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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 file photo, people wait for this first &quot;Saturday Night Live Arabia,&quot; show to start in Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian official says authorities have ordered a ban on airing the Arabic version of the hit U.S. satirical show Saturday Night Live for allegedly using “sexual expressions.” Ahmed Salim of the Supreme Media regulations Council told The Associated Press Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 that an investigation of the show’s content showed that SNL Arabia has consistently used inappropriate “sexual phrases and insinuations and that the show’s entire content “violates ethical and professional criteria.”(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File )

Egypt orders ban on SNL Arabia over ‘sexual expressions’

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, Hesham Genena, a former top auditor in Egypt, who suffered serious injuries during an apparent kidnapping attempt, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Cairo, Egypt. Ali Taha, a lawyer for Genena said authorities arrested his client Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 at his home in a Cairo, the latest chapter in the upheaval that has gripped the country ahead of next month's presidential election. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Egypt arrests ex-anti-graft chief in latest pre-vote turmoil

By HAMZA HENDAWI and SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 file photo of Chechnya's regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov celebrates scoring against the Italian former players soccer team in Grozny, Russia. Egypt will be based at the World Cup in Chechnya with FIFA approving the facility despite the Russian region’s leadership being criticized for widespread human rights violations and a crackdown on dissent. Egypt has selected a training facility in the Chechen capital Grozny for its first World Cup trip in 28 years. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)

FIFA urged to scrap Chechnya as World Cup base for Egypt

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken o Dec. 29, 2008. nDonated medical supplies are seen at El-Arish airport waiting to be shipped to Gaza through the Egyptian border crossing terminal in Rafah, at the Sinai town of El-Arish, Egypt. The Egyptian army is bulldozing homes and olive groves in Feb. 2018 to build a buffer zone around the main airport in its troubled North Sinai Province, where Islamic State militants nearly killed the defense and interior ministers in December. The operation, described by residents and military officials, will displace thousands of residents from the hamlets around el-Arish airport, who are being moving to nearby cities where the army says they will receive compensation. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

Egypt bulldozes zone by Sinai airport, displacing thousands

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2017 file photo, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi attends a military ceremony in the courtyard at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, France. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, a clearly furious el-Sissi gave a thinly veiled but stern warning to opposition politicians calling for a boycott of presidential elections in March, saying he would die first before allowing anyone to mess with the country's security. El-Sissi spoke a day after a coalition of opposition parties and public figures described the vote as a farce. (Charles Platiau, Pool via AP, File)

Egypt’s leader serves opposition parties with stern warning

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, left, next to Qatar's Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah, shakes hands with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, ‎at the State Department, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Tillerson, Mattis praise Qatar despite ongoing rift with Saudis

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this undated file image released Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 on the official Facebook account of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, shows workers carrying boxes that bear the president's image and the phrase &quot;long live Egypt!&quot; in Cairo Egypt. With one challenger after another leaving presidential race, Egypt’s vote is starting to resemble the past. (Egyptian President's Facebook page via AP, File)

AP Analysis: Egypt election appears to follow an old formula

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

A drone hovers as a statue of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II is relocated at the Grand Egyptian Museum near the great Pyramids, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. The museum is scheduled to open later this year. Arabic at top reads, &quot;long live Egypt.&quot; (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egypt places colossus of Ramses II in atrium of new museum

By MENNA ZAKI - Associated Press

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's image is emblazoned on boxes containing petitions from voters who want him to run again. Mr. el-Sissi submitted his nomination documents to Egypt's election commission on Wednesday, a day after a potentially serious challenger was arrested over criminal allegations, including forgery and incitement against the country's military. (Egyptian President's Facebook page via Associated Press)

Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Egypt’s president, loses election challengers

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader - Special to The Washington Times

A billboard supporting Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the presidential election scheduled for March hangs in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. El-Sissi is virtually guaranteed to win a second four-year term amid a heavy clampdown on dissent. Arabic reads, &quot;So you can build it.&quot; (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

The Latest: Egypt presidential candidate to assess status

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 file photo, then was, Egyptian armed forces Chief of Staff, Sami Anan performs prayers for the 16 Egyptian soldiers who were killed in Cairo, Egypt. A senior Muslim Brotherhood leader has written an open letter to a retired Egyptian army general seeking to run for president, listing the outlawed group's conditions for supporting his candidacy against Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, a general-turned-president who has decimated the Brotherhood since removing it from power in 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Egypt’s military arrests ex-general running for president

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

Hector Cuper to leave Egypt after this year’s World Cup

Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Pence arrived in Cairo hours after the U.S. Congress and President Donald Trump failed to reach agreement on a plan to avert a partial federal closure. Pence went ahead with his four-day trip to the Middle East, citing national security and diplomatic reasons. (Khaled Desouki/Pool Photo via AP)

VP Pence says US stands ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Egypt

By KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence upcoming visit to the Mideast comes at a time of friction between the Trump administration and the Palestinian leadership, posing a dilemma for Arab hosts Egypt and Jordan on how to safeguard their vital ties with Washington. (Associated Press)

Jerusalem embassy move complicates Mike Pence trip to Middle East

By Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

Egypt’s leader seeks to defuse tension with Sudan, Ethiopia

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

Hot air balloon crashes over Egypt’s Luxor, killing tourist

By HAGGAG SALAMA and MENNA ZAKI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2017 file photo, Egypt's Mohamed Salah celebrates after defeating Congo during the 2018 World Cup group E qualifying soccer match at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt. Salah, one of the hottest soccer players in the world right now, was once rejected by his local team. That he succeeded anyway is being latched onto by fellow Egyptians as a sign of hope for a country for years mired by political instability and violence, deadly terrorist attacks and an economic crisis. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Salah’s success offers hope in Egypt to fans and authorities

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2017 file photo, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, right, celebrates after scoring his side's seventh goal during the Champions League Group E soccer match in Liverpool, England. Salah, one of the hottest soccer players in the world right now, was once rejected by his local team. That he succeeded anyway is being latched onto by fellow Egyptians as a sign of hope for a country for years mired by political instability and violence, deadly terrorist attacks and an economic crisis. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)

Egypt’s Mohamed Salah wins African Player of the Year

Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 file photo, Nubians leave their boats docked on the Nile River in front of Heisa Island, Aswan, southern Egypt. Egypt's pro-government media is vilifying neighboring Sudan over its expanding ties with Turkey and Qatar, Cairo's regional nemesis, saying the three are conspiring against Egypt. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Egypt, Sudan relations at a new low over Erdogan’s visit

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

Bomb kills 6, including army colonel, in Egypt’s Sinai

By ASHRAF SWEILAM - Associated Press