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Armored personnel carriers (APC) of the Egyptian Army patrol on a road close to El Gorah in northeastern Sinai, Egypt, 21 May 2013. (EPA)

Egypt’s security foils 98% of terror attacks: Fayoum governor

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Jan 25, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s security and military authorities are more than capable of defending the country from terrorist attacks, Fayoum Governor Hazem Atteya-Allah told Asharq Al-Awsat after dodging an assassination attempt earlier this week. Unidentified...

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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi (far left), and other officials follow a soldier carrying medals of troops killed in Friday’s assault in the Sinai Peninsula, during a military funeral in Cairo, Egypt, on October 25, 2014. (AP Photo/MENA, Sheriff Abd el-Moneim)

Palestinian militants involved in Sinai attacks: Egyptian official

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Oct 26, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Friday’s attacks on army posts in the northern part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula were carried out by Palestinian militants, a senior Interior Ministry official told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday, at the same time that President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi...

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In this file April 2011 photo, Mohamed Mursi (R) speaks, alongside other members of the Muslim Brotherhood group’s political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), during a news conference in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Egyptian court dissolves Muslim Brotherhood’s political party

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Aug 10, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court dissolved the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) in a legal ruling announced on Saturday. The ruling will prevent the party from contesting parliamentary elections expected to be held by the...

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Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (C), military personnel, and children place their hands on a detonator at an event marking the announcement of plans for a major upgrade of the Suez Canal, in Cairo, Egypt on August 5, 2014. (Reuters/Egyptian Presidency Handout)

Egypt begins project to dig new Suez Canal

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Aug 6, 2014 | Business

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt launched a project on Tuesday which includes building a new Suez Canal waterway in a bid to increase revenues from the trade route—a vital source of foreign currency to the country whose economy has been rocked since the overthrow of...

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Former Egyptian foreign minister and presidential candidate Amr Moussa speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cairo, Egypt on March 11, 2014. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)

Former Arab League chief: Egypt must consider using military force in Libya

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Aug 4, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Veteran Egyptian politician and former Arab League chief, Amr Moussa, called for a public debate in Egypt on the possibility of using military force against Islamist extremists in Libya on Sunday. Moussa issued a statement over the weekend...