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Election workers count ballots at the end of three-day vote on constitutional amendments at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, April 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
April 23, 2019, 1:55 am
Egypt polls close after 3-day vote to extend el-Sissi’s rule until 2030
Constitutional amendment, seen as another step toward authoritarian rule eight years after pro-democracy uprising, is nearly guaranteed to pass
By Samy Magdy
A voter casts her ballot at polling station in Cairo, Egypt, April 21, 2019 on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030. (AP/Amr Nabil)
April 21, 2019, 5:56 pm
Voters offered rides, food as Egypt pushes for Sissi term extension to 2030
With three days of balloting, government hoping for high turnout to grant legitimacy to referendum on constitutional change
By AP
Egyptians protest in front of an army tank in central Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)
March 24, 2018, 5:32 pm
Egypt: Seven years since the revolution
Ahead of next week’s elections, a look at key events since the 2011 uprising that ended the rule of Hosni Mubarak
By AFP
Egyptian women hold their national flag and a poster bearing portraits of President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi, as they celebrate the sixth anniversary of the 2011 uprising that overthrew former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in Cairo's Tahrir Square on January 25, 2017. AFP/STRINGER)
January 25, 2017, 4:40 pm
Six years after uprising, Sissi insists Egypt ‘on right track’
President calls on country’s younger generation to work for continued ‘reform, construction and development’
By AFP
Egyptian protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by riot police during a Cairo demonstration against the handing over of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, April 25, 2016. (AFP Photo/Mohamed el-Shahed)
April 26, 2016, 7:52 am
Egyptian police stifle mass protest over island handover
Masked cops use tear gas, birdshot to disperse demonstrators outraged by Cairo’s planned transfer of Red Sea territories to Saudis
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Brian Rohan
Egyptians shout slogans against Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during a protest against the decision to hand over control of two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in front of the Press Syndicate, in Cairo, Egypt, April 15, 2016. (AP/Amr Nabil)
April 25, 2016, 3:51 pm
Egypt police brace for mass protests in capital over islands handover
Cairo’s announced transfer of 2 Red Sea territories to Saudi Arabia sparks largest demonstrations since Sissi took power 2 years ago
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Brian Rohan
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, speaks at the funeral of the top public prosecutor Hisham Barakat, killed in a terrorist attack, June 30, 2015. (Egyptian Presidency via AP, File)
July 7, 2015, 5:52 am
Egypt anti-terror bill speeds trials, restricts press
Media bemoans ‘disastrous’ measures that would have reporters jailed for not toeing government line on attacks
By Sarah El Deeb
In this image provided by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, meets with CIA director John Brennan, center, and the director of Egypt’s General Intelligence Directorate Khaled Fawzy in Cairo, Sunday, April 19, 2015. (Egyptian Presidency via AP)
April 19, 2015, 11:36 pm
Amid tensions, CIA chief pays surprise visit to Egypt
US-Egypt relations have been strained since President Sissi’s 2013 overthrow of elected president Mohammed Morsi
By AP, AFP and TOI staff
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, and interim President Adly Mansour shake hands after signing a "handover of power document," transferring the presidency to el-Sissi, June 8, 2014. (photo credit:AP /MENA)
June 8, 2014, 11:23 pm
Egypt’s el-Sissi: No reconciliation with Islamists
Newly sworn-in president doesn’t mention banned Muslim Brotherhood by name, but the hint is clear
By AP
President-elect Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reviewing the honor guard during the handing over of power ceremony in Cairo, June 8, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/ Egyptian Presidency)
June 8, 2014, 6:13 pm
Egypt’s Sissi: From army chief to civilian strongman
While the new president is seen by some as strong enough to restore order, opponents fear brutal crackdowns
By AFP
An Egyptian woman casts her vote at a polling station next to the historical Mohamed Ali citadel in the capital Cairo on May 26, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/KHALED DESOUKI)
May 27, 2014, 12:55 pm
Egyptians line up to vote for new president
Retired military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi expected to win easy victory; Muslim Brotherhood boycotts election
By AP
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. (photo credit: AP/Egypt's State Television)
May 12, 2014, 8:47 am
Egypt’s el-Sissi promises progress in 2 years
Vowing to be frank about country’s problems, ex-military chief warns Egyptians must lower their expectations
By Sarah El Deeb
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. (photo credit: AP/Egypt's State Television)
May 6, 2014, 12:47 am
Egypt’s el-Sissi: Muslim Brotherhood will never return
Former army chief, seen as a certain winner in upcoming presidential elections, talks tough against Islamists in 1st campaign interview
By Lee Keath and Sarah El Deeb
Egyptian presidential hopeful Mortada Mansour (photo credit: Youtube screenshot)
April 9, 2014, 1:32 pm
Egypt presidential hopeful would void treaty with Israel
Provocative lawyer Mortada Mansour says Camp David accord is ‘no longer relevant,’ doesn’t want US aid anyway
By Stuart Winer and AFP
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi reviews honor guards, April 24, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Jim Watson/Pool)
March 30, 2014, 8:37 pm
Egypt sets presidential vote for May 26 and 27
Former military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who ousted previous president Mohammad Morsi, expected to win
By AP
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