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President Donald Trump is seeking to blacklist the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group, a far-reaching step that would place the United States firmly on the side of its authoritarian allies in the Middle East. "The president has consulted with his national security team and ...
As population zooms toward 100 million, Egypt tells poor families 'Two is Enough'
Nesma Ghanem is hoping for a fourth child even though her doctor says her body can't handle a pregnancy at the moment. She has three daughters and would like them to have a brother. "In the future he could support his father and the girls," ...
Egypt sentences 75 to death, hundreds to jail over 2013 sit-in that ended in bloodshed
An Egyptian court on Saturday issued death sentences for 75 people, including prominent Islamist leaders, and jailed more than 600 others over a 2013 sit-in that ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces. The sentencing concluded the mass trial of some ...
Facing little contest, Sisi seeks high turnout in Egypt vote seen as repressed poll
Egypt votes on Monday in a presidential election set to deliver an easy win for incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, with turnout the main focus after opposition figures complaining of repression called for a boycott. While many Egyptians see the U.S.-allied former general as vital to ...
Egypt's Sisi tours border with Libya after bombing Islamic State targets
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Egypt would strike back at any militant threats to its security as he toured the border area with Libya on Wednesday, two days after Cairo bombed Islamic State targets there. Sisi, accompanied by Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi, toured an air ...
El-Sissi vows to avenge 21 Egyptians beheaded by Islamic State group in Libya
The Islamic State group released a video Sunday that appeared to show the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya and President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi warned that his country would respond to the deaths as it saw fit. Speaking on national television hours after the release ...
Samir El-Gamal, a 10-year-old Egyptian boy, died in his mother's arms last year, struck in the back of the head by a stray bullet while they were walking near clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. As Egypt votes this week ...
