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Path Cleared for Egypt’s Military Chief to Run for President

[Wall Street Journal] CAIRO—Egypt’s top military leader, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, moved closer to succeeding the Islamist president that appointed him and that he then ousted when the high military council blessed a Sisi candidacy. Monday’s move came hours after Egypt’s interim government promoted the military leader to field marshal from general. Observers said both […]