad is amplifying its call to unify their ranks against the government.

Ayman Nour, a former Egyptian presidential candidate and head of Ghad El-Thawra Party, said in a June 9 Facebook post that representatives of the Egyptian opposition far and wide have met numerous times to discuss his plan to build a national dialogue.

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