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Turkey, Egypt agree to further talks in bid to ease tensions

September 8, 2021 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — East Mediterranean rivals Turkey and Egypt have agreed to continue talks aimed at stabilizing relations after the end of a second round of negotiations, the two governments said Wednesday.

Turkey aims to improve ties with Egypt, UAE

By ANDREW WILKSSeptember 7, 2021 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey continued on Tuesday to reach out to regional rivals Egypt and the United Arab Emirates in a renewed bid to mend frayed ties that have stoked regional tensions.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said his country was taking “positive steps" to improve relations as Turkish and Egyptian officials were holding a second round of talks in Ankara.

Egypt opens naval base, latest example of military build-up

July 3, 2021 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president inaugurated a new naval base on the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, the latest example of the government’s military build-up.

The base is meant to “secure the country’s northern and western front… and the maritime shipping routes,” according to a statement by Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s office.

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Egypt officials: 9 men executed for 2013 attack on police

By SAMY MAGDYApril 26, 2021 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities Monday executed nine men convicted of murder in an attack on a police station in 2013, security officials and a rights lawyer said...

Turkey signals warming ties with Egypt after long freeze

March 12, 2021 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Egypt have started holding diplomatic talks, top Turkish officials said Friday, in a sign of warming ties between the two regional powers...

Egypt releases Al-Jazeera journalist detained since 2016

February 6, 2021 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Saturday freed an Al-Jazeera journalist after more than four years in detention, his family lawyer said...

Rights group slams Egypt’s execution of 49 this month

October 22, 2020 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — A leading international human rights group on Thursday condemned Egypt's execution of 49 people so far this month — some arrested during a deadly crackdown on a mass protest in 2013 — and urged authorities in Cairo to grant fair retrials to those on the death row...

Egypt police arrest leader of outlawed Muslim Brotherhood

August 28, 2020 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police arrested a high-level leader in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood at his hiding place in Cairo, an Interior Ministry statement said Friday...

Egyptian lawyer: Senior Brotherhood leader dies in prison

August 13, 2020 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — A senior leader of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group died of a heart attack on Thursday in a Cairo prison where he had been serving a 25-year sentence, his lawyer said...

Egypt’s president pardons 560, including prominent columnist

May 17, 2019 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi pardoned 560 prisoners, including a prominent journalist and several women...

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Son of Egypt’s jailed former president campaigns for father

By BRIAN ROHANOctober 2, 2018 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Once a month, Abdullah waits outside Cairo's notorious Tora prison for hours, standing without shade under the blazing Egyptian sun for a chance to see his father...

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