Muslim Brotherhood or el-Sissi rivals: Who is behind Egypt’s protests?
By DW
28 September 2019 |
9:29 am
Egyptian President Abdel-Fatteh el-Sissi has suggested Islamists are behind rare recent anti-government protests. But is that just a deflection from the underlying factors fueling unrest in the country?
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