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The Egyptian foreign reserves continued to decline in December 2011, standing at US$18.1 billion, the lowest it has been in seven years. The country's foreign reserves dipped by 50 percent in 2011, according to Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) data...
The plaintiffs' legal team in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak held a meeting Saturday at the Lawyers Syndicate to determine who will be responsible for presenting their argument. The court has asked the team to choose eight lawyers...
The Democratic Alliance will meet within days to discuss incorporating parties who made electoral gains into the alliance to form a majority in the People’s Assembly, sources in the alliance, led by the Muslim Brotherhood’s...
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei has outlined a strategy for Egypt's government to follow to lift the country out of economic crisis. He said the measures included in the crisis plan, which he sent to incumbent Prime Minister Kamal al-...
Political forces, activists and youth movements are calling on their supporters to hit the streets on 25 January to mark the anniversary of the beginning of the revolution and raise awareness of revolutionary goals and demands. Mohamed al-Saeed, a...
Head of the Wasat Party Abul Ela Mady, whose list lost in last week's elections in Minya, promised to continue working for the people despite the defeat, saying such work does not require an official position. The Wasat Party received...
Presidential hopeful and former Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa left Friday prayers near Tahrir Square after worshipers chanted until he left. Some minor altercations broke out at Omar Makram mosque, which is located in Tahrir square,...
The Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) announced Thursday evening they will send delegations to congratulate Pope Shenouda III and the Coptic Church on their celebration of Christmas. Two delegations will...
Dozens of Imbaba residents began throwing chairs at former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq at a campaign rally Thursday night, forcing the presidential hopeful to flee. The incident began when an popular committee of Imbaba residents began to protest on...
A group of political activists, writers, journalists and artists have launched an initiative under the name, “the National Initiative for Saving the Egyptian Revolution.” The initiative includes, according to the draft statement signed...