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Egyptians gather outside the presidential palace to celebrate former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s victory in the presidential vote in Cairo June 5, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
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Egyptian soldiers and officials inspect the sight where gunmen killed six soldiers at a Cairo checkpoint on March 15, 2014 in an attack the military blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood. (AFP/Ahmed Gamel)
Gunmen kill six army officers near Cairo
Cairo, Reuters—Gunmen shot dead six army officers near Cairo on Saturday, the second attack on Egyptian security forces in three days that the military has blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood of deposed President Mohamed Mursi. Egypt has been hit by an Islamist...Caption:
Egyptians hold portraits of military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reading “Come down Sisi” as they gather in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square in Cairo on July 5, 2013. (AFP)
Opinion: A Sisi Presidency
At the time of writing, it appears almost certain that Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will become the next president of Egypt. Ever since he shot to prominence, he has been subjected to study and scrutiny by a multitude of observers and analysts, all eager to put...Egypt: Mursi accused of insulting judiciary
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 24 other political and public figures, including Muslim Brotherhood members, have been referred to the country’s criminal court on charges relating to insulting the judiciary, judicial sources in Egypt...Caption:
Egyptian soldiers stand guard outside a polling station in the center of Cairo during the second day of voting on a new constitution on January 15, 2014. (AFP Photo/Mahmoud Khaled)