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Egypt's President Sisi wants a UN-backed coalition in Libya

Egypt's president says a UN-backed coalition to rid Libya of Islamic militants is the best option.

In new video, Islamic State beheads 21 Egyptian Christians, Prez Sisi vows to avenge killings

Islamic State released a video on Sunday that appeared to show the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned that his country would respond to the deaths as it saw fit.

Support for Sisi grows as Egypt heads for Parliamentary polls starting 21 March

Egypt will hold a long-awaited parliamentary election in two phases starting on 22-23 March, the election commission said on Thursday.

Egypt Prez poll: Ex-army Chief Sisi gets 94.5% votes from expats

The retired field marshal, riding a wave of popularity after he ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year, is widely expected to win the election that takes place in Egypt on May 26-27.

Gunmen kill Egyptian general; ousted Mursi defiant at trial

Islamist militant gunmen on a motorcycle killed a top Interior Ministry official in Cairo on Tuesday in the latest blow to a military-backed Egyptian government struggling to curb violence and suppress dissent.