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Special female police unit to combat violence against women

A new unit of female police officers is to combat violence against women.
Al-Masry Al-Youm
The head of Egypt's National Council for Women Mervat al-Tallawy met Wednesday with members of a new special unit of female police officers formed by Interior Ministry to combat violence against women. Tallawy...
16:15

Four sentenced to death for murder of Assiut priest

The Assiut Criminal Court sentenced four defendants to death and another one to ten years on Wednesday, after finding them guilty of the murder of a priest in February 2011. State-run agency MENA reported that one of...
15:08

Morsy urges dialogue, calls on militants to turn in weapons

President Mohamed Morsy speaks to the press at the Almaza airforce base after the release of the seven Egyptian soldiers on 22 May 2013\
Egypt Independent
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy has called on political powers and Egyptians to engage in dialogue and on militants who possess weapons to turn them in. Morsy spoke to the press on Wednesday morning at the Almaza...
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Court clears seven policemen accused of killing protesters in 2011 uprising

The North Cairo Criminal Court has acquitted seven policemen accused of killing one protester and injuring 11 others in Marg during the 2011 18-day uprising (Archive photo)
Tariq Waguih
The North Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday acquitted seven policemen accused of killing one protester and injuring 11 others in the Cairo neighborhood of Marg during the 25 January revolution. It was the second time...
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Special female police unit to combat violence against women
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Four sentenced to death for murder of Assiut priest
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Morsy urges dialogue, calls on militants to turn in weapons
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Court clears seven policemen accused of killing protesters in 2011 uprising
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Egypt reopens Rafah crossing following release of kidnap victims
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Power outage at Cairo airport
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Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai
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Egypt's army blocks roads in Sinai in hunt for kidnappers
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Security tightened at Ettehadiya ahead of Morsy's one-year anniversary
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Foreign minister rules out military solution for Nile water disputes
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Factbox: Key violent incidents in Sinai since 2004
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23 tunnels to Gaza found in May, says Egyptian military
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Khaled Ali (R) former Presidential Candidate, and political activist, protects Muslim Brother injured during clashes between protesters and Muslim Brothers at headquarters of Brothers Guidance in Moqattam, Cairo, 22 March 2013.
Dozens of protesters gather at Tahrir Square, Cairo, 15 March 2013, demand toppling of President Mohamed Morsy's regime.
Violent clashes going on between central security forces and dozens of protesters at Kasr al-Nil bridge, Cairo, 11 March 2013.
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