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إلهام أبو الفتح
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الإشراف العام
إلهام أبو الفتح
رئيس التحرير
طه جبريل

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With New Vows, Egypt Leader Takes Office

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Former military chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi was sworn in as Egypt's president, promising to deliver on the demands for democracy embodied in two revolutions over the past three years.
There was no sign of the Islamists or liberals who represent the broadened political spectrum that has arisen in the past few years at a series of ceremonies. Media access was limited to state-controlled outlets.
"It is time for our great people to reap the fruits of two revolutions," Mr. Sisi said in a speech at the presidential palace after he was sworn in at another venue. "The success of a revolution lies in the crystallization of its goals and its development for the better."
The former defense minister, who was once head of military intelligence, won 96% of the vote in last month's election against one challenger.
"The revolution fell in the grip of a group that ripped it all off," Maher Samy, the deputy head of the supreme court, said in a speech at the ceremony, in a reference to the Muslim Brotherhood.
"June 30 wasn't a military coup, but a people's revolution," he said, referring to the date of mass protests against Mr. Morsi.
Under Mr. Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood was accused of monopolizing power and failing to set up a representative government.
The ceremony also featured a reading from the Quran by a government preacher—a ceremonial flourish not featured at Mr. Morsi's swearing-in. The ceremonies were watched by dozens of Egyptian and foreign dignitaries.
The foreign dignitaries who attended the events offered a glimpse of Egypt's shifting international alliances.
Egyptian state television, whose staff were among the only reporters allowed into the various ceremonies, showed in attendance princes and kings from some of the most powerful Gulf Arab states.
The U.S., long a major patron of Egypt's military, sent Thomas Shannon, an adviser to Secretary of State John Kerry.
Though many foreign investors are already betting on a revival of the country's economy under Mr. Sisi, the new president faces a host of challenges, including a budget deficit, weak currency, a large subsidies bill and double-digit unemployment.
Mr. Sisi never spelled out his economic agenda in detail during the campaign. He hinted he would carve out a larger role for the state.