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Egypt police cordon off Syndicate of Journalists in Cairo
May 04, 2016 12:01Egyptian riot police have cordoned off the Syndicate of Journalists in Cairo amid an intensifying standoff following the arrest of two journalists.
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Egypt police arrest nearly 400 amid island protests: Rights group
Apr 28, 2016 04:06Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Egyptian police have arrested at least 382 people during recent protests against a controversial government decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia.
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Sixteen Egyptians, three human traffickers killed in Libya
Apr 27, 2016 15:28Sixteen Egyptian nationals have been killed in clashes with people-smuggling gangs in the Libyan city of Bani Walid, a report says.
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Egypt president warns of action against anti-government protests
Apr 24, 2016 15:56Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has warned that security forces will respond firmly to planned anti-government demonstrations over his decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia.
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Egypt court postpones verdict on Morsi espionage verdict
Apr 23, 2016 13:23An Egyptian court has postponed the pronouncement of its verdict in the trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsi on charge of spying for Qatar, saying it needs more deliberations.
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Egypt arrests dozens ahead of planned Red Sea islands protests
Apr 23, 2016 06:07Egyptian security forces have arrested dozens of people ahead of anti-government demonstrations against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s recent decision to hand the control of two strategic Red Sea islands over to Saudi Arabia.
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Hamas deploys forces to Gaza-Egypt border
Apr 22, 2016 09:45Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has dispatched forces to the Gaza Strip’s frontier with Egypt in a confidence-building measure aimed at boosting security in the border area, officials say.
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Uproar in Egypt on handover of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
Apr 19, 2016 12:09The Egyptian people are angered at the virtual sale of Egyptian sovereignty to Saudi Arabia by military dictator, President Abdul-Fattah as-Sisi, who on Sunday, April 10, in Cairo so humiliatingly handed over the two Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz. While the government gloats over a few billion US dollars doled out to Cairo by Riyadh, the Egyptian public regards it as violation of the constitution and territorial integrity of the nation.
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Police killing of vendor sparks riots in Egypt capital
Apr 19, 2016 11:49Clashes have erupted in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after a police officer killed a street vendor reportedly over the price of a cup of tea.
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Egypt, France ink cooperation agreements as Sisi under pressure
Apr 18, 2016 10:12Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and visiting French President Francois Hollande have inked economic and military agreements amid heightened national protests against Sisi’s policies.