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Armed forces’ chief of staff to testify in Morsi’s Qatar espionage case
Trial session was postponed as Morsi was unable to attend
Former interior minister accuses Brotherhood of leaking documents in Morsi trial
Court is currently holding sessions to listen to witnesses’ testimonies
Interior minister appoints new Cairo Security Director
Appointment follows a peak in attacks on the capital
Port Said ‘prison clashes’ trial postponed to continue hearing witnesses
“Masked men” among the groups of families fired gunshots at security forces, says witness
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis trial postponed to 19 May
Defendants stand charged with killing police officers and attempting to kill former interior minister among other charges
Interior Minister reshuffles several senior positions
Second reshuffle occurs since appointment of Magdy Abdel Ghaffar as Interior Minister
First trial session for 17 defendants in Al-Sabbagh case
Security forces harassed SPAP members and journalists in court
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The Al-Sabbagh killing case, as it happened
17 accused in Protest Law, defence will see investigations’ for first time in court
53 defence lawyers now involved in Al-Sabbagh killing case
17 accused in Protest Law, defence will see investigations’ for first time in court
Interior Minister out
Unexpected cabinet shuffle resulted in Ibrahim being replaced by former NSA head
Prosecutor General confirms lawyers to attend hearing over lawyer’s death
Media gag on the trial of the police officers to remain in force
New leaks prove regime is waging war against Islamic identity: Salafi Front
“The state is run by the gangs of the coup,” statement says
Interior Minister urges using machine guns against protesters in new leaks
Leaks of statements belittling Gulf States and Morsi’s military confinement declared genuine by top British forensic speech laboratory
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1 killed in Matariya protest clash with police
Death comes less than a month after 12 were killed in the area on anniversary of 25 January Revolution
Mandate to counter terrorism broadened
Crackdown on wider segment of those affiliated with Islamists witnessed in 2014
Yellow card for Al-Sisi?
By Amr Khalifa Over thirty Egyptians did not return home last night and Mohamed Ibrahim, Minister of Interior, shoulders responsibility. You can be certain the honorable minister is not the only party culpable in the second disaster of its kind to strike Egyptian football in the last three years, 74 lives having been extinguished in …
Government tells foreign journalists to ‘be more accurate’
Egypt feels the negative coverage it is receiving internationally is unfair considering the security situation
Volatile Matariya braces for more protests
Main road closed, as plain-clothed police officers patrol tense streets, after interior minister tells forces to be “direct and decisive”
Interior minister tours Matariya as volatile district braces for another night of dissent
Main road closed and reports of plain-clothed police officers patrolling streets after the interior minister visits to tell forces to be “direct and decisive”
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Popular Alliance claim authorities banned Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh funeral
Al-Sabbagh’s death brings former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi back to forefront of political scene
Ongoing investigations into Al-Sabbagh’s death as interior ministry denies accusations
Testimonies point to violations by police that resulted in Al-Sabbagh’s death
Court allows re-trial for police personnel convicted in military courts
Police were never subject to military trials in first place, experts say
714 protests in Egypt in November, Islamists’ revolution and Mubarak verdict major triggers: Democracy Index
Report warns of ‘angry’ movements and ‘violent’ state strategy next 25 January anniversary
‘State of Sinai’ claims killing of US oil worker
Henderson was killed in August in what is thought to have been a “carjacking”
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis claim deadly Sinai attack
Egyptian militant group rebrand as ‘State of Sinai’ and could now be taking orders from ISIS, says analyst
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis pledge allegiance to ‘Islamic State’
The Sinai based militant group could lose local support if it begins to imitate the style of ISIS, says analyst
Al-Sisi appoints Mubarak and Morsi regime ministers as advisors
Ahmed Gamal El-Din and Faiza Abu el-Naga to advise on security and terrorism
Dutch citizens file case against Egyptian interior minister
Lawyer expresses confidence in evidence available to prosecute Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim over crimes against humanity
Interior ministry to investigate ‘Helwan Brigades’ video
Group threatens South Cairo police after being “fed up” with Brotherhood’s approach
Rabaa sit-in dispersal ‘crime against humanity’: HRW
Human Rights Watch report says Rabaa dispersal “probably” amounts to crimes against humanity, as it was “planned at the highest levels of Egyptian government”