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A female protester shouts during Friday’s demonstrations. (Photo by Hassan Ibrahim)
Egypt

Mixed response to Friday demos

Progressive parties hail success, FJP paper claims underwhelming showing

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Protesters against the Prime Minister and his cabinet use makeshift shields to approach the Shura Council building during clashes with the army in December 2011 (photo: AFP/Mohamed Hossam)
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Court releases final detainees from Cabinet clashes

Release coincides with the president’s expected mass pardon

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Bozoor Balady Campaign in Cairo Hassan Ibrahim / DNE
Agriculture

Photo Gallery: Bozoor Balady seed-bombing campaign in Cairo

Egypt got seed bombed today

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Salafi Front members have announced the formation of a new political party called "Al-Shaab” (Photo by Hassan Ibrahim)
Daily News Egypt

Salafi Front Launches “Al-Shaab” Party

Rights of workers, farmers, Nubians and the Sinai are the new party's…

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
Morsy receives applause from local leaders during his visit to Marsa Matruh, (Photo courtesy of presidential office)
Daily News Egypt

Morsy’s Matruh visit placates the protestors

President promises to change Matruh’s governor,

Joel Gulhane
Joel Gulhane
The snap polls are the second this year and the fifth since mid-2006 as parliament has repeatedly been dissolved due to political disputes. (AFP Photo)
Egypt

Kuwait cabinet sets December 1 for snap polls

The opposition has called for a massive demonstration on Sunday to protest…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
The Egyptian president described his “highest esteem and consideration” for Israeli President Shimon Peres. (AFP Photo)
Egypt

Morsy addresses Israeli president as dear friend

President Mohamed Morsy voiced hope of strengthening the “cordial relationship” between Egypt…

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein
Relations between Tehran and Riyadh have been tense for years over several political and security issues (AFP/File, Chris Lefkow)
Egypt

Saudi coastguard capture 15 Iranians

Relations between Tehran and Riyadh have been tense for years over many…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
US President Barack Obama waves at supporters during a campaign rally at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, on October 19, 2012. (AFP Photo /Jewel Samad)
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Obama tags Romney with amnesia gag

The Obama camp's previous bid to skewer Romney with insulting tags --…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Libya's de facto head-of-state Mohammed Megaryef gestures during an interview with AFP on September 21. Megaryef said not all areas of the country have been liberated, in remarks one year since the death of dictator Moamer Kadhafi. (AFP Photo)
bani walid

Libya ‘not fully liberated’ year after Kadhafi death

Megaryef, president of the democratically elected General National Congress, gave a sombre…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt