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While various parliamentary election candidates have paid visits to Coptic churches to greet them for the New Year, the Salafi Nour Party refrained from this common practice.
In Daqahlia, Yousry Hany, candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood’s...
An Egyptian court on Sunday adjourned to 4 February the trial of four senior police officers accused of killing protesters during the 25 January uprising. The adjournment was made at the request of the defendants' legal team.
The defendants...
Cyprus has announced that it discovered a natural gas reserve of five to eight trillion cubic feet off its southern coast.
The discovery is the first of its kind for Cyprus, and may allow the country to end its importation of natural gas.
Cypriot...
Speaking to the Knesset on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel would confront any danger coming from Sinai “with an iron fist.”
He also said that Israel is committed to the peace treaties it has signed...
The Muslim Brotherhood is planning to curb continuous demonstrations and sit-ins by incorporating revolutionary youths into the political system, said Brotherhood sources, so as to pave the way to better understanding on important issues such as the...
A power outage at a station in an Aswan village on Wednesday caused water from a nearby canal to flood about 15 houses in the village. The village is named Wadi Al-Naqra and is located near Abu Simbel, a popular tourist destination.
The water rose...
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq’s intention to run for presidency is an indication that Mubarak’s regime is still in place, said presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei on Wednesday.
“When Mubarak’s prime minister, who was...
The call for a demonstration on Friday entitled “Reunion” has met a lukewarm response. It was originally called for by a newly-formed coalition of activists and was meant to unify the anti-Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF)...
A sit-in conducted by Bedouins in South Sinai entered its 25th consecutive day on Wednesday. They demand genuine reforms regarding efforts to stop drug cultivation, job opportunities and an end to their marginalization.
After being ignored by...
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ (SCAF) Advisory Council has finished writing a memorandum on the presidential elections draft law, said Mohamed Nour Farahat, the council’s secretary general, on Wednesday. But Farahat refused to...
