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Dozens arrested on anniversary of deadly Egypt soccer riot

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Burkina Faso's soccer coach Paulo Duarte before their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal soccer match between Tunisia and Burkina Faso at the Stade de l'Amitie Libreville, Gabon, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Egypt inspired by history, Burkina Faso by a phone call

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

3 giants, 1 outsider: African Cup semifinal lineup decided

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Egypt's Mohamed Salah, front, scores a goal during the African Cup of Nations Group D soccer match between Egypt and Ghana at the Stade de Port-Gentil, Gabon, Wednesday Jan. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Return of the kings: Egypt back in African Cup quarterfinals

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Libyan Foreign Minister, Mohamed Taher Siala, top center, attends a ministerial meeting of countries neighboring Libya which include Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, Niger and Chad, as well as United Nations envoy, Martin Kobler, third right, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, top left, said &quot;Egypt is committed to upholding Libya's sovereignty, supporting its legitimate institutions and rejecting foreign interference in the crisis&quot;. MENA reported. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Libya’s neighbors demand national dialogue to end crisis

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Laura Massaro, left, returns a shot from Sarah-Jane Perry during a semifinal match of the Tournament of Champions squash championship, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at Grand Central Terminal in New York. Massaro won the best of five match 3-0. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

No. 1 Egyptians, defending champs lose in squash semifinals

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Togo's soccer team and team officials form a circle during their training session in Stade de Bitam, Gabon, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, ahead of their African Cup of Nations Group C soccer match against Morocco. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Ayew penalty gives Ghana winning start to African Nations

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Togo supporters chant before the African Cup of Nations Group C soccer match between Ivory Coast and Togo at the Stade de Oyem in Oyem, Gabon, Monday Jan. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Remote Oyem passes 1st African Cup test, Ivory Coast doesn’t

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

This photo posted on a file sharing website Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, by the Islamic State Group in Sinai, a militant organization, shows an explosion as militants attack an Egyptian police checkpoint on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in el-Arish, north Sinai, Egypt. An Israeli defense official said Wednesday that the country has developed a new policy in recent years to allow Egypt to quickly beef up its forces in the volatile Sinai peninsula as part of a shared struggle against Islamic militants. The comments came days after Egyptian President Abdel-Fatteh el-Sissi said there are about 25,000 Egyptian troops operating in Sinai. Arabic reads, &quot;The moment a car bomb explodes next to an Egyptian Police fire station checkpoint.&quot; (Islamic State Group in Sinai, via AP)

Israeli official: Cooperation strong with Egypt

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Egypt’s entrepreneurs

By Sahar Nasr

In this photo provided by Basel Hijawi, taken in 2015, American citizen Aya Hijazi waves as she leaves a court in Cairo after hearing. Family and friends of an American jailed in Egypt for nearly three years are hoping her time in custody may end soon. Hijazi, 29, grew up in Falls Church, Va. and is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Egypt. After receiving her degree in conflict resolution from George Mason University in 2009, she returned to her native country, and with her Egyptian husband, started a foundation to help homeless children. (Basel Hijawi via AP)

Optimism at last for American jailed in Egypt, her family

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

Al-Jazeera says Egypt holds producer on ‘fabricated charges’

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

A Christian worshipper prays after lighting a candle on Christmas Eve at the Church of the Nativity, built atop the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Thousands of faithful celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem

By ISMA'IL KUSHKUSH - Associated Press

Egypt passes new law clamping down on rights groups

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

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By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

FILE -- In this Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2016 file photo, a man looks at a women's boutique with discounted prices attached to the clothes in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Hundreds of giant billboards and street signs have gone up in Egypt’s capital bearing messages of austerity and hope seemingly designed to prepare Egyptians for sweeping economic reforms. Witnesses say the advertisements, which are concentrated in the heart of the capital and on its main artery roads, went up on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Egypt squeezed between need for reforms and fear of backlash

By BRIAN ROHAN - Associated Press

Israeli killed by gunfire from Egypt on border

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

Social media campaign supports American jailed in Egypt

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