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Court postpones Facebook, Twitter ban lawsuit

Social media websites incite violence, says lawyer

Dina Amr

Enforced disappearances in Egypt still on the rise as world marks day of solidarity with victims

''In Egypt the Interior Ministry is using enforced disappearance as a policy to wipe…

Sarah El-Sheikh

Silo owners released in wheat corruption scandal

Parliament ceases investigations following supply minister’s resignation

Daily News Egypt

No guarantee that FGM law amendments will discourage practice: researcher

The cabinet recently extended the penalty for practitioners from a five-year prison…

Nourhan Mohamed

Switzerland to resume investigating organised crime case against Mubarak, allies

General prosecution sent requests to judicial authorities in three countries to unfreeze…

Toqa Ezzidin

22 Chinese tourists injured in Luxor hot air balloon

The tourists sustained minor injuries following the emergency landing, say officials

Adham Youssef

Court lifts media gag on Hisham Barakat case

Cairo Criminal Court lifted the previously imposed media gag in the case…

Nourhan Mohamed

Al-Sadat resigns as head of parliament’s Human Rights Committee

The parliamentary speaker hinders committee activities, says Al-Sadat in resignation letter

Daily News Egypt

Al-Shobaky criticises delay in parliamentary membership as violation of court verdict

Lawyer says the possibility of suing the parliamentary speaker is being studied

Amira El-Fekki

Press Syndicate reveals individuals accused of corruption

The head of the syndicate’s finance department is accused of embezzling EGP…

Dina Amr