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Egypt invites Iranian president to Sisi's inauguration

Wed Jun 4, 2014 12:32:26

Egypt has invited Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the inauguration ceremony of newly elected President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a trip that would make him only the second Iranian leader to visit Egypt since the countries severed ties in 1980.

Abdel Fattah Sisi declared as President of Egypt

Tue Jun 3, 2014 21:28:28

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, former army chief who toppled first democratically elected president of Egypt, has been declared as new president of the country with 96.9% of the vote.

Egypt exceeds annual fuel subsidy budget by $9.8B

Sun Jun 1, 2014 20:01:27

Egypt has announced that it will have to spend 70 billion pounds ($9.8 billion) more on energy subsidies than it has already budgeted for the fiscal year ending on June 30, despite receiving billions of dollars in complementary fuel deliveries from some Persian Gulf Arab regimes since the military-ouster of elected president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.

20,000 Egyptian prisoners stage hunger strike

Fri May 30, 2014 19:19:15

Nearly 20,000 Egyptian prisoners have gone on a week-long hunger strike inside their jail cells to protest what they allege as inmate mistreatment, an Egyptian rights activist said.

More than half of Egyptians didn't vote in presidential election

Thu May 29, 2014 08:59:32

More than half of Egyptian electorates refused to take part in country’s controversial presidential election which lasted for three days to gather more votes but left Egypt’s authorities with strong concerns of a heavy-weighted opposing public opinion.

Egypt resumes voting in poll seen giving Sisi landslide victory

Tue May 27, 2014 11:05:47

Egyptians have resumed voting for a new president in an election expected to give a landslide victory to the ex-army chief who ousted the country's first democratically-elected leader and crushed his Muslim Brotherhood movement.

US covertly continues providing arms to Egypt junta

Mon May 26, 2014 22:30:18

Newly obtained documents reveal that the US government has been secretly providing Egypt’s junta with substantial arms, despite the State Department's assertion that it would put on hold important weapons shipments.

Bomb blast reported at Egypt polling station

Mon May 26, 2014 12:00:30

A homemade bomb has reportedly exploded outside an Egyptian polling station as the nation votes for a new president, according to state television.

Egyptians go to presidential polls amid boycott calls

Mon May 26, 2014 11:47:41

Egyptians have begun voting in a two-day presidential poll devised by the military-installed interim government in which former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to win, amid calls by Islamist groups to boycott the vote.

Qatar cleric urges boycott of Egypt presidential poll

Mon May 26, 2014 08:32:53

Influential Qatar-based Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi has called on Egyptians to boycott presidential elections and shun front-runner Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, saying the ex-military strongman had "disobeyed God".

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