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The Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, has rescinded its demand on Wednesday to form the new government if it receives a majority in parliament. On Thursday, it said that talk of the next government was...
Switzerland is optimistic about reaching an agreement with Egypt soon to return some US$445 million belonging to ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his aides, now that a first instance verdict was issued to this effect, said Valentine Zellweger,...
Damietta governor, General Mohamed Ali Fleifel, on Thursday refused to issue a decree allowing work to be continued at MOBCO. The governor's decision follows massive losses at the plant due to three weeks of halted work.
The governorate’s...
The Coptic Organizations Union in Europe has condemned Islamists' use of religious slogans during parliamentary elections. However, the organization also praised the unprecedented voter turnout,
Medhat Qelada, the head of the union, told Al-...
Iron companies operating in the local Egyptian market have declared they will not raise prices in December despite rising costs for raw materials. Sales plunged by 30 percent over the past two months.
The companies wish to reduce their stocks of...
Cairo Airport authorities prevented a Chinese engineer from smuggling three parcels containing marine artifacts from Egypt into Sudan Thursday.
The artifacts included a mummified shark and two large mummified sea turtles as well as...
Preliminary voting results showing Islamist candidates leading the first round of parliamentary elections are no surprise, a number of politicians have said, attributing much of the success to the Muslim Brotherhood's political expertise....
A protester who was injured during confrontations with police on Mohamed Mahmoud Street last week died on Wednesday, bringing the official death toll from the clashes to 43 nationwide.
Ahmed Badawy, 39, was injured when a shotgun pellet penetrated...
Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud ordered late Wednesday that the first lieutenant accused of shooting protesters in their eyes during clashes last week be detained for four days pending investigation. News sources have alternatively reported...
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party demanded the right to form the new national salvation government following early indicators that the party won the most seats in parliament.
“It is the majority in parliament that has...
