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Egypt security apparatus mobilises for Sisi re-election

Published on 07.09.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Mukhabarat al-Amma leader Abbas Kamel. © Egyptian Presidency/AFP

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's intelligence services are already hard at work to ensure his re-election campaign goes smoothly, despite the Egyptian president not yet officially being a candidate.

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