Egypt Presidential Elections

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  Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi To Be Sworn In For 3rd Term Today

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  Israeli Survey Finds Little Support For Trump In Arab World

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  Polling Begins in Egypt to Elect New Pro-Sisi Parliament

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• Egypt Condemns Turkish PM's 'Tyrant' Comment

  Egypt today expressed deep outrage over Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's comments calling Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi a "tyrant" and condemned the remarks, saying it lacks objectivity.

• Egypt Court Jails 7 for Life Over Tahrir Sexual Assaults

  An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced seven men to life in prison over sexual assaults at Cairo's Tahrir Square, including during celebrations marking Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's presidential election victory last month.

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• Ex-Army Chief Sisi Declared Egypt President-Elect With 96.9% of Vote

  Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won 96.9 percent of votes in Egypt's presidential election, the electoral commission announced on Tuesday.

• Egypt Seals Famed Tahrir Square Ahead of Poll Results

  Security forces in Egypt have sealed off Cairo's famed Tahrir Square, hours ahead of results being announced in the country's first presidential election after the military ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

• Egypt's Hamdeen Sabahi Contests Presidential Elections Results

  The defeated candidate in Egypt's presidential election, Hamdeen Sabahi, appealed on Friday against results that gave former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi victory, saying election rules had been broken.

• Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Wins Election, Faces Economic Challenges

  Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a landslide victory in a presidential election on Thursday but a low turnout may have deprived him of the strong mandate he needs to fix the economy and face down an Islamist insurgency.

• Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Wins Overwhelming Majority

  Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was assured Thursday of an overwhelming victory in Egypt's presidential election, securing 96.2 of the vote with most of the ballots counted.

• Egypt Polls Open for Third Day, Few Voters Show Up

  Egyptian authorities scrambled to rescue the country's presidential election from the embarrassment of low voter turnout that has dented former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's hopes for an enthusiastic show of public support. Few people trickled to the polls Wednesday even after the balloting was extended for a third day.

• Egypt Polls Open For Third Day, Few Voters Show Up

  Egypt's presidential election has entered its third day as authorities extended the voting in a scramble to bolster an unexpectedly low turnout.

• Egypt Extends Presidential Election Voting by One Day Amid Low Turnout

  State TV says Egypt's election commission has extended voting in the presidential election for a third day amid reported low turnout.