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FILE -- In this April 16, 2014 file photo, Hesham Genena, then head of Egypt's oversight body, poses for a portrait in front of pictures of his predecessors at his office in Cairo, Egypt. A defense lawyer says a military court on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 has convicted Egypt's former anti-graft chief of insulting the armed forces and sentenced him to five years in prison. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Egypt sends former anti-graft chief to prison for 5 years

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 file photo, then was, Egyptian armed forces Chief of Staff, Sami Anan performs prayers for the 16 Egyptian soldiers who were killed in Cairo, Egypt. A senior Muslim Brotherhood leader has written an open letter to a retired Egyptian army general seeking to run for president, listing the outlawed group's conditions for supporting his candidacy against Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, a general-turned-president who has decimated the Brotherhood since removing it from power in 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Egypt’s military arrests ex-general running for president

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

A billboard supporting Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the presidential election scheduled for March hangs in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. El-Sissi is virtually guaranteed to win a second four-year term amid a heavy clampdown on dissent. Arabic reads, &quot;So you can build it.&quot; (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

The Latest: Egypt presidential candidate to assess status

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Ex-army chief to run in Egypt’s presidential elections

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (right) swears in newly-appointed Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (left), in Cairo on Aug. 12, 2012. (Associated Press/Egyptian presidency)

Egypt military signals support for president

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (right) swears in the newly-appointed defense minister, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in Cairo on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt’s president retires defense minister

By Hamza Hendawi and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Egyptian Defense Minister Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi (left), President Mohammed Morsi (center) and Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Sami Annan attend a medal ceremony at a military base east of Cairo last month. The president ordered the retirement of the defense minister and chief of staff on Sunday. (Associated Press)

Egypt’s president orders military retirements

By Hamza Hendawi and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press