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CAIRO (AP) — An American school teacher imprisoned in Egypt for nearly a year without trial has been freed by Egyptian authorities and returned home to the United States, the State Department said on Monday. Reem Desouky, 47, a dual Egyptian-American citizen and single mother from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was arrested ...
Also on Friday, Egypt's health ministry announced that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 285 including eight deaths. The number of recovered patients that were discharged from the quarantine has reached 39, added the statement posted on an official government Facebook page. The mother of a ...
... and tortured opponents, but he remained friendly toward the United States and other allies abroad. And it was opposition to Mubarak's reign that ignited Egypt's version of the Arab Spring. Nick Schifrin reports on his political legacy. ... Judy Woodruff: Former Egyptian President and longtime U.S. ally Hosni ...
... a watershed moment in the history of the region, and gave impetus to uprisings in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain. Over the next two years Egypt held a referendum on an amended constitution, as well as parliamentary and presidential elections. Turnout was high as enthusiastic Egyptians got their first taste ...
"It is all based on lies, distortion and fabrication. You should be aware of that," he said. Hundreds of his supporters rallied to greet him, raising his picture and waving Egyptian flags. Later in the day, more of el-Sissi's supporters rallied in east Cairo, raising banners reading ...
... Sarah Leah Whitson said Morsi's treatment in prison was "horrific, and those responsible should be investigated and appropriately prosecuted." "At the very least, the Egyptian government committed grave abuses against Morsi by denying him prisoners' rights that met minimum standards," she added. Egypt's state information service later said ...
... had "many secrets" that, if he told them, he would be released, but he added that he wasn't telling them because it would harm Egypt's national security. Madour, the defense lawyer, said Morsi spoke for around five minutes before collapsing inside the cage. "He was very calm and ...
CAIRO — A roadside bomb hit a tourist bus on Sunday near the Giza Pyramids, wounding at least 17 people including tourists, Egyptian officials said. The officials said the bus was traveling on a road close to the under-construction Grand Egyptian Museum, which is located adjacent to the Giza Pyramids ...
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's election commission says voters have approved constitutional amendments allowing President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to remain in power until 2030. The referendum was widely seen as another step toward restoring authoritarian rule eight years after a pro-democracy uprising that toppled autocratic president Hosni Mubarak. Lasheen ...
“Egypt’s autocracy is shifting into overdrive to re-establish the ‘President-for-Life’ model, beloved by dictators in the region and despised by their citizens,” said Michael Page, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “But it’s a model that recent experience in Egypt ...
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