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Former Egyptian president Mursi buried in Cairo, son says
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2019 11:48
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Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has been buried alongside other senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, his son, Ahmed Mursi, said on his Facebook page on Tuesday.
The burial was attended by members of the family in Cairo’s Nasr City after authorities refused burial in Mursi’s home province of Sharqiya in the Nile Delta, Ahmed…
Libya's Haftar rules out Tripoli ceasefire,dismisses U.N.-led talks -newspaper
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- Published on Monday, 27 May 2019 15:00
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Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar has ruled out a ceasefire in the battle for Tripoli and accused the United Nations of seeking to partition Libya, according to an interview published by French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.
Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) began an offensive in early April to take Tripoli from fighters loyal to Prime…
Egypt jihadist returned from Libya to face terror charges
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- Published on Friday, 31 May 2019 11:58
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A high-profile Egyptian jihadist who was transferred to Cairo from Libya will face a military tribunal over his alleged involvement in terror attacks, security and judicial sources said on Wednesday.
Egyptian government media broadcast footage of Hisham el-Ashmawy - one of the country's most-wanted militants - being escorted off a military aircraft…
Blast injures South African tourists near Egypt's Giza pyramids
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- Published on Monday, 20 May 2019 10:18
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An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people on Sunday, mostly South African tourists, near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt, two security sources said.