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Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi speaks to a crowd as he leads Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on February 18, 2011.
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Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak (R) and his son Gamal sit behind bars during a court hearing on November 29, 2014 in the capital Cairo. (AFP)
Mubarak could be free “within hours”: source
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could soon be released, according to a senior judicial source, following an Egyptian court’s decision on Saturday to drop charges against him relating to the killing of protesters during the country’s 2011...Caption:
A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (R) meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt on August 3, 2014. (AFP Photo/Egyptian Presidency Handout)
Sisi to pay state visit to Russia: sources
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Preparations are currently underway for Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to pay a state visit to Moscow in the near future, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat Monday. Sources in Egypt with knowledge of the preparation, speaking on condition of...Caption:
Armored personnel carriers (APC) of the Egyptian Army patrol on a road close to El Gorah in northeastern Sinai, Egypt, 21 May 2013. (EPA)
ISIS presence in Egypt overstated: official
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Radical Islamist groups in Egypt are claiming ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in a bid to secure funding and publicity, a senior Egyptian security official told Asharq Al-Awsat. The Egyptian security official, who spoke to...Caption:
Egyptian presidential political adviser Mostafa Hegazy speaks during a press conference in Cairo on August 17, 2013. (AFP/HO/Egyptian Presidency)