President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi joined mourners on Thursday at the funeral ceremony of former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who passed away on Tuesday. The funeral were held at El-Mosheer Tantawy mosque in New Cairo. The ceremony, which was attended by top Egyptian officials and minister, witnessed tight security details by army units, as well as helicopters hovering over the area for several hours. The president and tens of other mourners marched in a short military procession behind army soldiers carrying wreaths to honor Boutros-Ghali.