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Informed sources within the Salafi Nour Party said Tuesday that leaders are mobilizing forces to demand the government dismiss Hesham Qandil’s Cabinet and the prosecutor general. The sources added that the party is devising a roadmap to...
Qatar defended its support for Arab Spring countries on Tuesday and denied its billions of dollars in financial aid to these same nations was an attempt to prop up Islamic groups, like the Muslim Brotherhood. The statement was made by Qatar Prime...
The Freedom and Justice Party called for a major government shuffle on Tuesday. According to a statement, the party is demanding President Mohamed Morsy dismiss the ministers of electricity, environment, petroleum, finance, culture and water...
The Ministry of Health and Population announced a third person has been killed by bird flu this year. According to a brief statement released Tuesday, the victim was a 26-year-old man from Daqahlia. Amr Kandil, head of the Preventive Medicine...
Anonymous officials said Tuesday that the committee examining ex-President Hosni Mubarak’s health would convene the next day to prepare its final medical report. The document would then be handed over to the Public Prosecution. The initial...
An unnamed source from the military reported Tuesday that border guards and an Armed Forces engineering division had found a large tunnel in North Sinai. According to the source, authorities suspect the tunnel in Rafah’s Barahma district is...
The Egyptian Stock Exchange’s main index climbed just 0.38 during trading on Tuesday, gaining 20 points to hit 5,295 points thanks to LE350 million in transactions. Egyptian and Arab investors drove most of the buying, basking in a glimmer of...
Rights organisations in a number of Arab countries have called on their governments and the EU to stop dealing with G4S, a multinational company that provides security services. The 19 signatory organizations said the company supports Israeli...
State security prosecution decided Tuesday to detain Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak for 15 days pending investigations in the case known in the media as the ‘presidential palaces’ case. Hosni Mubarak is...
The presidency has condemned the explosions that took place in Boston Marathon on Monday, which left three killed and at least 152 injured, and offered condolences. A brief statement said, “The presidency offers condolences to the American...