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Egypt forces clash with militants near Sinai airport
Dec 20, 2017 11:20Egyptian officials say security forces have clashed with extremist militants near the airport of the northern Sinai city of el-Arish, killing five of them a day after a missile hit the facility during a visit by the defense and interior ministers.
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Putin, Sisi sign deal on construction of Egypt's 1st nuclear power plant
Dec 11, 2017 14:17Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi have signed a bilateral agreement on the construction of the first nuclear power plant in the North African country.
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Egypt’s Coptic Church chief cancels meeting with US vice president over Quds
Dec 09, 2017 13:27The head of Egypt's Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, has called off a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence scheduled to be held in the capital Cairo later this month in protest at Washington's recognition of al-Quds as Zionist entity's capital.
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Hundreds of Egyptians protest Trump's decision on Al-Quds
Dec 08, 2017 03:15Hundreds of protesters have gathered in downtown Cairo to demonstrate against US President Donald Trump's decision to move the US embassy to al-Quds.
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Egyptian forces kill 5 militants northeast of Cairo
Dec 05, 2017 05:19Egyptian security forces have killed five suspected militants during a raid on a desert hideout to the northeast of the capital Cairo.
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Egyptian presidential hopeful denies kidnapping claims
Dec 04, 2017 04:15Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has denied kidnapping reports during a televised phone interview.
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Former Egyptian PM says UAE barring him from leaving the country
Nov 30, 2017 02:46Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq says that the United Arab Emirates has barred him from leaving the country after he announced his intention to run in Egypt's upcoming presidential election.
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Egypt’s Sisi orders security forces to calm Sinai in 3 months
Nov 29, 2017 14:08Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has ordered the security forces to restore "security and stability" in the restive northern Sinai within three months, days after the country was rocked with the deadliest terrorist attack in its modern history.
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Egyptians rally for unity, say Sinai attackers 'infidels'
Nov 27, 2017 09:06Thousands of students have staged a protest in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula to condemn a terrorist attack that hit a mosque and claimed the lives of hundreds of worshipers on Friday.
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Egypt court upholds death sentences for 7 Daesh suspects
Nov 26, 2017 14:04An Egyptian court has upheld death sentences for seven suspected members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group over the beheading in Libya of 21 Coptic Christians in 2015.