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... ahead of the parliament vote, el-Sissi emphasized Egypt’s aim to “prevent further deterioration of security in Libya,” according to a statement from the Egyptian presidential spokesman. It said the two leaders agreed on maintaining a cease-fire and avoiding a military escalation in Libya. Egypt’s state-run ...
... harassing her, the state-run al-Ahram reported. The publisher denied the allegations in a Facebook posting. He was released late Sunday on 5,000 Egyptian pounds ($313) in bail, pending an investigation. The recent cases — reaching into the Egyptian elite — have “refuted all previous arguments and justifications for harassment ...
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Police raided the houses of two uncles of an Egyptian-American activist who recently sued a former Egyptian prime minister in a U.S. court, accusing him of crimes against humanity, an international rights group said on Thursday. Human Rights Watch quoted a member of Mohamed Soltan ...
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 ...
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