Ambassador Mike Huckabee Postpones Rare Visit to Egypt

Ambassador Huckabee said the delay was requested by Egyptian officials. The trip is now expected to take place in the coming weeks.

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Egypt’s Most Famous Political Prisoner Is Freed and Reunited With Family

The dissident Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years. His family waged an international campaign for his release.

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Egypt Pardons Alaa Abd El Fattah, Its Most Prominent Political Prisoner

Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years as a dissident. He and his mother went on hunger strike to press for his release.

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Israel Pounds Gaza City as Fears Mount for Those Inside

With hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in the city, the Israeli military said it was opening another temporary evacuation route.

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Arab Ministers Gather to Decide Response to Israeli Attack in Qatar

Arab foreign ministers were expected to meet on Sunday in the Qatari capital, Doha, to lay the groundwork for a summit there on Monday.

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Sonallah Ibrahim, Egyptian Novelist of Irony and Dissent, Dies at 88

Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.

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Israel Is in Talks to Send Gazans to South Sudan, Officials Say

Israel has broadened its push, so far unsuccessful, to persuade other countries to take in Gazans en masse. Critics say the relocation could violate international law.

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Egypt Ends Rent Control System Than Aided Poor for Decades

Officials say a new law will rebalance a housing market long distorted by rigid rent controls, but many residents could be pushed out.

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Cairo Telecommunications Building Hit With 2nd Fire in a Week

A blaze on Thursday at one of Egypt’s main telecommunications hubs was extinguished, days after a larger fire there killed four people and disrupted internet, transport and banking services.

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Iran Looks to BRICS for Allies, Testing a New World Order

The alliance of emerging economies hopes to offer a counterweight to the United States and other Western powers. But military strikes on Iran are testing its unity.

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