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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.
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Egyptian army ‘kills 16 terrorists’ in operations in north
Feb 11, 2018 10:58The Egyptian army says it has killed 16 “terrorist elements” during military operations in the restive Sinai Peninsula and nearby areas.
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Egypt begins major military operation in Sinai, Nile Delta
Feb 09, 2018 14:29Egypt has begun a sweeping military operation against the militants active in violence-torn North Sinai Province in the extreme northwest and the nearby Nile Delta.
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‘Israel conducted over 100 airstrikes in Egypt's Sinai’
Feb 04, 2018 08:32Israel has reportedly been conducting a years-long campaign of airstrikes in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula with Cairo’s blessing.
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Egyptian opposition group blast Sisi for giving warning to opponents
Feb 03, 2018 05:00An Egyptian opposition coalition has harshly censured the incumbent military-backed president for his recent veiled but stern warning to the political opponents challenging his reelection bid amid calls for a boycott of the upcoming presidential election.
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Egyptian opposition figures call for boycott of presidential vote
Jan 28, 2018 15:19Five opposition figures, including a 2012 presidential candidate and two top campaign aides for now-arrested presidential hopeful Sami Annan, called on Sunday for a boycott of the March vote, saying it has lost all credibility.
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Egypt’s last main opposition candidate abandons presidential bid
Jan 25, 2018 03:57Egypt's rights lawyer and presidential hopeful has called off his campaign and quit the race, a day after a potential threat to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the March elections was detained.
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Egypt’s President Sisi to stand for re-election in March vote
Jan 20, 2018 04:11Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has announced that he will stand for re-election in the presidential vote due to be held in March.
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Palestine authority chief: Jerusalem al-Quds gate to peace or war, US should select one
Jan 17, 2018 10:45Palestine Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas says holy city of Jerusalem al-Quds is a gate to either peace or war, saying it is up to the United States to decide which path to choose.