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Egypt carried out air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in Libya on Feb.16 after the jihadists posted a video showing the decapitation of 21 Coptic Christians, the military said.
      

A recent stampede in which at least 19 Egyptian football ultras due to the actions of security forces suggests that the government of General-turned-President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has no intention of easing its crackdown on political dissent.

Arabic television stations, which were accused by Cairo of prompting violence in Egypt via broadcasts through Turkey, do not have a license from Turkish authorities to broadcast through the country, a foreign ministry official has said.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the chargé d'affaires of Egypt's Embassy in Ankara Hussein Elsaharty late on Feb. 11 to convey Ankara's "uneasiness" over Egyptian officials' accusations over Arabic TV channels broadcasting online to Egypt from Turkey.

An Egyptian appeals court on Feb. 11 overturned death sentences of 33 alleged Islamist supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and ordered a retrial, state media and their lawyer said.
      

Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up a visit aimed at boosting ties with Egypt on Feb. 10 with Cairo and Moscow agreeing to build the Arab country's first nuclear power plant.
      
Putin's two-day visit came with Moscow seeking to strengthen relations with the most populous Arab country at a time when Cairo's alliance with Washington has frayed.
      

President Vladimir Putin arrived on Feb. 9 in Egypt as Russia seeks to expand its reach in the Arab world's most populous country at a time when Cairo-Washington ties remain frayed.
      
Putin's first visit to Egypt in a decade comes after a 2011 popular uprising that ousted ex-strongman Hosni Mubarak, whom he leader met on his previous trip in 2005.
      

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Egypt on Monday as Moscow looks to expand its reach in the Arab world's most populous country at a time when Cairo-Washington ties remain frayed.
 

The brutal murders of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have prompted Islamic-style reactions - including execution of its members and calls for more violence against the jihadists.

Ankara will look into the content of the TV stations with alleged links to the Muslim Brotherhood broadcasting online to Egypt through Turkey, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has stated.

"We will look into the content," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç told the Daily News Feb. 3.