Egypt’s president appoints new armed forces chief-of-staff
CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi appointed on Wednesday Lieutenant General Osama Askar as the new chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces, replacing Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid, the presidency office said in a statement. “The president appointed Farid as a presidential adviser for the country’s Decent Life initiative,” Bassam Rady, spokesperson of the presidency added. Askar … Read more