Egypt launches campaign for UN Security Council seat - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi arrives to speak during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations in New York on September 24, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) — Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrives to speak during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations in New York, Sept. 24, 2014. — JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

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