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Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (unseen) at the El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egypt Extends State of Emergency for Three Months

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Oct 13, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo– Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has issued an order extending the state of emergency for another three months, starting Friday. The decision, which was published in the Official Gazette on Thursday, stated: “The armed and police forces shall take the...

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A view shows the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Three Arab Candidates in the Race for UNESCO Chief Selection

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Oct 9, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Three Arab candidates sit for the selection of UNESCO’s top post holder. Egyptian human rights activist Moushira Khattab, Lebanese lecturer in International Law at the Sorbonne School of Law Vera El Khoury Lacoeuilhe, and Qatari diplomat Hamad Bin Abdulaziz...

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Egypt’s Interior Minister General Magdi Abdel Ghaffar speaks during a news conference in Cairo, Egypt March 6, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt’s Interior Minister: ‘Our Forces Lead the Fight against Terrorism’

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Sep 25, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Egyptian Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Majdi Abdul Ghaffar said his country is engaged in a fierce and unprecedented fight with terrorism, stressing “the police have taken the lead and succeeded in the past in carrying out pre-emptive attacks.”...

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Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. (Reuters)

Egypt Sentences Morsi to 25 Years in Jail

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Sep 17, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – An Egyptian court sentenced ousted President of Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Morsi to 25 years in prison on Saturday in a final ruling over a case accusing him of espionage for Qatar. Originally, Morsi was sentenced to 40 years, but Egypt’s Court of...

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Train slowing down at Khorshid station where the collision occurred on Friday. Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic

Egypt: Committee to Determine Responsible Party for Alexandria Trains Collision

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Aug 13, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Public prosecutor Nabil Sadek formed a committee on Saturday that encompasses specialists from the army and the administrative authority to determine the responsible party for the terrible collision of Alexandria trains, which caused casualties. Security and...