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The Salafi party breaks up, the Salafi mood breaks out
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UPDATE: IED neutralized in Haram, 2 injured

Director of Giza Administration of Civil Protection Magdy al-Shalaqany has announced that a police officer and a soldier were injured during the neutralization of the IED found in Haram earlier on Friday. The police... Friday, 23 October, 2015 - 13:10
Al Nour party leader Younes Makhyoun speaks during an interview with Reuters at his house in the Nile Delta province of Al-Baheira, northwest of Cairo, March 11, 2015. REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY

Nour Party ready to withdraw from political arena: chairman

The Nour Party is ready to withdraw from the political arena to protect Egypt from collapse and from the dangers threatening other countries in the region, said Nour Party Chairman Younes Makhyoun.   Makhyoun told... Friday, 23 October, 2015 - 13:08
A woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections at a voting center in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY

Voter turnout 26.5% in 1st round of elections: HEC

Voter turnout in the first round of the House of Representatives' elections reached 26.5 percent, the High Elections Commission announced in a press conference Wednesday evening.   The number of eligible voters... Friday, 23 October, 2015 - 13:07
Palestinian worshipers pray outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on 12 July 2013.

Israelis lift Palestinian age restrictions for al-Aqsa prayers

For the first time in weeks, Israeli police lifted age restrictions on Palestinian worshippers for Friday prayers at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, as Hamas called for another 'day of rage' in the occupied West... Friday, 23 October, 2015 - 11:30
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Al Nour party leader Younes Makhyoun speaks during an interview with Reuters at his house in the Nile Delta province of Al-Baheira, northwest of Cairo, March 11, 2015. REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY
A woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections at a voting center in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY
Palestinian worshipers pray outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on 12 July 2013.

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A woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections at a voting center in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY
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