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Palestinian death toll in current Israeli aggression reaches 14
The worst exchange of strikes between Israel and the Gaza Strip so far this year entered its second day on Saturday, as Israeli aircraft carried out raids that have so far killed 14 Palestinians, according to a Palestinian count, and militants...
Update: Egypt to restart NGO trial 8 March, Parliament to probe travel ban lifting
A fresh trial of 43 NGO workers, including 16 Americans who have mostly left the country, will take place in a Cairo criminal court on March 8, state news agency MENA reported Saturday. The announcement came as Parliament said it would investigate...
Update: Presidential election to begin on 23 May, results to be announced on 21 June
Egypt's first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak's ouster last year will be held on 23 and 24 May and final results will be released on 21 June, the Presidential Elections Commission said on Wednesday. If necessary, a run-off vote...
Syrian security forces kill 50 civilians, activists say
On Saturday regime forces killed 50 civilians in Syria, shelling a rebel stronghold for the 22nd consecutive day and opening fire in Hama and Aleppo, where thousands were rallying, monitors said. Shelling of the Homs neighborhood of Baba Amr...
Court to rule in Mubarak trial on 2 June, but defendants can appeal
The Mubarak trial was supposed to be a historic moment when a dictator was brought to justice by his long-suffering people, but it has been widely criticized as little more than political theater. The prosecution is asking for the death sentence for...
15 kg tumor removed from Assiut resident’s abdomen
A tumor weighing 15 kg was successfully removed on Monday from the abdomen of an Assiut Governorate resident by a Urologic Oncology surgical team at Assiut University Hospital. The man’s kidney was also removed. Seventy-year-old Farghali Ahmed...
Kuwait severely tightens restrictions on smoking, including shisha
Kuwait is the first Arab country to ban all forms of smoking in non-secluded public places, including cafes, restaurants, airports, shopping malls and hotels. The ban applies to shisha smoking in addition to cigarettes. But the country’s...
UK warship passes through Suez Canal under heavy security
HMS Somerset, one of the UK’s 13 type 23 frigates that are the mainstay of the country’s surface fleet, passed Wednesday through Egypt’s Suez Canal, heading to the Mediterranean. The passing process was marked with tight security...
Kenya and Botswana cancel Egypt matches after Port Said violence
The Kenya and Botswana national football teams have declined to play friendly matches against  Egypt scheduled for February, the Egyptian Football Association announced on Monday. The cancelations come after at least 74 people were killed and...
Tantawi speeds up preparations for presidential vote
Candidates can register to run in presidential elections beginning on 10 March, Counselor Abdel Moaz Ibrahim, high elections commission chief, has said. “The military council asked Monday to open the door for candidacy for the presidential...
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