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Egypt’s President Sisi extends state of emergency
Oct 12, 2017 13:02Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi extended for the second time a state of emergency, first declared following deadly church bombings in April, in a decree issued in the official gazette Thursday.
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Egypt hands Brotherhood leader Badie fresh life sentence
Sep 29, 2017 03:39An Egyptian court has sentenced the Leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement, Mohamed Badie, to another life term in prison over his alleged role in protests in 2013.
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Egypt court jails 14 over stampede in 2015 soccer match
Sep 24, 2017 11:45A court in Egypt has handed down 14 jail sentences, including two life terms, to people involved in a deadly soccer stadium stampede in Cairo two years ago.
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Egypt court upholds life sentence handed down to Morsi
Sep 16, 2017 12:12A life sentence given to Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi has been upheld, a move that apparently shows the government in Cairo has no intention of easing a crackdown on the followers of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
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Two Egyptian soldiers, five militants killed in Sinai clashes
Sep 13, 2017 12:21Egypt’s military says two soldiers and five militants were killed in clashes that erupted after armed men tried to attack a security checkpoint in Sinai province.
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Militants kill 18 police forces in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
Sep 11, 2017 13:00At least 18 police forces, including a general, have been killed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after militants ambushed their convoy, in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the restive region since January.
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10 killed as Egyptian police raid terrorists’ hideout in Cairo
Sep 10, 2017 12:28Egyptian police say their forces have managed to kill 10 suspected militants in an anti-terror operation in the capital Cairo.
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Egypt announces discovery of 3,500-year-old tomb
Sep 10, 2017 02:42Egypt has announced the discovery in the southern city of Luxor of a Pharaonic tomb belonging to a royal goldsmith who lived more than 3,500 years ago during the reign of the 18th dynasty.
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Bodies of 16 refugees found in Libya near Egypt
Sep 06, 2017 06:47Libyan security forces have found the bodies of 16 refugees near the country’s border with Egypt, amid suspicion that they have been left behind by traffickers.
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Egypt president allows 'systematic torture' in jails: Prominent rights group
Sep 06, 2017 05:07Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has permitted “systematic” torture in detention centers, a practice likely amounting to a crime against humanity.