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ANHRI

ANHRI’s hotline for reporting on rights violations

Rights group sets up hotline to protect citizens’ rights and freedoms

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Palestinians transport bags of cement through smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border in Rafah AFP, Mohammed Abed
Egypt

Egypt rejects Hamas free trade zone proposal

Presidential spokesman confirms there is no plan for a free trade agreement…

Joel Gulhane
Joel Gulhane
Despite the strike by medical staff, a doctor provides treatment to a man in Mounira hospital Hassan Ibrahim / DNE
attacks

Doctors’ strike begins

Doctors demand increased wages, security, budget and overall better services

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
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al-nour party

Construction and Development to run on party list

Islamist parliamentarian says no to prospect of alliances

Connor Molloy
Connor Molloy
A Syrian rebel fires towards regime forces as his comrade ducks for cover during clashes in the old city of Aleppo in northern Syria AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA
aleppo

Syrian foreign minister accuses US of recreating Iraq scenario

Fighting continues across Syria following destruction of UNESCO world heritage site in…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Students from the faculty of mass communication join in strike action at the University of Cairo Fady Salah / DNE
administration

Strike erupts in the faculty of Mass Communication

Another student strike in Cairo University

Fady Salah
Fady Salah
Arish

Six Christian families return to Rafah

Rafah residents unite amid heightened security

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Former president Hosni Mubarak lies on a stretcher as he leaves court (File photo) AFP PHOTO
al-adly

Date set for Mubarak and Al-Adly’s appeal hearing

Cessation court to examine the appeal of Mubarak and Al-Adly’s life sentence

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
AUC holds a press conference to announce the capping of rise in student fees Basil El-Dabh
AUC

Victory for AUC students

Striking students win tuition fee cap

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Essam El-Erian , left, and Saad El-Katatny are running for presidency of the FJP (File photo) Mohamed Omar
egypt parliament

El-Katatny to contest Freedom and Justice Party leadership elections

Nominations started Monday, elections scheduled for 19 October

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein