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Will Libya be divided to East and West Libya?

The rapid development of events in Libya have led to the consent of the rebel general Khalifa Haftar  to talks with the internationally recognized government in Tripoli. They would seek a peaceful s...
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Hosni Mubarak dies aged 91

Hosni Mubarak gained prominence as a career military officer, a role that earned him a distinction for his performance in the Yom Kippur war. After the assassination of the then-president Anwar Sadat,...
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Egypt re-elects Sisi as president

Sisi sweeps to inevitable victory in lop-sided election race. Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been re-elected with 97 per cent of the vote, securing a landslide victory - as was widely ex...
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Presidential election underway in Egypt

Sisi expected to win easily against minor opposition candidate. Egyptians are casting their ballots in a presidential election that is running from 26-28 March and is certain to secure a second four-...
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Italy reinstates ambassador in Cairo

Italian ambassador returns to Cairo despite Regeni controversy. Italy's new ambassador to Egypt, Giampaolo Cantini, took office in Cairo on 14 September following a year and a half during which Italy...
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Egyptian court quashes transfer of Red Sea Islands

Court overturns Egypt's decision to cede Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian government is set to appeal a court's nullification of its controversial decision in April to cede two strateg...
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Second phase of Egyptian elections

Low voter turnout for Egypt’s parliamentary elections. The second round of Egypt’s two-part parliamentary elections ended on 23 November, following two days of low voter turnout. The elections,...
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First round of Egyptian elections ends

Low turnout in first phase of Egypt's parliamentary elections. The first round of Egypt's two-part parliamentary elections ended on 19 October, following two days of extremely low turnout in the st...
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Egypt government resigns

Move follows arrest of agriculture minister amid corruption enquiry. Egypt's prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab and his cabinet resigned on 12 September, days after the country's agriculture minister w...
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Egypt to hold parliament elections in October and November

Nation sets election date after three years without parliament Egypt is to hold parliamentary elections in two stages in October and November after being without a parliament since it was dissolved...
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Egypt amends election law

President paves way for parliamentary elections An amendment to Egypt's laws regulating electoral constituencies has now been ratified by Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. The amended la...
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Morsi sentenced to death

Former Egyptian leader currently serving 20-year sentence Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has been sentenced to death by a Cairo court, on charges of breaking out of prison during Egypt&rs...
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Morsi sentenced to 20 years in jail

 Former Egyptian leader expected to appeal verdict Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a criminal court in Cairo on 21 April. Morsi was convicted i...
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Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan sign deal over Nile dam

Leaders sign agreement over Nile water resources Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have signed an initial agreement over Nile water resources as Addis Ababa continues with its $6 billion Grand Ethiopian R...
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Egyptian prosecutors request death penalty for Morsi

Dozens arrested at anti-government rally in Cairo Egyptian prosecutors asked for the death penalty for ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi and 35 other Muslim Brotherhood figures including it...
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Death sentences for senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders

Court sentences Brotherhood leader to life in prison An Egyptian court has confirmed death sentences for 10 senior Muslim Brotherhood figures, eight of them in absentia, including Abdel-Rahman al-...
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Sisi takes office as Egyptian president

Low key reception from West at Cairo ceremony Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in as Egypt's new president on 8 June following last month's landslide election in which he received 97 per cent of the...
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Egypt votes for new president

El-Sissi expected to win easily Egyptians vote for a new president on 26 and 27 May, two years after Islamist Mohammed Morsi became the nation's first democratically elected leader. The electio...
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Sisi says Muslim Brotherhood will not return

First interview of Sisi's campaign Egyptian presidential candidate and former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said the Muslim Brotherhood will never return as an organisation, accusing it of u...
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Sisi enters Egyptian presidential race

Former army chief pledges fight against militancy Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced his resignation as Egypt's military chief and declared his candicacy for a presidential election...

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