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Youth groups to help govt monitor fair distribution of bread, butane
02 May 2011
The Ministry of Social Solidarity will rely on revolutionary youth groups to help oversee the distribution of subsidized butane and bread among consumers.
A source at the ministry said the youth committees will verify that the appropriate...
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Fayoum governor transfers former NDP buildings to public use
02 May 2011
Fayoum Governor Mahmoud Gad has said that he is transfering to public use those buildings in Fayoum previously used by the National Democratic Party (NDP), and that their contents are being catalogued with a view to using them for the...
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April 6 Youth Movement accuses pro-Moussa thugs of assaulting member
02 May 2011
Egypt's April 6 Youth Movement on Monday accused thugs of assaulting one of its members, alleging they had connections with potential presidential candidate Amr Moussa, the current secretary general of the Arab League.
In a statement,...
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Families of Libya detainees force way into foreign ministry
02 May 2011
About 60 family members of Egyptians being detained in Libya forced their way into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday morning, demanding authorities help release their family members.
Staging a sit-in on the ministry's yard, the...
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Egypt's nominee for Arab League chief seeks Jordanian support
02 May 2011
Jordan's foreign minister Nasser Gouda met on Monday with Mostafa al-Fiqqi, Egypt's nominee for the post of Arab League secretary general.
Fiqqi's visit to Jordan is part of an Arab tour to solicit support for his candidacy. If...
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ElBaradei: New constitution should precede elections
02 May 2011
Egypt should determine a new system of government by forming its new constitution before electing a president this year, reformist and potential presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei said on Sunday.
In a television interview, ElBaradei...
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Egypt tightens security at US, UK embassies following bin Laden’s death
02 May 2011
Egypt on Monday imposed heavy security around the British and American embassies in Cairo after the US announced that its special forces had killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
A security source said that strengthening security is a...
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Hamas chief in Cairo to seal Palestinian reconciliation deal
02 May 2011
A leader from the Palestinian group Hamas arrived in Cairo Sunday to sign an Egypt-brokered reconciliation deal with Fatah.
Egypt invited the leaders of Palestinian factions, including Khaled Meshaal, to a celebration for the event...
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Brotherhood divided over new political party's leadership
01 May 2011
Young members of the Muslim Brotherhood are objecting to the appointment of several leading group figures to senior roles within the newly-created Freedom and Justice Party.
Their objections reflect tensions within the Brotherhood as it...
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Doctors Syndicate to hold ballot for general strike in hospitals
01 May 2011
The Doctors Syndicate has given the go-ahead for members to vote for or against a general strike in all hospitals nationwide.
The decision to hold the vote was made by the syndicate’s Emergency General Assembly, and the ballot is to...
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