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In this picture provided by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (R) speaks at the funeral for Hisham Barakat, the top judicial official in charge of overseeing the prosecution of thousands of Islamists, including former President Mohammed Mursi, in Cairo, on June 30, 2015. (Egyptian Presidency via AP)
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Egyptians inspect the damage caused by an earlier attack in El-Arish, northern Sinai, Egypt, on January 30, 2015.
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Bombs kill two, wound dozens in Egypt’s North Sinai
Cairo, Reuters—A suicide bomber killed a civilian and wounded 30 policemen when he tried to ram a water tanker into a police barracks in the Egyptian city of El-Arish on Tuesday, security sources said, the latest in a string of attacks in the Sinai peninsula. In a...Caption:
A handout picture released by the Middle East News Agency (MENA) shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (C), surrounded by top military generals, as he addresses journalists following an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in Cairo on January 31, 2015. (AFP Photo/MENA/HO)
Egypt creates new military command to combat Sinai militants
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has ordered the creation of a unified military command to fight militant groups in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, just days after a deadly attack in the region killed dozens of security personnel. In...Caption:
A general view of the Nile River and the Cairo skyline is seen from the Cairo Tower in Cairo Tower in the Zamalek district on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Opinion: Egypt’s Five Major Crises
Now that Egypt has elected its president, it must confront five long-term major crises, which must be dealt with collectively, and prioritized, so the country can avoid becoming bogged down in tactical issues at the expense of pursuing a wider strategy—which would...Caption:
Egyptian soldiers are deployed in the area of the Rafah Crossing border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on May 21, 2013 as Egypt intensified efforts to secure the release of seven security personnel captured in the Sinai. (AFP PHOTO / STR)