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A correspondent in Egypt

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Egyptians carry the coffin of a soldier who was killed a day earlier in the restive Sinai Peninsula in an attack claimed by the Islamic State, during a funeral ceremony in the 10th of Ramadan city, north of Cairo, Egypt, July 8, 2017.

Islamic State affiliate in Sinai steps up attacks under new leader

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

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Russian war delays major industrial zone in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

This picture taken during a government-guided tour shows police officers standing at the gate of Al-Qanatir women's prison, Qalyoubiya province, Egypt, Dec. 27, 2020.

Egyptian council holds first ever meeting with human rights, civil society leaders

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

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Jailed Egyptian activists on hunger strike to protest pretrial detention

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Turki al-Sheikh, the new CEO of Saudi Arabia's General Entertaintment Authority (GEA), speaks during a presentation of the 2019 GEA program at the Four Seasons Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 22, 2019.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia compete over title of regional art pioneer

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

South Korean army K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzers fire during a live-fire drill in Pocheon, northeast of Seoul, South Korea, March 24, 2011.

Egypt signs major arms deal with South Korea

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

An aerial view shows a small island in the Lake Nasser reservoir formed by the Nile River, about 12 kilometers (7 miles) south of the High Dam near the city of Aswan, southern Egypt, Jan. 2, 2021.

Sisi hands over Nile islands to Egyptian military, raising controversy

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

A picture taken from the Rafah border of the southern Gaza Strip with Egypt shows smoke billowing in the northern Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, July 16, 2015. The Islamic State said it carried out a missile attack on an Egyptian navy vessel off northern Sinai.

Attacks raise fears of Islamic State resurgence in Sinai

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi reviews an honor guard prior at The Defense Ministry in Paris on Oct. 23, 2017.

Human rights in spotlight as Egypt's revolution anniversary nears

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Egyptian boys polish aluminum plates in an industrial area of downtown Cairo, Egypt, April 26, 2000.

Child labor assumes fatal proportions in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Nubian women sell souvenirs in the village of Gharb Seheyl, near Aswan, Upper Egypt, Feb. 5, 2020.

Nubians demand repatriation during Sisi visit

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Sinai violence

Sinai tribes participate in military action against jihadi organizations

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt