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A correspondent in Egypt

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An Egyptian Muslim brotherhood supporter flashes the four-finger sign in front of a statue of Talaat Harb during a demonstration on the eponymous Square near Tahrir square on December 1, 2013 in Cairo. Protesters were chanting on Tahrir square "Down with the military regime!", "People want the fall of the regime!" and "Rabaa Rabaa", as demonstrators flashed a four-finger sign that has become associated with a government crackdown on pro-Morsi supporters in Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya square on August 14. AFP P

Egypt to dismiss public servants with alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Egyptian government fires official who insulted Kuwait to avoid diplomatic crisis

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

An employee works in a shop near a banner reading "Boycott, We do not sell French products in this shop" on October 30,2020 in Istanbul. - Turkish President joined calls on October 26, 2020 for a boycott of French goods, ramping up a standoff between France and Muslim countries over Islam and freedom of speech. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Al-Azhar, Egyptian observers and activists divided over boycotting French products

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

This picture taken on June 24, 2019 shows a woman standing with books in front of a shelf inside the main building of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina library in Egypt's northern coastal city of Alexandria. - The Bibliotheca, established in 2002, serves as a modern-day commemoration of the Library of Alexandria of antiquity, and a modern-day public library and educational centre. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP) (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Egyptians outraged over some schools forcing girls to wear the hijab

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Egypt’s city of Esna is slowly regaining its glory amid renewed interest in its heritage

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

This picture taken on March 9, 2020 shows a view of the "A Sara" Nile cruise ship moored off the river bank of Egypt's southern city of Luxor, where 45 suspected COVID-19 coronavirus disease cases were detected and evacuated two days prior. - Egypt on March 8 reported the country's -- and Africa's -- first fatality from the virus, a 60-year-old German tourist who died in a Red Sea resort in eastern Egypt. The following day, Egypt's health ministry said the total number of known cases had risen to 55. Scores

Nile cruises navigate river of challenges

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

TOPSHOT - People hold signs reading "Stop executions in Egypt" in front of the Egyptian consulate in Istanbul on march 2, 2019 during a demonstration against death penalties in Egypt after the recent execution of nine men. - Egypt on February 20 hanged nine men for the 2015 assassination of prosecutor general Hisham Barakat following jihadist calls for attacks on the judiciary to avenge the government's crackdown on Islamists. Turkish President sharply criticised his Egyptian counterpart and called for the

Execution of 15 rekindles human rights debate in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Are Sinai-based terrorists shifting to Cairo?

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

A Bedouin man runs with his camel as he prepares it to take part in a race in Egypt's South Sinai desert on September 12, 2020, after more than six month of hiatus due to the coronavirus outbreak. - Camel racing is a traditional sport in many Arab countries, most notably in the Gulf region, and in Egypt, bedouins of the South Sinai desert have kept up the tradition. But race events have been suspended since March following the COVID-19 outbreak, and orders only came down at the beginning of the month that t

Bedouins in Egypt retreat to more traditional way of life to face COVID-19

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Rare anti-Sisi protests lead to crackdown, arrests in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Al-Azhar keeps up campaign against Charlie Hebdo

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

A picture taken on April 18, 2013 shows a general view of the Jewish cemetery in the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Cairo’s ancient Bassatine Jewish cemetery completes first-of-its-kind restoration project

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt