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Judge in terror cell case suspends session after pro-Mubarak accusation

Nasr city apartment burns following raid on alleged "terrorist cell"
20 Apr 2013
The judge overseeing the lawsuit in which 26 people are accused of involvement in a Nasr City terrorist cell suspended the first session of the trial after arguments broke out among the defendants. Judge Shaaban Abdel Rahman al-Shamy also...
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President's office: Morsy warmly welcomed in Russia

President Mohamed Morsy
20 Apr 2013
Amid wide criticism over President Mohamed Morsy’s recent visit to Russia, the presidential spokesperson said the visit was for official business, and the fact that it took place at Sochi resort reflects the special relationship...
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Egypt's Morsy to announce Cabinet reshuffle

20 Apr 2013
President Mohamed Morsy is set to announce a Cabinet reshuffle, a presidential aide said Saturday, but it is unlikely to meet opposition demands for a complete overhaul of the government.  Morsy wrote on his Twitter account that he...
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Prosecutor denies report on deal to nationalize Hussein Salem assets

File photo of deposed president Hosni Mubarak's closest aide Hussein Salem.
20 Apr 2013
Public Funds Prosecutor Mostafa al-Husseiny has denied reaching a deal with businessman Hussein Salem’s lawyer over nationalizing half his assets in return for dropping the case against him, contradicting an earlier report from state...
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Prosecutor general to challenge court decision to release Mubarak

20 Apr 2013
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah decided Saturday to challenge a misdemeanor court’s decision to release former President Hosni Mubarak in an ongoing graft case. Nasr City Misdemeanor Court of Appeal had accepted the appeal Mubarak...
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Update: 39 arrested after Friday clashes

20 Apr 2013
The number arrested in connection with Friday’s clashes in downtown Cairo has reached 39, with suspects accused of everything from damaging property to “terrorizing citizens.” All of the arrested have also been accused of...
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Wafd Party considers pulling out of NSF

Al-Wafd Party's supreme authority and members of its executive office headed by Dr. al-Sayed al-Badawi meet to discuss the party’s position on its members that did not adhere to the parliamentary run-off poll boycott decision, Wafd headquarters, Dokki, Giza, 8 December, 2010. Many Party leaders were of the opinion that the member should be expelled from the party in accordance with Article 5 of the Party rules. The six members that won seat in Parliament are Safir Noor, Musaad al-Miligy, Atef al-Ashmouni, Tariq Sabaq, Mohammed al-Malki and Magda al-Noweishi.  
19 Apr 2013
The Wafd Party condemned the National Salvation Front’s decision to run in the upcoming House of Representatives elections, the party said in a statement issued Friday. The National Salvation Front is the largest coalition of...
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Update: Journalists targeted as clashes erupt in Alexandria

Words against Muslim Brotherhood in Tahrir Square, Cairo, 10 November 2012, a day after Sharia million-man rally.
19 Apr 2013
Clashes ignited between members of the Muslim Brotherhood and opposition activists in Sidi Gaber late Friday afternoon near the Brotherhood’s administrative offices, after a march of opposition protesters arrived to the area. Both...
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Islamists protest against Shia activist accused of defamation

Graffiti to support Islam and the Prophet Mohamed is painted on walls of Tahrir Square, as response to the insulting film, Cairo, 28 September 2012.
19 Apr 2013
Dozens of members of a group dedicated to defending the Prophet Mohamed, his friends and relatives staged a protest on Friday outside the Giza Security Directorate. The protest was in response to a claim filed against Shia activist Amr...
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Update: At least 49 injured in High Court clashes, say officials

Demonstration organized by the Muslim Brotherhood in Tahrir Square
19 Apr 2013
Central Security Forces have been deployed to the area around the High Court as violent clashes erupted between Muslim Brotherhood protesters and opposition activists, who hurled stones and exchanged birdshot at each other as Brotherhood...
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