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A correspondent in Egypt

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Egyptian who ruled in favor of ceding key islands to Saudi Arabia voted parliament speaker

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Stray dogs are seen in a street in the Egyptian capital Cairo on December 12, 2018. - In Egypt, stray dogs, commonly referred to as 'baladi dogs', are widely viewed as unsanitary and dirty. They are typically seen running about the streets and scavenging garbage for food. There are no official data on the size of the stray dogs' population but activists say they are running loose in millions. Animal rights advocates have sought to offer solutions to the crisis, actively removing dogs from the streets and gi

Animal activists outraged over Egyptian government killing of stray dogs

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Egyptian parliament members attend a general session in the capital Cairo on July 20, 2020. - Egypt's parliament greenlighted behind a closed-doors session later today, the possible deployment of troops in Libya to support Cairo's ally Khalifa Haftar, if rival Turkish-backed forces recapture the city of Sirte, the house said. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Egypt's former MPs coming back to political stage with big dreams

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Egyptians in exile fear losing citizenship

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Egypt’s future as internet cable hub at risk from proposed Google fiber optic network

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Egypt begins dismissing imams based on Brotherhood ties

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

A picture taken on April 16, 2017 shows a general view of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Egypt's south Sinai, where a policeman was killed and three others wounded on April 18, 2017 when gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint near the monastery, the interior ministry said, in an attack claimed by Islamic State jihadists.

/ AFP PHOTO / Pedro Costa Gomes (Photo credit should read PEDRO COSTA GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)

Egypt's ancient monastery library preserves precious manuscripts

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Egyptian actress Basma Hassan poses prior to walking the red carpet for the screening of the film "Mica", on the fourth day of 4th edition of the Gouna Film Festival, in El-Gouna, Egypt on October 26, 2020. (Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo / El Gouna Film Festival / AFP) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / EL GOUNA FILM FESTIVAL / AMMAR ABD RABBO - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of t

Egyptians blame film festival as virus rates rise

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

A picture taken during a guided tour organised by Egypt's State Information Service on February 11, 2020, shows an Egyptian police officer at the entrance of the Tora prison in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Egypt cracks down on blasphemy in wave of arrests

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Netflix airs its first Egyptian original series

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A correspondent in Egypt

Unions rally workers against controversial new Egyptian laws

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Sudan's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas (C) participates in a videoconference with his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts (unseen) in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on November 1, 2020. - Khartoum said it is to organise a week of negotiations on Ethiopia's controversial dam on the Nile that has riled downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan, following a three-way videoconference. (Photo by Ebrahim HAMID / AFP) (Photo by EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP via Getty Images)

Egypt heads to Khartoum to avert crisis over disputed Halayeb-Shalateen area

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt