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Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail gestures as he talks during an interview with Reuters. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egyptian Parliament Approves Emergency Declaration, Speaker Warns of Threat

by Mohammed Hassan Shaaban | Apr 12, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Egypt’s parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved a three-month state of emergency, days after two church bombings in Alexandria and Tanta killed at least 45. Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said it was a necessary measure at a time that requires...

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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi presides over a meeting of the National Defense Council, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP)

Egypt Declares State of Emergency after Sunday’s ISIS Bombings

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 10, 2017 | Middle East

Egypt declared on Monday a three-month state of emergency a day after two ISIS-claimed church bombings killed at least 44 people as they celebrated Palm Sunday mass. The cabinet said the state of emergency would go into force from 1 p.m. (1100 GMT) on Monday. The...

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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US,, April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump Hosts Sisi in Washington, Moves to Reset Bilateral Relations with Egypt

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 3, 2017 | World

United States President Donald Trump warmly welcomed Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the White House on Monday, the first such visit from an Egyptian president in almost a decade. Greeting Sisi in the Oval Office, Trump heaped praise on the former general’s leadership...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a meeting with Lebanese PM Saad Hariri in Cairo. (NNA)

Sisi Stresses Support to Lebanon’s Political Stability

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 23, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has stressed his country’s full support to Lebanon’s political stability and called on the international community to help the Middle Eastern state bear the burden of refugees. Sisi’s remarks came during his meeting with...

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Pope Francis talks during his Wednesday general audience, in Saint Peter’s Square, at the Vatican on March 15, 2017. (Reuters)

Pope Francis to Visit Egypt in April to Underpin Peace

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Mar 19, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Pope Francis will pay an official visit to Cairo for the first time in history in April, announced presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef. He added that the trip will be in response to an invitation extended by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who met the...