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		</div><p>Rare, anti-government protests have broken out in Egypt calling on President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to step down.</p>
<p>The former army general has overseen an unprecedented political crackdown, silencing critics and jailing thousands.</p>
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<p>Mr El-Sissi came to power with the military’s ousting of an elected but divisive Islamist president in 2013, amid mass protests against his one-year-rule.</p>
<p>In the capital, Cairo, dozens of protesters gathered on Friday night near Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 2011 pro-democracy uprising that toppled long-time autocrat Hosni Mubarak.</p>
<figure id="attachment_140429" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-140429" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-140429" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/D2A6AC5A-FDF3-4562-9B35-4D7A4DD9C898.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="450" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-140429" class="wp-caption-text">The demonstration was against the regime in Egypt</figcaption></figure>
<p>Demonstrators chanted slogans echoing the Arab Spring uprisings that briefly defied dictatorships across the region.</p>
<p>The protesters were responding to a call by a self-exiled businessman who claimed corruption by the military and government without providing evidence.</p>
<p>In viral social media videos posted over the past weeks, Muhammad Ali alleged his contracting business had witnessed the large-scale misuse of public funds in the building of luxurious hotels, presidential palaces and a tomb for Mr el-Sissi’s mother, who died in 2014.</p>
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<p>The allegations came as economic reforms and austerity have squeezed Egypt’s lower and middle-classes badly.</p>
<p>In a rambling speech on Tuesday, Mr El-Sissi angrily dismissed the allegations as “sheer lies”. He portrayed Mr Ali’s videos as an attempt to weaken Egypt and undermine the public’s trust in the military.</p>
<p>He said he would continue building new presidential residences for the good of the country. “I am building a new country,” he said.</p>
<p>The president also warned Egyptians against protesting or repeating the 2011 uprising.</p>
<p>On Friday, security forces speedily dispersed the scattered protests, which came directly after a football game between al-Ahly, Egypt’s biggest team, and their rivals Zamalek.</p>
<p>No casualties were reported. Unauthorised protests are not allowed in Egypt.</p>
<p>There were also small protests in other cities including the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.</p>
<p>Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged Egyptian authorities to protect the right to peaceful protest.</p>
<p>“President al-Sissi’s security agencies have time and again used brutal force to crush peaceful protests,” said Michael Page, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at HRW.</p>
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<p>“The authorities should recognise that the world is watching and take all necessary steps to avoid a repetition of past atrocities.”</p>
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