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Biden administration approves arms sale to Egypt despite human rights abuses
Feb 18, 2021 16:37The administration of US President Joe Biden has approved an arms sale worth nearly $200 million to Egypt despite concerns over human rights violations in the North African country.
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Egyptian court orders seizure of assets of Morsi, 88 Muslim Brotherhood members
Jan 18, 2021 10:28An Egyptian court has ordered the confiscation of assets belonging to 89 leaders and members of the Muslim Brotherhood, including former President Mohamed Morsi.
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Lame-duck Trump's "West Asia bonanza" continues with approval of $290 million weapons sale to Saudi regime
Jan 06, 2021 20:45The U.S. State Department has announced a flurry of deals, including $290 million in Boeing-made, precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, $65 million in drones and fighter jets to the UAE, $169 million in military equipment to Egypt, and $4 billion in helicopters to Kuwait.
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Trump administration approves billions in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt
Dec 30, 2020 12:09In its final days in office, the administration of US President Donald Trump has approved arms sales to three Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, amid widespread criticism of their bleak human rights record.
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Macron dismisses calls to get tough with Egypt's Sisi on human rights
Dec 08, 2020 06:35French President Emmanuel Macron has defied widespread criticism of his close ties with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi over flagrant human rights violations in the African country, saying Paris will not take a tough line on the government in Cairo and would not condition the sale of weapons as well as military equipment to Egypt.
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Media, rights groups slam Italian govt. for continued arms sales to Egypt
Dec 07, 2020 15:55The Italian government has come under fire from human rights groups and a number of domestic media outlets for continuing to secure huge arms deals with Egypt.
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Building collapse in Egypt's Alexandria kills several
Dec 03, 2020 10:34An apartment building collapsed in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least six people on Wednesday, Egyptian officials said.
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Trump says Egypt will 'blow up' Ethiopia dam
Oct 24, 2020 08:42US President Donald Trump has said that Egypt will destroy a new Ethiopia's dam built on the Nile River.
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Human Rights Watch denounces Egypt’s mass executions
Oct 23, 2020 07:31The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has strongly denounced Egyptian authorities for executing at least 49 prisoners, including two women, in just 10 days.
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Egypt's Islamic academy slams Macron's Islamophobic remarks
Oct 04, 2020 12:31A prominent Islamic research center in Egypt has denounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent Islamophobic remarks as an “explicit call for racism and hate.”