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A Bahraini Shiite protester flashes a "V for victory" sign at riot police in June 2012 (AFP Photo)
bahrain

Bahrain imprisons activist for defacing poster of king

Prominent activist has eight charges pending and three more trials in progress

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Nader Bakkar speaks to The Daily News Egypt Hassan Ibrahim
Egypt

Nour Party standoff

High board relieves chairman of duties, he responds by sacking them

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein
Morsy is willing to enhance the Egyptian/ African relations (file photo) AFP PHOTO / STAN HONDA
Arab Spring

Morsy at the UN

Egyptian president meets heads of state and addresses the UN General Assembly

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Arab Spring

Cameron promises Morsy to unfreeze $160 million of assets for Egypt

British defence chief to travel to Egypt for meeting

Joel Gulhane
Joel Gulhane
Protesters gather outside the Saudi embassy to demand the release of Ahmed Al-Gizawy (File photo) AFP PHOTO
abroad

Al-Gizawy trial adjourned

Egyptian lawyer’s case adjourned after third hearing

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is escorted from the Central Criminal Courts in London in January 2003 AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS
extremist

Abu Hamza’s extradition stalled

Two of five terror suspects make last-grasp appeal to High Court to…

Joel Gulhane
Joel Gulhane
arrest

Mona Eltahawy arrested on camera

Eltahawy arrested after defacing controversial advert in the New York subway

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Cairo University staff march onto the Cabinet offices to demand greater wages and representation within the university governing structures Hassan Ibrahim / DNE
dean

March to cabinet demands social justice

Hundreds join in Cairo university protest march

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Doctors Syndicate hold a special general assembly to decide on strike action (File photo) Mohamed Omar
doctors syndicate

Doctors reassure patients regarding strike

Doctors ask patients to pick up medication before the start of the…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Assam has been flooded three times in the last four months by the Brahmaputra River AFP, Biju Boro
disaster

Two million flee India floods as aid effort struggles

GUWAHATI, India (AFP) — Fresh rains hampered a military air operation to…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt