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18:05

Military source: Kidnappers will be brought to trial

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After seven Egyptian soldiers were released on Wednesday, a military source on Thursday denied rumors that the Armed Forces had struck a compromise with their kidnappers. The idea that, in return for the release of the...
17:10

Thursday’s papers: Little known about Sinai rescue operation

The seven soldiers who were seized in Sinai by kidnappers are seen upon their arrival at Almaza military Airbase in Cairo on May 22, 2013 following their release. 
Mohamed Hossam Eddin
All daily papers publish headlines, features, and articles pertaining to the release of the seven Egyptian soldiers who were seized by unknown assailants in North Sinai last Thursday. The lack of details regarding the...
15:46

Airport authorities deport Nigerian passenger believed to have AIDS

Gate of departure hall 1 in Cairo International Airport
Hossam Fadl
Cairo International Airport authorities deported a Nigerian woman thought to be suffering from AIDS on Thursday. The passenger arrived from Nairobi on a Kenyan airline. Security authorities searched a doll she had in...
13:12

International judicial figure: Judges in Egypt have faced abuses

Ahmed al-Zend, the head of the Judges Club, and Gerhard Reissner, the head of the International Association of Judges (UIM) during the Conference to Protect the Independence of the Egyptian Judiciary in Cairo 20 May 2013.
Eman Helal
Egyptian judges have been mistreated, a statement from the Judges Club quotes head of the International Association of Judges (UIM) Gerhard Reissner as saying during a visit to Egypt. A bill that would lower the...
11:01

ElBaradei calls for early elections should Morsy fail to deliver change

File photo of Mohamed ElBaradei, founder of National Association for Change and former chief of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), during an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, 2 April, 2011.
Mohamed Hossam Eddin
Dostour Party chief Mohamed ElBaradei has called for early presidential elections should the government of President Mohamed Morsy prove unable to enact the critical changes the country needs. ElBaradei, also a leading...
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London attackers known to British security services
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Military source: Kidnappers will be brought to trial
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Five drown in sewer in Assiut
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Thursday’s papers: Little known about Sinai rescue operation
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Tunisia 'making progress' against terror groups
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Airport authorities deport Nigerian passenger believed to have AIDS
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International judicial figure: Judges in Egypt have faced abuses
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ElBaradei calls for early elections should Morsy fail to deliver change
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Egypt withdraws annual financial support for Jewish community
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Syria opposition to mull peace talks
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Egypt to boost fuel supply to ease power shortages
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Special female police unit to combat violence against women
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The seven soldiers who were seized in Sinai by kidnappers are seen upon their arrival at Almaza military Airbase in Cairo on May 22, 2013 following their release. 
Thursday’s papers: Little known about Sinai rescue operation
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Ahmed al-Zend, the head of the Judges Club, and Gerhard Reissner, the head of the International Association of Judges (UIM) during the Conference to Protect the Independence of the Egyptian Judiciary in Cairo 20 May 2013.
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File photo of Mohamed ElBaradei, founder of National Association for Change and former chief of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), during an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, 2 April, 2011.
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