Egypt calls for BBC boycott amid dispute over critical report

The report came weeks before President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is to stand for re-election virtually unopposed after opponents halted their campaigns and a top challenger was jailed.

A busy street near a poster of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi from the campaign titled “Alashan Tabneeha” (So You Can Build It), for the upcoming presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, January 22, 2018.

(photo credit: REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018 18:47

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Egypt calls for BBC boycott amid dispute over critical report

The report came weeks before President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is to stand for re-election virtually unopposed after opponents halted their campaigns and a top challenger was jailed.

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