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Emir of Qatar: Politics, economy, soft power in American relations

The timing of the visit was after the Qatari Minister of Finance…

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Al-Sisi refuses intervention amid Egyptian-Turkish turmoil

Turkey pressured for better relations with neighbouring countries, support for Muslim Brotherhood…

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Egyptian parliament: To be or not to be?

Senior legal advisors say parliamentary law is unconstitutional

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The ‘executions judge’ Nagy Shehata

Meet the man behind the Al Jazeera, Operations Room and Cabinet Clashes…

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Militant insurgency, curfew will restrict electoral process: Sinai political parties

When asked about how the current insurgency will affect the electoral process,…

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

Testimony of Air Defence Stadium killings: Romany Samir’s delay saved his life

“Security deliberately let crowds suffocate, attacked them, sat back and watched. I…

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Black February: A new episode of the history of football stadium tragedies

Sunday's tragedy at Air Defence Stadium is second disaster for Zamalek fans…

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Mandate to counter terrorism broadened

Crackdown on wider segment of those affiliated with Islamists witnessed in 2014

Menan Khater Menan Khater

What Egypt and Russia want

Egyptian-Russian relations have been cold for around 40 years, but as Putin…

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