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IDLIB — “Leave Homs alone and shell us instead,” read the banner hoisted by the people of the Syrian city of Idlib in support of their comrades in Homs, a city in shambles after continuous bombardment by President Bashar al-Assad...
Wafd Party leader Al-Sayed al-Badawy, member of the ruling military council's civilian Advisory Council, tendered his resignation from the council on Wednesday.
In his resignation, Badawy wrote: “I need to devote myself to the party in...
The advisory council to Egypt's military rulers plans to call for a national consensus conference, council spokesperson Mohamed al-Kholy told Al-Masry Al-Youm Tuesday.
The council’s panel, tasked with creating dialogue among different...
Mohamed Nour Farahat, secretary general of the Advisory Council, has said that the Constitutional Declaration voted on in the March referendum did not stipulate that presidential elections should be held before a new constitution has been written....
The government on Wednesday approved amendments to the Presidential Elections Law. The amendments were proposed by the Advisory Council and sent to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), which in turn sent it to the cabinet for approval....
The advisory council to Egypt's military rulers on Tuesday recommended that the number of MPs appointed to Egypt's lower house, the People's Assembly, be raised from 10 to 30.
In a press conference, the council said this would allow more...
The law on the presidential candidacy has not changed, said Mohamed Farahat, secretary general of the military-backed Advisory Council.
“We discussed it and sent it as it is to the military council, which has sent it in turn to the cabinet...
Several eye-witnesses have confirmed the presence of security forces snipers in Tahrir Square on Monday, shooting at protesters.
“A sniper standing on top of the Mugamma building hit four demonstrators,” said Mostafa, an eyewitness...
An unnamed government official has accused several prominent political figures of being involved in recent acts of violence, including those outside the cabinet building, which started last Friday.
The official, who made the accusations to Al-Masry...
In the wake of the fire that destroyed much of the manuscript collection at the Institut d'Egypte on Saturday, scores of pro-democracy protesters have told of their efforts to salvage books and other rare documents from the smoking ruins.
The...
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