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The three churches with official representatives in the Constituent Assembly announced their total withdrawal from the body. (DNE / Hassan Ibrahim)
Abbaseya

Churches withdraw from Constituent Assembly

Cite lack of “national consensus” and “diversity” in the draft constitution

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
The “Civil par Excellence” campaign, representing a coalition of 230 NGOs, discusses their operating structure and resistance to the draft constitution. (DNE / Hassan Ibrahim)
Constituent Assembly

Campaign assembles NGOs against draft constitution

NGOs say president ignored them

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
The Doctor’s Syndicate has ruled out a total strike in their struggle with the government. (DNE / Laurence Underhill)
Daily News Egypt

Doctors say “no” to full strike

Doctors prepare for longer battle and rule out a full strike

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr (Back, 3rd from right) welcomes Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (centre) and his wife Emine at Cairo airport .(AFP PHOTO / Stringer)
aid

Morsy meets with Erdoğan and Qatari emir

Qatar to send urgent aid to Gaza with Egyptian cooperation

Joel Gulhane
Joel Gulhane
Supporters of cleric Abu Islam chant outside a courthouse in Cairo. (DNE / FILE PHOTO / Mohamed Omar)
Abu Islam

Abu Islam trial postponed

Decision on radical Islamist’s request for new judge postponed

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Bahgat stressed that he would not give up on the right to transmit the channel from within Cairo. (DREAM TV LOGO)
Ahmed Bahgat

Dream TV will not give up

Owner holds a press conference explaining the details of the ban on…

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha

Egyptian – Pakistani relations warm up

The two powers speaking out against Gaza plan to meet over economy

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
IDF strikes in Gaza during operation Pillar of Defence. (AFP PHOTO)

Nightfall brings terror for trapped in Gaza

Strikes level the Hamas government headquarters and damage surrounding homes

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
A picture grab from the Syrian Al-Ikhbariya news channel shows Turkish journalist Cuneyt Unal. (AFP PHOTO / AL-IKHBARIYA)
Daily News Egypt

Turkish journalist missing for months in Syria freed

Unal said Saturday that he had been detained by Syrian soldiers and…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Air strike in Gaza. (AFP PHOTO)
Daily News Egypt

World powers turn to Egypt to mediate on Gaza

Leaders urge Egypt to use leverage to de-escalate crisis

Joel Gulhane
Joel Gulhane