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Egypt says police forces kill 5 militants in northern Sinai

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Archaeologists find Rome-era tombs in Egypt’s Western Desert

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Israel Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Egypt has hosted its first ever regional gas forum, with several government delegations attending including the Israeli Energy Minister in the first such official visit since its 2011 Arab Spring uprising. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egypt launches regional gas forum, including Israel in fold

By BRIAN ROHAN - Associated Press

Egypt deports second German in a week for alleged IS links

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry after holding a press conference, at the ministry of foreign affairs in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Pompeo is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian leaders as he continues a nine-nation Middle East tour aimed at reassuring America's Arab partners that the Trump administration is not walking away from the region. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Pompeo in Egypt amid concerns over U.S. Mideast policy

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah takes a shot as he warms up ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Ethiad stadium, Manchester England, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Egypt to host African Cup, Salah player of the year again

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

This undated photo released by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, shows a illegally smuggled, artifact repatriated from the United Kingdom. Tuesday’s statement said the newly recovered relief with cartouche of King Amonhotep I from the 18th dynasty, was on display at a London auction house. It said the relief was originally exhibited at the open museum of the ancient temple of Karnak in the city of Luxor. It didn’t say how the artifact was smuggled out of the country. (Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities via AP)

Egypt repatriates smuggled ancient artifact from UK

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Egypt introduces price index for fuel linked to oil prices

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Fatah withdraws officers from Gaza-Egypt crossing

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Egyptian policeman killed while defusing bomb outside church

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In this Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 photo, a forensic investigator uses equipment at the site where a policeman was killed trying to defuse an explosive device, near a church in a residential district of Cairo, Egypt. The blast came just two days before the Orthodox Coptic Church, the dominant denomination among Egypt's estimated 10 million Christians, celebrates Christmas. (AP Photo/Sayed Hasan)

Egypt el-Sissi inaugurates cathedral, mosque in new capital

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2018, file photo, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi addresses the media during a joint press conference at the federal chancellery in Vienna, Austria. U.S. television network CBS says el-Sissi told it in an interview that his country and Israel, with whom it fought four wars, are cooperating against Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

CBS: El-Sissi says Egypt, Israel cooperate against militants

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

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

Egypt water anxiety grows over Ethiopia dam on Nile

By Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Cherry-picking Jesus references

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Security forces stand near a tourist bus after a roadside bomb in an area near the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's Interior Ministry said in a statement that two Vietnamese tourists were killed and others wounded, in the incident. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Egypt says its security forces killed 40 militants

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

Security forces stand near a tourist bus after a roadside bomb in an area near the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Bomb strikes tourist bus near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids, kills 2 people

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

In this Dec. 16, 2018 photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi rides his bike to the national Military Academy, in a suburb of Cairo, Egypt. In televised comments in December 2018, the general-turned-president railed about the number of overweight people he sees and told Egyptians they must take better care of themselves. He said physical education should become core curriculum at schools and universities and suggested TV shows shouldn't let presenters or guests on the air if they are overweight. (Egyptian Presidency via AP)

El-Sissi denies fat-shaming Egyptians after weight-loss call

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In this Dec. 16, 2018 photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi rides his bike to the national Military Academy, in a suburb of Cairo, Egypt. In televised comments in December 2018, the general-turned-president railed about the number of overweight people he sees and told Egyptians they must take better care of themselves. He said physical education should become core curriculum at schools and universities and suggested TV shows shouldn't let presenters or guests on the air if they are overweight. (Egyptian Presidency via AP)

El-Sissi’s call on Egyptians to lose weight creates a stir

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

Report: Syria’s national security chief in Egypt

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In this Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018 photo, work continues in the shadow of a statue of Pharaoh Ramses II, at the Grand Egyptian Museum, under construction in Giza, Egypt. Thousands of Egyptians are laboring in the shadow of the pyramids to erect a monument worthy of the pharaohs. The Grand Egyptian Museum has been under construction for well over a decade and is intended to show off Egypt’s ancient treasures while attracting tourists to help fund its future development. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

After delays, Egypt’s new mega-museum set to open in 2020

By BRIAN ROHAN - Associated Press