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Egypt’s Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6% of vote

CAIRO | Xinhua | Egypt’s National Election Authority (NEA) declared on Monday that incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi won the 2024 presidential election with 89.6 percent of valid votes. At a press conference in the capital Cairo, the NEA said the turnout reached 66.8 percent of the total 67 million eligible …

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Voting ends in Egypt’s presidential election

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Egypt concluded on Tuesday the three-day voting in the presidential election as the vote-counting process started immediately, according to the National Election Authority (NEA). The timetable previously released by the NEA indicated that the vote-counting, which started after 9:00 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on …

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Voting for Egypt’s presidential election kicks off

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Voting for Egypt’s presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian …

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Egypt says ready to receive newborns from Gaza’s largest hospital

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua |  Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday instructed the country’s medical sector to receive Palestinian newborns from the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip that suspended its operation on Nov. 11 after it ran out of fuel. To implement the directives of …

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Egypt warns of grave risks of Israeli massive ground attack in Gaza

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egypt warned on Saturday of the grave risks and unprecedented humanitarian and security repercussions that could be caused by an Israeli large-scale ground attack on the Gaza Strip. In a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Egypt held the Israeli government responsible for violating a resolution …

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Ramaphosa in Cairo for Middle East peace summit

Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived  in Egypt for the Cairo Summit for Peace. In a statement, the presidency says the summit will discuss the ongoing escalation of the conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip, the urgent need for humanitarian support and make a …

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BRICS invites six new members, including Egypt

Other major African players, such as Nigeria and Ghana, have expressed informal interest ANALYSIS | RUXANDRA LORDACHE | The BRICS economic coalition of emerging markets has extended membership invitations to six nations. The BRICS alliance  which is composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is set to invite …

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