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Building site machines stand on the construction site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba in the North West of Ethiopia, 24 November 2017. The dam is currently being built on the Blue Nile and is going to be the biggest dam in Africa. However, the construction leads to tensions, especially with Egypt that worries about its share in Nile water. Photo by: Gioia Forster/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

Steven Mnuchin mediated talks see Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam breakthrough

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 9, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. El-Sissi thanked Trump late Monday, Nov. 4, for his &quot;generous concern&quot; for helping revive Egypt's deadlocked dispute with Ethiopia over its construction of a massive upstream Nile dam. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Egypt lawmaker says parliament could sack him for criticism

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 photo, vehicles stop in a traffic jam due to flood waters caused by heavy rains in Cairo, Egypt. Many people, including two children, were killed in Egypt's Nile Delta region, authorities said Wednesday after heavy rains pummeled Cairo and other parts of the country the previous day, causing massive traffic jams and flooding many key roads. (AP Photo/Tarek Wagih)

Death toll from heavy rains, flooding in Egypt rises to 11

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In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 photo, vehicles stop in a traffic jam due to flood waters caused by heavy rains in Cairo, Egypt. Many people, including two children, were killed in Egypt's Nile Delta region, authorities said Wednesday after heavy rains pummeled Cairo and other parts of the country the previous day, causing massive traffic jams and flooding many key roads. (AP Photo/Tarek Wagih)

In Egypt, 8 dead after chaotic day of heavy rains, flooding

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, early Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Dozens of people held a rare protest in Cairo during which they called on Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to quit. Security forces dispersed the protesters and no casualties were reported. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Egypt deports 2 foreign nationals arrested amid protests

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, early Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Dozens of people held a rare protest in Cairo during which they called on Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to quit. Security forces dispersed the protesters and no casualties were reported. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Egypt releases 3 foreigners arrested over protests

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, early Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Dozens of people held a rare protest in Cairo during which they called on Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to quit. Security forces dispersed the protesters and no casualties were reported. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

U.S. lawmakers call for restraint in Egypt, despite claims ‘political Islam’ behind unrest

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, right, meets with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the 74th session of the U.N. General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Egypt rights group: Nearly 2,000 detained since protests

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Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, early Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Dozens of people held a rare protest in Cairo during which they called on Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to quit. Security forces dispersed the protesters and no casualties were reported. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi corruption claim video sparks Egypt protests

By Mina Nader - Special to The Washington Times

Egypt says militant arrested, search underway for 80 others

By ASHRAF SWEILLAM - Associated Press

People survey the aftermath of a fiery car crash outside the National Cancer Institute in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. The multiple-car crash set off an explosion that ignited a fire at Egypt's main cancer hospital, the government said.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Egypt says security forces killed 17 Islamic militants

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People survey the aftermath of a fiery car crash outside the National Cancer Institute in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. The multiple-car crash set off an explosion that ignited a fire at Egypt's main cancer hospital, the government said.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

UN Security Council, chief condemn Cairo terror attack

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FILE - This Jan. 10, 2017 file photo shows British Airways planes parked at Heathrow Airport in London. On Saturday, July 20, 2019, British Airways said it is canceling flights to Cairo for a week for unspecified security reasons. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

British Airways resumes flights to Cairo after week’s halt

Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 10, 2017 file photo shows British Airways planes parked at Heathrow Airport in London. On Saturday, July 20, 2019, British Airways said it is canceling flights to Cairo for a week for unspecified security reasons. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

British Airways, Lufthansa suspend Cairo flights

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Senegal's Sadio Mane applauds fans prior to the start of the African Cup of Nations semifinal soccer match between Senegal and Tunisia in 30 June stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

African Cup final much more than Mane vs. Mahrez

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gestures as he talks during a campaign rally in Istanbul for the June 23 re-run of Istanbul elections, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Erdogan has claimed that former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi did not die of natural causes but that he was killed. At the campaign speech Erdogan offered as evidence the fact that the deposed president allegedly &quot;flailed&quot; in court for 20 minutes and that nobody assisted him. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey says it will ensure Morsi’s death is not forgotten

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FILE - In this May 20, 2012 file photo, then Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate Mohammed Morsi holds a rally in Cairo, Egypt. On Monday June 17, 2019, Egypt's state TV says the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, 67, collapsed during a court session and died. It said it occurred while he was attending a court trial on Monday on espionage charges. Morsi, who hailed from Egypt's largest Islamist group, the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, was elected president in 2012 in the country's first free elections following the ouster the year before of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Fredrik Persson, File)

The Latest: Turkey president says Morsi didn’t die naturally

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In this frame grab from Egyptian State Television, a blindfolded Hisham el-Ashmawi, a prominent Egyptian militant is escorted by Egyptian military officers and placed in a vehicle after being taken off a military plane at an airport in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. El-Ashmawi was captured last October in the Libyan city of Derna, a longtime bastion of Islamic militants, by commander Khalifa Hifter's self-styled Libyan National Army. (Egyptian State Television via AP)

Libyan commander hands over prominent militant to Egypt

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 11, 2019 file photo, Sudanese celebrate after officials said the military had forced longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir to step down after 30 years in power in Khartoum, Sudan. As the uprising against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir gained strength, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia began reaching out to the military through secret channels to encourage his removal from power. They had long viewed al-Bashir as a problem because of his close ties to Islamists. (AP Photo, File)

As Sudan uprising grew, Arab states worked to shape its fate

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, speaks to Coptic Christians during Christmas Eve Mass at the new &quot;Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ,&quot; in the new administrative capital, 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Cairo, Egypt, late Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. Egypt's president is inaugurating a new cathedral for the Coptic Orthodox Church and one of the region's largest mosques in a highly symbolic gesture at a time when Islamic militants are known to target the country's minority Christians. (AP Photo)

Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi rewarded with Trump summit despite Egypt rights concerns

By Mina Nader and John Dyer — Special to The Washington Times