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Residents of Port Said continued on Monday their civil disobedience for the second day. (File Photo) (Photo By Chetos)

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Further civil disobedience planned in Ismailia

Marches occur across the city as Suez plans to join civil disobedience

Nouran El-Behairy

March 3, 2013

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that the Egyptian Consulate in Benghazi, Libya secured the release of 20 Egyptian Copts from Libyan authorities. (AFP Photo)

Egypt secures release of Copts in Libya

According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 Egyptians remain in Libya; EUHR…

March 3, 2013

Dozens of protesters gathered on the Qasr Al-Nile Bridge in response, blocking the bridge and setting tyres on fire. (File Photo) (AFP Photo)

Police break up Tahrir sit-in, arrest dozens

More protesters clashed with police following the arrests

Ahmed Aboulenein

March 3, 2013

$Egypt has suffered from diesel shortages over the last two years, and the government has recently announced fuel prices hike for some industrial factories. (AFP\Photo)$

Railways blocked in protest over fuel shortage

Groups block railways and roads in three different governorates

Rana Muhammad Taha

March 3, 2013

The clashes began when mourners threw rocks at security forces located at one of Mansoura’s prisons, as they passed by the prison on their way from Al-Nasr mosque towards the Abdel Azeem family’s cemetery. (Photo By Ahmed El- Malky)

Rising anger in Mansoura

Thousands take to the street as offices of political groups were attacked,…

March 3, 2013

The Ultras surrounded the Central Bank of Egypt in Downtown Cairo early on Sunday preventing employees from entering the building. They also blocked the road to the Cairo International Airport. (Photo by Ahmed El- Malky)

Ultras escalate protests ahead of Port Said trial

Ultras Ahlawy surrounded Central Bank and blocked airport road demanding retribution from…

Nouran El-Behairy

March 3, 2013

Three Palestinians were wounded by Israeli gunfire in Gaza, medical sources said, raising to six the number of Gazans injured in unrest on Friday near the enclave's borders. (AFP Photo)

6 wounded as Palestinians, Israelis clash by Gaza border

The military sources said that Israeli soldiers shot towards "instigators of violence".

Daily News Egypt

March 3, 2013

Rebels have seized most of a police academy in Khan al-Assal in Aleppo province ... after eight days of fighting that left 200 troops and rebels dead (AFP Photo)

Hundreds killed in Syria police academy battle: NGO

The UK-based group said at least 120 army troops were among those…

Daily News Egypt

March 3, 2013

$Jebali, left out on a limb after his proposals for a non-partisan government were rebuffed by his own ruling Islamist Ennahda party Photo:Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali (AFP\Photo)$

Political impasse sparks alarm on Tunisian economy

Standard and Poor's was the first credit ratings agency to respond to…

Daily News Egypt

March 3, 2013

"Defence lawyers cannot possibly defend their clients adequately without seeing the documents setting out the evidence against them," said Leah Whitson. Photo: Sarah Leah Whitson US director of the Middle East and North Africa division of International organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) (AFP Photo)

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HRW fears ‘mockery of justice’ in UAE Islamists trial

The judicial process "raises serious fair trial concerns, including limited access to…

Daily News Egypt

March 3, 2013