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Egypt Sentences Five to Death for Police Killings

An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced to death five men convicted of killing 13 policemen in a town near Cairo during a deadly security crackdown on ousted president Mohammed Morsi’s supporters in 2013.   The officers were killed in an attack on a police station in Kerdasa, on the outskirts of Cairo, on August 14 […]
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Egypt Militants Killed While Making Bombs

Egyptian police said on Saturday that four Islamists were killed in an accidental explosion while preparing bombs south of the capital. Police said the suspected militants were members of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood movement of former Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, whom the army toppled in 2013. The explosion took place on Friday on a farm […]
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Morsi Gets 20 Years Jail Sentence

Former Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi, was on Tuesday sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Egyptian court in connection with the deaths of protesters during demonstrations against his rule in 2012. The former president also faces charges in two other trials. Morsi supporters attacked opposition protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012, sparking […]
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Egypt, Saudi Arabia Plan Major Military Drills

Egypt and Saudi Arabia have discussed holding a “major military manoeuvre” in Saudi Arabia with other Gulf states and will form a joint military committee to look into the matter further, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. It said the topic was discussed during a meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi […]
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Supersand Eagles Trounce Egypt 4-1

The Supersand Eagles continued their imperious run at the 2015 African Beach Soccer Championship with a 4-1 thrashing of Egypt on Wednesday. On the beach of Roche Caiman Sports Complex in Victoria, where they sliced host nation Seychelles 10-1 on Tuesday, Audu Adamu Ejo’s wards were somewhat stretched by the North Africans, as the first […]
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Head of Egypt Jihadist Group Killed

Egyptian security forces have killed the head of a jihadist group responsible for deadly attacks on police, an interior ministry statement said on Sunday. It said Hammam Mohamed Attiyah was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces during a raid on an apartment in southern Cairo No date for the incident was given, […]
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Obama Unblocks Delivery of F-16s to Egypt

US President, Barack Obama has approved the delivery of a dozen F-16 aircraft to Egypt that had been frozen after a military- led takeover. The White House said Obama told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi by phone on Tuesday that a 2013 freeze would be lifted. The move comes as Egypt plays a key role in […]
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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Sign Accord over Nile

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have signed an initial agreement on how to share water from the Nile River that runs through the three countries, as Ethiopia constructs a massive new dam it hopes will help alleviate some of its electricity shortages. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Sudanese President Omar Bashir and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam […]