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Egypt refuses pardon for journalists

  • SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press
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CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Tuesday rejected calls from the United States and other Western governments that he pardon or commute the sentences of three Al-Jazeera journalists who were handed heavy prison terms a day earlier in a court ruling that raised international outrage.

Egypt army chief warns state could collapse
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Egypt army chief warns state could collapse

  • HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press MAGGIE MICHAEL, Associated Press
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PORT SAID, Egypt (AP) Thousands of mourners chanting for the downfall of Egypt's president marched in funerals again Tuesday in the restive city of Port Said as the army chief warned the state could collapse if the latest political crisis drags on.