Egypt’s President Sisi, who came to power through a military coup, has called for the strengthening of the nation state and the elimination of extremism and terrorism in the Middle East.
In a reference to the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups, he said that forces in the region were misusing religion to impose their tyranny on people.
He also called Egypt a beacon of “moderate Islam.”
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