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                    [Title] => Egypt's woes erode el-Sissi's image of invincibility
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The criticism was blunt — and startling, since it came from a TV presenter on a state-owned station that, like most other media in Egypt, usually has nothing but praise for Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the country's general-turned-president.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-14 15:35:33 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1347263 [AuthorName] => Hamza Hendawi [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1515369 [Title] => Governor of Egypt's 2nd largest city resigns over flooding [Summary] =>

The governor of Egypt's Alexandria has resigned over a poor response to flooding that devastated parts of the Mediterranean port city following a weekend rainstorm.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-26 13:00:37 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1347263 [AuthorName] => Hamza Hendawi [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1499360 [Title] => Egypt's government resigns amid corruption probe [Summary] =>

Egypt's government resigned yesterday in the face of intense criticism from state-friendly media that reflects growing discontent but stops short of faulting President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, the former general who led the overthrow of an Islamist president two years ago.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-12 16:22:08 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1492865 [Title] => Egypt turns to Russia to combat terrorism [Summary] =>

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on yesterday called for a coalition to combat terrorism in the Middle East.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-26 17:00:42 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1433548 [Title] => 3 Gulf nations pledge billions to Egypt at conference [Summary] =>

Egypt's Gulf Arab allies promised it $12 billion in new investment and aid on yesterday, as President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi opened an international conference to promote an ambitious recovery plan for his country's ailing economy.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-14 07:14:40 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1738922 [AuthorName] => Sarah El Deeb and Brian Rohan [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1432042 [Title] => Under new king, Saudi interests may diverge from Egypt [Summary] =>

Under its new monarch, Saudi Arabia appears to be moving to improve relations with Turkey and Qatar and soften its stance against the Muslim Brotherhood with the aim of weakening Iran. The shift could lead to pressure on its ally Egypt to reconcile with them as well.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-10 06:35:20 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1347264 [AuthorName] => Hamza Hendawi and Aya Batrawy [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1429233 [Title] => Egypt's president in Saudi Arabia for talks with new king [Summary] =>

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi visited Saudi Arabia on yesterday for his first policy meeting with the country's king ahead of a conference aimed at shoring up financial support from wealthy Gulf states for Egypt's battered economy.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-02 03:45:54 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1104691 [AuthorName] => Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1422539 [Title] => Egypt leader on defensive over claims he mocked Gulf allies [Summary] =>

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi scrambled to avert any damage to ties with Arab Gulf countries after he and his aides were allegedly caught on audiotape mocking his crucial oil-rich allies and discussing how to milk them for billions.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-11 07:04:02 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1484278 [AuthorName] => Maggie Michael [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1421829 [Title] => Opposition party to boycott Egypt election, slams government [Summary] =>

A center-left political party says it will boycott Egypt's elections next month in protest at what it calls the government's human rights violations.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-09 03:16:33 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1515894 [AuthorName] => Merrit Kennedy [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1410751 [Title] => Egypt's foreign reserves fall to $15.33B in December [Summary] =>

Egypt's central bank says foreign currency reserves fell to $15.33 billion at the end of December, a $550 million drop from a month earlier.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-08 02:36:06 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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