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ANHRI decries ‘savage’ torture allegations from detainees

Organisation calls on prosecution to investigate defendants’ torture allegations

Rana Muhammad Taha

UN-OPCW urges Syria to speed up destruction of chemical arms

Syria, Kaag said, was continuing to display “constructive cooperation” despite missing several…

Daily News Egypt

Media in Egypt ‘battered by an array of repressive tactics’: CPJ

New report details a plethora of abuses journalists faced in 2013

Aaron T. Rose

Three police officers killed by unidentified gunmen

Prime Minister blames the Brotherhood for spate of attacks on security personnel

Basil El-Dabh

Youth political groups announce support for presidential candidates

Tamarod announces support for Al-Sisi, Al-Tayar Al-Shaaby supports Sabahy

Daily News Egypt

EOHR calls for the release of 20 students in preventative detention

Five “Al-Qahwa” student detainees provisionally released

AbdelHalim H. AbdAllah

Egypt and Jordan conclude 24th Joint Commission cycle

High level cooperation between the two countries yields a number of agreements

Basil El-Dabh

EU comments prompt angry Egypt response

Foreign ministry suggests EU may have a “certain political orientation” towards Egypt

Joel Gulhane

Solution has not been reached in dam talks: Egyptian, Ethiopian water ministries

Egypt says all its proposals were rejected by Ethiopia; the latter says…

Hend Kortam

NCHR looks into torture reports of revolutionary anniversary detainees

Nation without Torture campaign condemns alleged torture amid Ministry of Interior’s denial…

Rana Muhammad Taha