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View of the Rawda mosque, roughly 40 kilometres west of the North Sinai capital of El-Arish, after a gun and bomb attack killed 235 there on November 24, 2017 (Stringer/AFP)

November 25th, 2017 - 07:45 GMT

Egypt Vows to ‘Respond With Brutal Force’ After Deadly Mosque Attack

Egypt's President Abdul Fattah Al Sisi has vowed to respond forcefully after attackers killed at least 235 worshippers in a packed mosque in restive North Sinai province, the country's deadliest attack in recent memory.

As anti-government protests were repressed by authorities, Twitter rallied behind the demonstrators. But pro-Sisi voices could be heard too (AFP / File)

April 25th, 2016 - 06:13 GMT

Egypt's day of protests: on the streets and online

President Sisi welcomes Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in Cairo International Airport, Egypt. (Twitter)

April 22nd, 2016 - 08:50 GMT

Egyptian president Sisi and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince discuss regional issues

The idea of a causeway between the two countries had been floated before, especially by ousted Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak, but never made it past the planning stage. (AFP/File)

April 10th, 2016 - 04:08 GMT

Saudi Arabia to finance Red Sea bridge to Egypt

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August 30th, 2015 - 09:41 GMT

Why is corruption a common factor in the Middle East?

President al Sisi with the family of Hisham Barakat, the recently assassinated chief prosecutor (AFP/file)

July 1st, 2015 - 11:20 GMT

What does the chief prosecutor's assassination mean for Egypt?

Affording a home and getting married is still difficult under Sisi for many young men unable to make a living.

January 29th, 2015 - 04:35 GMT

Livelihoods trump lawlessness: young working Egyptians risk everything in Libya

Other pro-Morsi demonstrators were arrested in Alexandria Friday as well (File Archive/AFP)

July 11th, 2014 - 06:09 GMT

Two killed in Cairo protests

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July 6th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Adding fuel to the fire: how Egypt's prime minster is seeking to justify subsidy cuts

Egypt's membership to the AU was on freeze during former president Mohammed Morsi's rule, but the AU has cited the country's success in electing Sisi and ratifying a new constitution as signs that it is ready to again be part of the AU (File Archive)

June 18th, 2014 - 04:00 GMT

Egypt membership to African Union renewed

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June 12th, 2014 - 11:53 GMT

Mona Zaki condemns Tahrir Square rapists and brands them "animals"

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June 3rd, 2014 - 08:49 GMT

Is Egyptian President Sisi making waves of the bad kind in Amr Waked's life?

Elissa tweeted some happy news to her 3.2 million followers! (Image: Facebook)

June 2nd, 2014 - 01:08 GMT

A positive Elissa tweets random happy bits to her fans!