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Amr: Egypt has always adopted African issues

  /  May 21, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  1 Comment

Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said Egypt has always supported freedom fighters in Africa and defends the interests of the continent

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Witness protection discussed in Shura Council

  /  May 20, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

A committee in the Shura Council is discussing a draft law to protect witnesses; a law which lawyers say is much needed

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Arafa sentenced to life in prison

  /  May 19, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Arafa is at large and the police are currently looking for him after he was sentenced to life in absentia

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Commissioners Authority: Information Ministry’s continuation is constitutional

  /  May 19, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

In response to lawsuit, the State Commissioners Authority’s Saturday report says the Ministry of Information is still in charge of media affairs

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AFTE: current student elections system led to some problems

  /  May 16, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The NGO released a detailed report on the 2013 student elections

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Court of Cassation judges reject Justice Conference

  /  May 16, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  1 Comment

The Court of Cassation judges’ decision comes a few hours after the Judges’ Club announced it is boycotting the conference

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Emergency presidential meeting over Sinai

  /  May 16, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  1 Comment

President Mohamed Morsi called for the meeting hours after seven conscripts were kidnapped in Sinai

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Workers clash with Petrojet company security

  /  May 15, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Workers who have been unemployed for nearly two years were expecting the company to offer them jobs

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Court releases 10 detainees, four remain in custody

  /  May 14, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Ten of the detainees who were arrested last month outside the Presidential Palace will be released

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Egypt condemns Libya bombings

  /  May 14, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  1 Comment

At least three people dead in Benghazi following deadly car bombing outside major hospital

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Foreign minister condemns Israeli policies on Al-Aqsa

  /  May 13, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Mohamed Kamel Amr condemns recent Israeli activities affecting Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa mosque

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Head of General Book Organisation dismissed

  /  May 13, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Ahmed Megahed learned of his dismissal through a letter from the Ministry of Culture

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Court to rule on Shura Council next month

  /  May 12, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The court said the verdict regarding the legality of the Shura Council and Constituent Assembly, a case that began last year, will be announced on 2 June

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BCHR rejects arrest of alleged bomb plotters

  /  May 12, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Three people arrested for allegedly planning to carry out ‘terrorist attacks’ in Cairo and Alexandria

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Protests planned for Nakba memorial

  /  May 11, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

6 April Democratic Front is among the organizers of the protests

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Tamarod members in Sohag arrested

  /  May 11, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Three members arrested while campaigning for Tamarod outside Sohag University

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Al-Tayar Al-Sha’aby holds protest for El-Gendy

  /  May 9, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  1 Comment

The protest was held ahead of the release of El-Gendy’s autopsy report, scheduled for Saturday

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Sukuk law approved, government to hold two bidding rounds for projects

  /  May 9, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  3 Comments

Now that the law has been approved, the government is set to hold two bidding rounds for sukuk projects, the first to be held in US dollars and the second in Egyptian pounds

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Detainees accused of Black Bloc membership to be released

  /  May 9, 2013  /  Politics  /  No Comments

The court rejected the prosecution’s appeal of a Tuesday court decision to release most of the detainees

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Shafiq’s headquarters case postponed

  /  May 9, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Among the defendants are siblings Mona Seif and Alaa Abdel Fattah

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