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On Oct. 6, 1981, assassins posing as soldiers opened fire on Egyptian President Anwar Sadat as he watched a military victory parade to mark Egypt’s 1973 war with Israel. The assassination ...

The passing of Jimmy Carter is a good time to recognize the former president’s involvement in the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, an accomplishment for which Anwar Sadat and Menachem ...

A quarter-century after Anwar Sadat's historic trip of peace to Jerusalem, NPR's Bob Edwards examines the late Egyptian leader's legacy. Hear Sadat's 1977 speech to the Israeli parliament at NPR ...

Still, Sadat's strategic vision has sadly been lost over time -- winning by losing. About Pan American Flight 101 from Cairo to London, Sadat was correct.

The title and dust jacket of My Father and I promise an intimate view of Anwar Sadat, Egypt’s slain president and the author’s father. Secondarily, we’re led to expect a fascinating account ...

On Oct. 6, 1981, a group of men paused before Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s platform during a military parade in Cairo. Thinking the men were putting on a special display for his benefit, … ...

Biography: Etisalat’s choice of a chairman for its Egyptian operation was a popular one. Gamal Sadat is the son of Egypt’s third president, Anwar Sadat, who was murdered on 6 October 1981 by a soldier ...

The sale of an Egyptian presidential passport at an auction is causing anger and confusion. The family of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat has called on authorities to investigate the sale ...

When Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon attended Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s funeral in Cairo in 1981, U.S. Sen. Bob Dole quipped that the three former presidents standing together ...