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For almost two years, civil and secular groups were constantly blamed for being disunited and unorganized, paving the way for Islamists to rise to power after Hosni Mubarak’s ouster.
That changed this week as opposition leaders, former...
After days of upheaval following President Mohamed Morsy’s constitutional declaration, his spokesperson Yasser Ali justified the move late Monday by saying the decree was mandated by the revolution.
As secular forces prepared to take to...
The judges’ face-off with President Mohamed Morsy takes the lead in Sunday’s papers, alongside the rest of the aftermath of Morsy’s controversial constitutional declaration that he announced on Thursday, giving himself vast powers...
The tumultuous constitution-writing process was dealt another blow this week when secular powers withdrew from the assembly tasked with drafting the new constitution.
Their walkout, preceded by the withdrawal of Coptic Church representatives, is...
When Israel named its recent military operation on the Gaza Strip “Pillar of the Cloud,” many drew a biblical connection to Exodus, when Moses and his Jewish followers crossed safely to the land of Canaan while the pharaoh and his army...
ARISH — For Ahmed Taha, Sharia tribunals are not earthly justice. They come from a higher power.
“The verdict of the Salafi sheikh represents the verdict of God ... it must be implemented,” says Taha, a vegetable vendor in North...
A long-standing law which seeks to ensure employment for Egypt’s disabled people may finally be implemented.
In 1975, a law was passed requiring public and private employers with more than 50 employees to reserve five percent of jobs for...
News of the dismissal of North Sinai Security Director General Ahmed Bakr and the election of Bishop Tawadros as the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church dominate Monday’s headlines.
State-run Al-Ahram neglects to mention updates on the...
Policemen in Sinai ended their protests around the Arish Security Directorate on Sunday, after Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin sacked North Sinai Security Director General Ahmed Bakr, and appointed his deputy, General Samih Ahmed Bashady, in his...
Taking a breath of fresh air is often is quite difficult in the bustling Cairene metropolis, specifically in fall when the seasonal black cloud caused by the burning of rice straw starts hovering over the city.
It is so thick that it is possible...
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