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George Mikhail

George Mikhail is a freelance journalist who specializes in minority and political issues. He graduated from Cairo University in 2009 and has worked for a number of Egyptian newspapers. On Twitter Guirguisfekri1

Workers paint window frames during the restoration of Mohammad Ali Shubra Palace in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Sept. 12, 2019.

Egypt reinvents Qubba Palace as history museum

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The empty seat of Syria is seen during an emergency representatives meeting to discuss the conflict in Libya, at the Arab League headquarters, Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 5, 2015.

Egypt intensifies efforts to bring Syria back into Arab fold

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A general view shows the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Nabi Daniel Street, Alexandria, Egypt, Nov. 14, 2016.

Egypt wins international award for restoring historic synagogue

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro addresses the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, Sept. 21, 2021.

Egypt seeks Brazil’s support in Nile dam dispute

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An Ethiopian Orthodox priest wafts incense during a prayer inside Bole Medhanialem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on June 20, 2021.

Egypt strengthens influence in Africa through church

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This picture shows an aerial view of the "Tahya Masr" (Long Live Egypt) overpass crossing the Nile River island of Warraq (L) on the northern outskirts of Cairo from the district of Rod al-Farag in Cairo (top) into the district of Imbaba in Cairo's twin city of Giza (bottom) to connect with the ring-road highway circling greater Cairo, Egypt, May 14, 2021.

Egypt threatens to send military to remove encroachments along Nile

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People walk behind the official sign marking the Dubai Expo 2020 near the Sustainability Pavilion in Dubai on Jan. 16, 2021.

Egypt sends display of artifacts to Dubai's Expo 2020

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Joseph Kazibwe listens his radio for the final announcement of Presidential election near the home of Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, as he stays with his wife in Magere, Uganda, on Jan. 16, 2021.

Egypt uses 'radio diplomacy' in Africa to influence Nile dam dispute

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Tourists visit the Karnak Temple Complex, Luxor, Egypt, March 10, 2020.

Egypt to announce opening of world’s largest open museum in Luxor governorate

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An Egyptian tea street vendor walks on a beach, Alexandria, Egypt, Aug. 01, 2019.

Egypt announces plan to address climate change following heat wave

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Muslim worshippers head to prayer in the Badalabougou neighborhood of Bamako during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Mali, July 20, 2021.

Egypt counters Turkey’s influence in Mali via Al-Azhar

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Muslim worshippers, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, arrive at the courtyard of the historic al-Azhar mosque in the centre of Islamic Cairo to perform the Friday prayers under new pandemic restrictions, in Egypt's capital on Aug. 28, 2020.

Egypt enrolls Russian imams in 'fatwa training program' to combat Brotherhood

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