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Electoral law passed, 2 remain for Egypt’s parliament

New constituency division amid scepticism regarding improvement

Amira El-Fekki

‘State of Sinai’ claims responsibility for Italian consulate explosion: Media reports

Attack left 26-year-old vendor from Fayoum dead, 9 others injured

Amira El-Fekki

Al-Sisi issues decree enabling dismissal of officials at independent state institutions

Decision, which has come into immediate effect, affects officials who become “untrustworthy…

Amira El-Fekki

Detention for ‘torture t-shirt’ student to reach 580 days

Teenager Mahmoud Hussein was allegedly beaten and electrocuted into saying he possessed…

Emir Nader

Notes from America: Al-Sisi is the self-righteous Egyptian ‘caliph’

By Ahmed Tharwat American historian Richard Hofstadter once said: "A fundamental paradox…

Daily News Egypt

Ministry of Defence releases video of disappeared individuals

Relatives of disappeared claim individuals have been tortured during disappearances

Emir Nader

Shawkan completes 700 days behind bars in longest journalist pre-trial detention

“62 journalists in custody, anti-terrorism law to jail more,” says human rights…

Amira El-Fekki

Al-Dostour Party to set elections date after Eid Al-Fitr

Better to wait and secure the elections from any possible blemishes or…

Daily News Egypt

Egypt to organise tourism week in Addis Ababa in July: Ministry official

Ethiopia is expanding tourism infrastructure in light of economic growth, making it…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Egypt stresses importance of embargo lift on Libya

US Department of State's special envoy to Libya visits Egypt for talks…

Daily News Egypt