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Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Kamel Amr and his Libyan counterpart Mohamed Abdulaziz talk during the opening session of the Arab foreign minister meeting in Cairo (AFP Photo)
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Foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr takes Arab League Council presidency

Egypt’s foreign minister is left to deal with the legacy of the…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
The Al-Wasat Islamist Party and Al-Hadara Party announced on Wednesday that they had merged into a new party named Al-Tayar Al-Wasaty (The Moderate Current), in preparation for the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 22 April. (Photo courtesy of Facebook )
Al-Wasat party

Al-Wasat and Al-Hadara merge into ‘Moderate Current’

Al-Wasat and Al-Hadara Parties merge into a new party, running in parliamentary…

Fady Salah
Fady Salah
attack

FJP banners attacked in Damietta

Participants in El-Shafaai's funeral procession destroy FJP banners

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Judiciary

2012: worst year for judiciary in six decades

A report published by The Arab Centre for the Independence of the…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
activist

Egyptian women will march to ‘reclaim their rights’

Women from various political parties and movements will march from Talaat Harb…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
The angry crowd also launched several fireworks, two of them over the police building’s wall, and eventually smashed and set fire to an empty police truck parked outside. (Photo By Ahmed El-Malky)
Ahly

Thousands of Ultras surround Giza security directorate

The angry football supporters smashed and set fire to a police truck…

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein
Lieutenant Mahmoud Nassef died in the early hours of Tuesday after he was shot while trying to arrest the culprits of a bank robbery attempt. (Photo Courtesy of Facebook)
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Alleged killers of police officer arrested

Suspects in the death of the Masr Al-Qadeema lieutenant arrested on Wednesday…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Giza Security Directorate

In Pictures: Ultras Ahlawy protest and chant by Giza Security Directorate

Daily News Egypt was on the scene as Ultras Ahlawy protested and…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
DNE

Video: Ultras Ahlawy protest and chant by Giza Security Directorate

Daily News Egypt was on the scene as Ultras Ahlawy protested and…

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein
DNE

Video: Ultras Ahlawy ignite fireworks by Giza Security Directorate

Daily News Egypt was on the scene as Ultras Ahlawy protested and…

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein