> Similar situation in Cairo. Moving the government to a far off, easily protected location means mass protests are dramatically less effective. Indeed, primar

> Similar situation in Cairo. Moving the government to a far off, easily protected location means mass protests are dramatically less effective. Indeed, primarily by distancing the rulers from people poor enough to not to have anything to loose. How much big of a part of Cairo is a gigantic slum? Cairo is not a small city, 20 million at least in the conurbation. On other hand, having a standing out compact garrison city in the desert will make bombing Sisi out of existence much easier.