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Biden urged Sisi and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, whom he spoke to separately, to exert all efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.

Some voters said the eruption of conflict in Gaza had encouraged them to vote for Sisi, who has long presented himself as a bulwark of stability in a volatile region.

International election observers and human rights organizations have levied harsh criticism against Sisi’s government during his presidency.

Egyptians head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election in which Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is poised to win a third term in power.

A political resolution requires a Palestinian state based on the June 4, 1967 borders, with east Jerusalem as its capital, has remained out of reach, Sisi insisted.

Kassem was convicted of libel and slander against a former cabinet minister and verbally assaulting officers at a police station after he was detained, said his lawyer, Nasser Amin.

Leading democracy advocate and publisher Hisham Kassem is arrested in Cairo, raising concerns about the stifling of political opposition in Egypt

Both sides said talks on Sunday covered areas including trade and investment, renewable energy, information technology and pharmaceuticals.

Violence in Sudan and arrests in Tunisia represent important shifts that likely make the chances for civilian democratic rule returning even more distant.

Construction by Russia's state-owned energy corporation Rosatom of Egypt's first nuclear plant at El Dabaa is expected to take until at least 2030.

Egyptian presidency stated that Sisi "stressed the importance of achieving just and comprehensive peace between Israelis and Palestinians.