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Foreign minister in Ethiopia to discuss dam

  /  June 17, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Mohamed Kamel Amr meets Ethiopian counterpart to discuss construction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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Assault complaint against Thai diplomat

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

Thai diplomat accused of assaulting an Egyptian woman at a hotel bar

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Egyptian imprisoned on suspicion of espionage

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

An Egyptian male, whose identity is unknown, is detained pending trial into allegations of espionage for Israel’s Mossad

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Antiquities ministry forms National Committee on heritage sites

  /  June 13, 2013  /  Tourism  /  1 Comment

The committee plans on meeting monthly to improve conditions of existing World Heritage Sites and to put forward new candidates

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NCW submits bill on violence against women

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

The bill distinguishes between rape and sexual assault for prosecutors and judiciary to better apply fitting punishments

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EU special envoy meets political currents ahead of Ashton visit

  /  June 12, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  1 Comment

The European Union Special Representative for the Southern Mediterranean region holds talks with various political figures regarding the current situation in Egypt

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Nile University students clash with Zewail security

  /  May 30, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  1 Comment

Zewail Science City continues to disregard court order

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AUC New Cairo campus closed on power shortages

  /  May 30, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Tahrir campus classes to continue

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UN World Food Programme struggles to feed Syrians

  /  May 29, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

Ongoing civil war hampers efforts to provide food for millions of Syrians

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Admin Court postpones Sadat lawsuit

  /  May 29, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Roqia Sadat opposes the appointment of Osama Rushdie to the National Council for Human Rights

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Egypt reacts to Ethiopia dam announcement

  /  May 29, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  4 Comments

Egyptian government is proceeding with caution in addressing construction of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam

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Prosecutor general’s request to recuse bench denied

  /  May 28, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Tala’at Abdullah made to pay EGP 12,000 for his request to recuse the bench

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Ethiopian Dam announcement unexpected

  /  May 28, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  13 Comments

Sudan’s ambassador to Cairo says Arab League intervention a possibility

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Midnight brawl at Cairo University sparks sit-in

  /  May 28, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Egyptian and Sudanese students fight after Sudanese student refuses to issue a public apology for attacking a female Egyptian student

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Egypt leads North Africa in achieving Millennium Development Goals

  /  May 27, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Despite leading in several key indicators, Egypt falls behind in terms of gender equality and female representation in parliament

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Egypt begins evacuation of expats in Syria

  /  May 27, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The Egyptian embassy in Damascus says more than 5,000 Egyptians have been evacuated since the onset of the civil war in Syria

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Electricity Ministry: citizens must share burden with state

  /  May 26, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  2 Comments

The Ministry of Electricity and Energy says the government is working on remedying the current power crisis, but dependence on fuel imports to meet domestic demands will strain state budget

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SCC ruling on officers’ right to vote unpopular

  /  May 26, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  1 Comment

The Freedom and Justice Party says allowing soldiers to vote would undermine national security

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Cairo participates in global protests against Monsanto

  /  May 25, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  7 Comments

Monsanto holds patents for 674 seed varieties, often suing small local farmers whose crops are cross-pollinated

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Assiut Criminal Court sentences five men to death

  /  May 22, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

The five men are found guilty of murdering a priest in his home

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