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Rania Rabeaa Elabd is an Egyptian journalist focused on issues concerning the parliament and political parties.
![Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi speaks at his swearing-in of the second presidential term, at a ceremony, at the House of Representatives in Cairo, Egypt, June 2, 2018 in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency. The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC1A0126D280](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2019/04/RTX6792A.jpg/RTX6792A.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=frQB1Rc6)
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![Police officers stand guard as defendants accused of involvement in the 2015 assassination of Egypt's top prosecutor attend a hearing in a cage in a courtroom, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, June 17, 2017. Picture taken June 17, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC153871D1A0](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2018/01/RTX3CHIF.jpg/RTX3CHIF.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=_0biiPxU)
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![An Egyptian woman celebrates with a national flag defaced with the words "Tiran" and "Sanafir" after the High Administrative Court upheld on January 16, 2017 a ruling voiding a government agreement to hand over the two Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia in a deal that had sparked protests in Egypt. / AFP / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED (Photo credit should read MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2017/07/GettyImages-631799614.jpg/GettyImages-631799614.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=l9uVt_6Z)
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![Security forces attempt to block people, marching in support of a ruling against the Egypt-Saudi border demarcation agreement, in front of the State Council courthouse in Cairo, Egypt, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTSVPK6](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2017/06/RTSVPK6.jpg/RTSVPK6.jpg?h=9afde166&itok=sNyOme6h)
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![Female relatives of women prisoners shout slogans against the military and the interior ministry at an event called 'Release Our Girls' during International Women's Day in front of the Press Syndicate in Cairo, Egypt, March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTS9UR1](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/10/RTS9UR1.jpg/RTS9UR1.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=UELmlwVf)
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![Ibrahim Mahlab (C), presidential adviser for national projects, attends the Africa 2016 forum on February 20, 2016, in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
More than 1,200 delegates including some heads of state will negotiate business agreements for the next two days at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, to attract private sector investments in Africa. / AFP / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED (Photo credit should read MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/08/GettyImages-511395068.jpg/GettyImages-511395068.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=KpFda2tg)
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![Egyptian activists shout anti-President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and government slogans during a demonstration protesting against the government's decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, in front of the Press Syndicate in Cairo, Egypt, April 13, 2016. The sign reads, "The two Islands Tiran and Sanafir are the Egyptians". REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTX29RVO](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/07/RTX29RVO.jpg/RTX29RVO.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=lw12RT4r)
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![Goats roam outside the Borg al-Arab prison in Alexandria, 230 km (143 miles) north of Cairo, September 4, 2013. Ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Mursi struck a defiant tone on the first day of his trial on Monday, chanting 'Down with military rule', and calling himself the country's only 'legitimate' president. Mursi, an Islamist who was toppled by the army in July after mass protests against him, appeared angry and interrupted the session repeatedly, prompting a judge eventually to adjourn the trial, which b](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2016/07/RTX14ZQO.jpg/RTX14ZQO.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=cDZc6_qU)
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