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Egypt’s Sisi wins parliamentary approval for possible Libya intervention

Reuters News ServiceJuly 21, 2020July 21, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 21, 2020July 21, 20200497

Egypt’s parliament gave President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi the green light for possible military intervention in Libya by approving the deployment of armed forces abroad to fight...

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Preliminary results show Egypt’s Sisi leading voting

Reuters News ServiceMarch 29, 2018March 29, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 29, 2018March 29, 20180156

Preliminary results show President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is leading Egypt’s presidential election with 21.5 million votes, state-owned newspaper Akhbar el-Youm reported on Thursday. Sisi is...

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Sisi calls for big turnout in Egyptian election

Reuters News ServiceMarch 15, 2018March 15, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 15, 2018March 15, 20181110

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday his government had fulfilled its promises during his first term and called on Egyptians to vote in large...

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Sisi launches presidential bid after biggest rival arrested

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 24, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 24, 2018092

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi officially launched his bid for a second term in office on Wednesday, submitting documents to register as a candidate, state...

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MPs want stolen ‘Sisi gift’ to remain as part of police probe

Elias HazouNovember 17, 2017November 16, 2017

By Elias HazouNovember 17, 2017November 16, 201711 216

MPs on Thursday raised questions about the authorities’ handling of a stolen ancient Egyptian artefact, which they claim was illicitly unearthed in Cyprus whereas the...

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Egypt’s Sisi, Israel’s Netanyahu meet for first time in public

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 19, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 19, 201737 192

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have met for the first time in public in what Egypt said was part of...

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Egyptian court jails five juveniles over Red Sea island protest

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 23, 2016November 6, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 23, 2016November 6, 20160131

An Egyptian court sentenced five juveniles to five years in prison and a fine of 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($11,000) for protesting against a decision to...

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Egypt enters second day of ‘election without voters’

FORMER STAFFOctober 19, 2015October 19, 2015

By FORMER STAFFOctober 19, 2015October 19, 2015189

By Lin Noueihed Egyptians appeared to be shunning the ballot box for a second day on Monday in what one newspaper called “an election without...

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Egypt’s Sisi pardons 100 prisoners, including Jazeera journalists – sources (Updated)

FORMER STAFFSeptember 23, 2015September 23, 2015

By FORMER STAFFSeptember 23, 2015September 23, 20150126

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners including three Al Jazeera television journalists on Wednesday, a day before he plans to head to the...

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Al-Sisi has proved the right leader at the right time

CM Guest ColumnistJuly 5, 2015November 2, 2016

By CM Guest ColumnistJuly 5, 2015November 2, 201618 81

By Farid Mirbagheri Last week saw the attack by the jihadists on the Egyptian army in the Sinai Peninsula resulting in tens of casualties on...

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Egypt court sentences Mursi, Brotherhood leaders to death (Updated)

FORMER STAFFJune 16, 2015June 16, 2015

By FORMER STAFFJune 16, 2015June 16, 20150128

By Mahmoud Mourad An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Mursi to death on Tuesday on charges of killing, kidnapping and other offences during a...

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Egypt security forces step up sexual violence since Mursi’s ouster-human rights group

FORMER STAFFMay 19, 2015May 19, 2015

By FORMER STAFFMay 19, 2015May 19, 2015096

By Michael Georgy Egyptian security forces have stepped up sexual violence since the military overthrew the country’s first freely elected president in 2013, a human...

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Egypt bombs Islamic State targets in Libya after 21 Egyptians beheaded (Update 4)

CyprusMailFebruary 16, 2015February 16, 2015

By CyprusMailFebruary 16, 2015February 16, 20158 114

By Omar Fahmy and Yara Bayoumy Egyptian jets bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, a day after the group there released a video...

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#WhereIsTheBomb warns Egyptians of violence-related traffic

FORMER STAFFFebruary 12, 2015February 12, 2015

By FORMER STAFFFebruary 12, 2015February 12, 20153 120

By Shadi Bushra Egypt’s long-suffering drivers, worn down by decades of jams and crashes, are turning to social media to stave off a new, even...

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Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s president, cool reception from West

Maria IacovidouJune 8, 2014

By Maria IacovidouJune 8, 2014079

By Shadia Nasralla and Maggie Fick Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in as president of Egypt on Sunday in a ceremony with low-key...

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Three-year jail sentence for Mubarak (Updated)

FORMER STAFFMay 21, 2014May 21, 2014

By FORMER STAFFMay 21, 2014May 21, 20140114

By Maggie Fick Deposed former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for embezzling millions in public funds for lavish renovations to...

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Bombs kill two at Cairo University

FORMER STAFFApril 2, 2014

By FORMER STAFFApril 2, 2014197

By Stephen Kalin A series of explosions outside Cairo University killed two people on Wednesday, including a police brigadier-general, in what appeared to be a militant attack targeting...

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Egypt’s Sisi gives clearest sign he will run for president

FORMER STAFFMarch 4, 2014

By FORMER STAFFMarch 4, 2014195

Egyptian armed forces chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sent the clearest signal yet that he will run for president, saying he cannot ignore the...

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Egypt tweaks road map, may see presidential vote held first

CyprusMailDecember 2, 2013November 3, 2016

By CyprusMailDecember 2, 2013November 3, 20161142

By Yasmine Saleh and Tom Perry Egypt’s political transition was pitched into uncertainty on Sunday when a draft constitution was amended to allow a presidential...

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Mursi says he was kidnapped before being removed by army

CyprusMailNovember 13, 2013November 3, 2016

By CyprusMailNovember 13, 2013November 3, 20162 141

By Michael Georgy Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Wednesday he was kidnapped by the Republican Guard and then held at a naval base...