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Syrian women protesting outside of the Arab League building in Cairo Hassan Ibrahim / DNE
asylum seekers

Syrian refugees in Egypt exceed 40,000

UNHCR releases report detailing Syrian refugee status in Egypt

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Protesters gather outside the Shura Council building to protest against article 36 of the proposed constitution (File photo) Hassan Ibrahim / DNE
article 36

Brotherhood leader defends constitutional article

Sobhy Saleh: Article 36 necessary to prevent gay marriage and gender equality…

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein
President Mohamed Morsi waves at the crowd as he delivers his speech to the nation in Cairo Stadium, in Cairo, to mark the 39th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war against Israel AFP PHOTO / HO / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY
6 October

Morsy’s 6th of October speech

Analysis and beyond

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Sit-in continues outside of the governorate offices in Aswan (File photo) Mohamed Omar
Al Dostor party

Aswan sit-in continues demands for governor’s dismissal

Protester tells Morsy: the hundred days have not yet started in Aswan

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
copts

Maspero Youth Union files lawsuit

March and protest planned to simulate Maspero Massacre and demand prosecution against…

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
The Al Giza-Shobra line metro (File photo) Mohamed Omar
Campaign

Lawsuit filed by activist over Metro conditions

As activists lose patience with the conditions of the Metro, the “Be…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Nahed Sherif makes a victory sign during a hearing at Al Abbasseya court for activists and judges arrested for attacking the High court Hassan Ibrahim / DNE
Clashes

Protesters tried for High Court clashes

Families of detained protesters allege abuse

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
A new flight service is scheduled to begin between Istanbul and Sharm el-Sheikh (File photo) AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG
Egypt

Minister of tourism visits Turkey to encourage tourism boom

New flight routes to be launched between Egypt and Istanbul

Joel Gulhane
Joel Gulhane
Doctors escalate their strike ignoring their demands (File photo) Hassan Ibrahim
doctors

Doctors start “free treatment strike”

Doctors escalate strike, rift between two committee’s governing the strike remains

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
The SCC decided on Monday to return the election draft law to the Shura Council, which drafted the law, after rejecting five articles as “unconstitutional”. (File Photo) AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI
Constituent Assembly

Morsy to complete his presidency after new constitution

Constituent Assembly committee keeps Morsy and Shura Council, cancels vice president position

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein