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Egyptian President Appointed New Head of Country's Intelligence Agency, Reports Say
Egyptian President Appointed New Head of Country's Intelligence Agency, Reports Say
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Charged with providing critical national security information both domestically and internationally, the GIS is one of Egypt's most powerful and secretive... 17.10.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi appointed Hassan Mahmoud Rashad as the new head of the General Intelligence Service (GIS), local media By Egyptian Streets reported on Wednesday.Rashad replaced Major General Abbas Kamel, who had been head of the GIS since 2018, and was in turn appointed as an advisor to the president, general coordinator of the security services, and special envoy of the president, By Egyptian Streets said. The intelligence apparatus has become increasingly involved in regional and foreign policy, with the GIS making a significant contribution to efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the news agency added.The former GIS leader held talks at various times with both representatives of the Palestinian Hamas movement and Israeli officials to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza. His involvement comes as Egypt, along with the US and Qatar, has been mediating indirect talks between the two parties, according to earlier reports.
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Egyptian President Appointed New Head of Country's Intelligence Agency, Reports Say
Alla Shukanova
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Charged with providing critical national security information both domestically and internationally, the GIS is one of Egypt's most powerful and secretive organizations, which operates as part of the wider Egyptian intelligence system, according to media.
Egypt's
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi appointed Hassan Mahmoud Rashad as the new head of the General Intelligence Service (GIS), local media By Egyptian Streets reported on Wednesday.
Rashad replaced Major General Abbas Kamel, who had been head of the GIS since 2018, and was in turn appointed as an advisor to the president, general coordinator of the security services, and special envoy of the president, By Egyptian Streets said.
The intelligence apparatus has become increasingly involved in regional and foreign policy, with the GIS making a significant contribution to efforts to reach a
ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the news agency added.
The former GIS leader held talks at various times with both representatives of the Palestinian Hamas movement and Israeli officials to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza. His involvement comes as
Egypt, along with the US and Qatar, has been mediating indirect talks between the two parties, according to earlier reports.
