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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, sitting between Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Government Secretary Shalom Shlomo, attends a weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem July 4, 2021. Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS
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Israeli prime minister visits Egypt in first official trip for a decade

Bennett, the head of a far-right party who took office in June, was invited to visit by Sisi last month and the two were due to meet in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on the southern tip of...

A general view of under constructing buildings in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt July 5, 2021. Picture taken July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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From creaking Cairo, Egypt plans high-tech leap with new capital

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
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Egypt's Sisi and Qatar's Tamim meet for the first time since reconciliation

Egypt to intensify vaccination ahead of a fourth Covid-19 wave
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Egypt to intensify vaccination ahead of a fourth Covid-19 wave

Tunisia's President Kais Saied waves as he is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Photo: Reuters
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Egypt, Algeria agree on full support for Tunisian president

A diver examines the remains of an ancient military vessel discovered in the Mediterranean sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, in this handout image released on July 19, 2021. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities/Handout via REUTERS
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Egypt finds ancient military vessel, Greek graves in sunken city

raqi President Barham Salih welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi at Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq June 27, 2021. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily
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'Arab Alliance' meets in Iraq in first visit in decades for an Egyptian leader

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt May 30, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Egypt's intelligence chief holds truce talks with Hamas in Gaza

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt May 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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Israel, Egypt meet in effort to solidify Gaza truce

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee palace, France December 7, 2020. Michel Euler/Pool via REUTERS
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Gaza truce shifts focus to Egypt's regional role

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards his plane upon departure from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport, in Tel Aviv, Israel May 26, 2021. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS
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Blinken visits Cairo as US seeks to secure Gaza ceasefire

Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, after it ran aground, March 26. SCA/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Egyptian court upholds detention of Ever Given in Suez Canal

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the opening ceremony of floating bridges and tunnel projects executed under the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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Rival powers Turkey and Egypt try to mend ties after long rift