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Latest Politics News

Local officials in Fayoum can arrest civilians for illegal building

Interior Ministry confirms decision is not related to current security situation in…

Adham Youssef

Parliamentary elections to occur in complete transparency: Al-Sisi

Egyptian president declines to comment on Al Jazeera trial in television interview,…

Amira El-Fekki

First trial in cases of journalist’s death, Coptic woman’s murder

48 defendants accused of involvement in deaths of two women

Amira El-Fekki

Police exchange fire with unknown assailants on Fayoum highway

Four policemen were wounded in incident, transferred to hospital

Adham Youssef

1,250 forced disappearances since beginning of year: NGO

Islamists and liberal activists targeted by security services, research claims

Emir Nader

Parliament to be established, democracy still in doubt

Scepticism surrounds electoral transparency and real representation of people

Amira El-Fekki

Shawkan considers hunger strike over ongoing detention

State is currently violating its own laws, defence team will submit memorandum…

Nourhan Fahmy

Press Syndicate rejects Tahrir newspaper’s closure

Syndicate called on Supreme Council of the Press to take legal procedures…

Menan Khater

School principle, 2 teachers referred to prosecution in Daqahleya

Defendants are charged with forcing students to protest against police and military

Daily News Egypt

Media gag enforced on Ministry of Agriculture corruption case

Deputy Minister of Agriculture was arrested on bribery charges

Ahmed Tahoun