NPR Egypt's Foreign Minister: Egypt Has A 'Very High Degree Of Security' Shortly after arriving in Washington for diplomatic meetings this week, Egypt's foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, stopped by NPR to speak with Morning Edition's David Greene. Shoukry, a veteran diplomat and former ambassador to Washington, represents the government of Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who led a military coup in 2013 and became president in 2014. Sisi's government has cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group it ousted from power. The current government has also faced allegations of human rights abuses. Africa News Solar energy boom in Egypt Egypt is positioned in the world's sun belt region meaning it is never short of sunshine. As a result, homeowners are taping into the sun's power through a feed-in-tariff system created by the government. Under the scheme set up in 2014, businesses and homeowners with solar panels can make some extra money by selling their unused power to electricity suppliers.