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Workers clean the street under a billboard supporting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi for the presidential elections, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Egyptians began voting Sunday in a presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, who faces no serious challenger, is certain to win another term, keeping him in power until 2030. Arabic reads," our target is to build modern Egypt." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

El-Sissi wins Egypt’s presidential election with 89.6% of the vote and secures third term in office

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Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi celebrate during a march in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Egypt will hold a presidential election over three days in December, with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi highly likely to prolong his stay in power until 2030. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egypt’s President el-Sissi confirms he will run for a new term in upcoming presidential elections

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FILE - Vehicles pass under a billboard supporting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi for the coming presidential elections, erected by Egypt's political party of Homat Watan, the Protectors of the Nation, in Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 4, 2023. Arabic reads, "yes for stability." Egypt will hold a presidential election over three days in December, officials announced Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi highly likely to prolong his stay in power until 2030. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Egypt sets a presidential election for December with el-Sissi likely to stay in power until 2030

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Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly left, and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi walk during a welcome ceremony in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 24, 2023. (Egypt's Prime Minister's Office via AP)

Egypt’s president gives highest honor to visiting Indian prime minister amid improving ties

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden praises U.S.-Egypt relationship in sitdown with el-Sissi

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A member of the Dutch delegation parks a bicycle after arriving at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Live updates | UN Climate Summit

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Chadians pose for a photograph at the entrance of the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Nearly 50 heads of state or governments on Monday will take the stage on the first day of “high-level” international climate talks in Egypt with more to come in the following days. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Live updates | Climate Summit

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In this handout photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry pose for a photo prior to their talks in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia FM visits Egypt, part of Africa trip amid Ukraine war

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan at the Presidential Palace in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, March. 6, 2021. Egypt's presidency says President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi trip was to address an array of issues, including economic and military ties and the two nations’ dispute with Ethiopia over a massive dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile. The visit comes amid a rapprochement between the two governments. (Presidency of Sudan via AP)

Sudan’s PM in Cairo to discuss Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

A woman holds a placard as she stages a protest against the Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi by the National Assembly in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged Monday &quot;disagreements&quot; with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi over human rights, but said it will not prevent France from reaching economic and defense deals with the North African country, which has seen the heaviest crackdown on dissent in its modern history. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Protesters demonstrate against el-Sissi’s visit to France

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In this 2018 photo taken in London shows Karim Ennarah and his now-wife Jess Kelly posing for a photograph after they graduated from the School of Oriental and African Studies. The acting director of a prominent Egyptian rights group says its three staffers, Ennara, Executive director Gasser Abdel-Razek and Mohammed Bashir, who were arrested last month have been freed on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. They were arrested in November after EIPR hosted foreign diplomats to discuss the human rights situation in Egypt. They were charged with terrorism and spreading false information. (Courtesy of Jess Kelly via AP)

Rights group says Egypt has freed 3 of its arrested staffers

By LEE KEATH - Associated Press

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks at the "G20 Investment Summit." (John MacDougall/Pool via AP, File)

Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, other Arab states watch Trump-Biden election closely

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader Special to The Washington Times

A woman casts her ballot on the first day of the parliamentary election inside a polling station in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Egyptians began voting Saturday in the first stage of a parliamentary election, a vote that is highly likely to produce a toothless House of Representatives packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Egypt’s parliamentary vote likely to tighten leader’s grip

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Lawyers: Egypt filmmaker who mocked president dies in prison

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FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Egypt’s president has called for “decisive” and “collective” action against countries supporting terrorism.&quot; His comments are an apparent reference to Turkey and Qatar, who back the Muslim Brotherhood group, which is outlawed by the Egyptian government. Addressing a two-day forum on peace in Africa in the southern city of Aswan, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says achieving sustainable development in Africa is needed, along with efforts to fight militant groups.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

El-Sissi dubs Egypt ‘oasis of stability’ amid clampdown

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Egyptian Youtube star held for videos criticizing president

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Egypt frees ex-general arrested after challenging president

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Egypt’s president has called for “decisive” and “collective” action against countries supporting terrorism.&quot; His comments are an apparent reference to Turkey and Qatar, who back the Muslim Brotherhood group, which is outlawed by the Egyptian government. Addressing a two-day forum on peace in Africa in the southern city of Aswan, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says achieving sustainable development in Africa is needed, along with efforts to fight militant groups.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Egypt’s el-Sissi says militias hold Libyan gov’t ‘hostage’

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2019 file photo, self-exiled contractor Mohamed Ali, from Egypt, poses for a photo at an office in Spain. A state-run Egyptian newspaper says Ali, whose allegations of corruption against the country's ruling military sparked rare protests has been sentenced in absentia to five years in prison for tax evasion. Ali had released a series of viral videos from Spain earlier this year, pitching himself as a former government insider who witnessed high-level corruption and large-scale misuse of funds as a construction contractor for the military. Ali did not provide evidence to support his claims. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Egyptian whistleblower gets 5-year sentence in absentia

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press