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An image captured from Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s televised address on March 26, 2014, during which he announced his resignation from his posts as defense minister and head of the armed forces and his intention to run in Egypt’s upcoming presidential elections. (AFP Photo)
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A picture taken July 29, 2013 shows posters on a street in Cairo of Egypt’s army chief General Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi. AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE
Debate: The upcoming presidential elections will not change anything for Egypt
The current reality is that all Egyptian political forces are in a state of decline. We can excuse the Egyptian military for its interference in politics after Hosni Mubarak’s abdication, largely because popular opposition to political Islam was in a position of...Caption:
A relative of a supporter of Egyptian ousted Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, cries outside the courthouse on March 24, 2014 in the central Egyptian city of Minya, after the court ordered the execution of 529 Mursi supporters after only two hearings. (AFP Photo/STR)
Egypt sentences 529 Mursi supporters to death
Cairo, AP—A court on Monday sentenced 529 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi to death after convicting them on charges including the murder of a policeman, the attempted killing of two others and an attack on a police station, in what was one of...Caption:
Members of the Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas conduct a military-style exercise for Palestinian students at a school in Gaza City on January 7, 2014. (Reuters/Mohammed Salem)