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Egypt's top court waives all legal challenges to islands' transfer to Saudi Arabia
Mar 03, 2018 16:50Egypt’s top court has dismissed all outstanding legal challenges to a controversial deal according to which Cairo cedes sovereignty of two of its Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, Egypt's top benefactor, a day before a visit by Saudi's MBS to the African country.
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Saudi crown prince to visit Egypt, partner in Saudi adventures
Mar 03, 2018 06:07Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is scheduled to travel to Egypt, a key partner in Saudi regional adventures whose president came to power after a coup staged with Riyadh’s blessing.
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Train crash kills 10 in northern Egypt
Feb 28, 2018 15:01At least 10 people were killed and 15 others were injured in a train crash on Wednesday in Egypt's northern province of Beheira, the health ministry said.
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Egypt's prosecutor urges strict media monitoring
Feb 28, 2018 11:36Egypt’s chief prosecutor has called for strict monitoring of the media and taking legal action against any outlet whose behavior disrupts security or hurts national interests.
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Court fines Ahmed Douma over insulting Egyptian judiciary
Feb 24, 2018 15:11A court in Egypt has fined Ahmed Douma, a leading anti-government activist, for his insulting remarks about the judiciary.
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Egypt sentences 21 to death over terrorism charges
Feb 22, 2018 16:55Egypt has sentenced 21 people to death on charges of involvement in terror activities as the North African country presses ahead with a campaign to contain an insurgency linked to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
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Egypt detains opposition figure Abol Fotouh ahead of presidential election
Feb 15, 2018 14:28Egyptian forces have arrested a former presidential candidate who has called for a boycott of the upcoming presidential elections as Cairo speeds up its repression campaign against those challenging President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s reelection bid.
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Egypt’s government arrests former anti-graft chief
Feb 14, 2018 10:48The government in Egypt has arrested the country’s former anti-graft chief after he threatened to publish purportedly damaging information on President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ahead of the presidential election next month.
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Rights groups unanimously call Egypt's upcoming presidential vote a 'farce'
Feb 13, 2018 10:13Over a dozen international and regional rights groups said on Tuesday that next month's presidential election in Egypt does not meet the "minimum requirements" for a fair and free vote and called on Cairo's Western allies to denounce the "farcical" election.
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Egyptian army kills 12 militants, arrests 92 amid fresh Sinai operation
Feb 12, 2018 05:48Egyptian security forces have killed 12 Takfiri militants and captured 92 others as part of an ongoing military offensive in the violence-torn Sinai Peninsula.