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Child dies during FGM operation in Daqahlia
Egypt
June 9, 2013
Child dies during FGM operation in Daqahlia
A thirteen-year-old child died Thursday evening while being circumcised at a private clinic in a village of the Nile Delta…
Interior Ministry braces for June 30 demonstrations
Egypt
June 9, 2013
Interior Ministry braces for June 30 demonstrations
The Interior Ministry is bracing for possible violence on June 30, as opposition groups gear up for protests demanding early…
No privatization in Egypt’s public sector, minister claims
Business
June 8, 2013
No privatization in Egypt’s public sector, minister claims
Investment Minister Yehia Hamed has claimed there will be no privatisation in Egypt's public sector, despite growing concerns over alleged…
National Security Committee recommends reducing number of embassies to cut off budget
Egypt
June 6, 2013
National Security Committee recommends reducing number of embassies to cut off budget
The Shura Council’s National Security Committee has called for the reduction of the number of embassies to cut down the…
Man attempting to kill US researcher remanded into custody
Egypt
June 6, 2013
Man attempting to kill US researcher remanded into custody
Judge Ahmed Abdallah, head of the Qasr al-Nil Misdemeanor Court, on Thursday remanded Mahmoud Badr for 15 days, pending investigation.…
Amr Moussa defends controversial meeting with Muslim Brotherhood leader
Egypt
June 6, 2013
Amr Moussa defends controversial meeting with Muslim Brotherhood leader
Former Presidential candidate and National Salvation Front (NSF) leader Amr Moussa defended on Thursday his controversial meeting with Deputy supreme…
Experts claim govt committee over Ethiopia dam flawed
Egypt
June 6, 2013
Experts claim govt committee over Ethiopia dam flawed
Water resources experts accused, on Thursday, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil of excluding certain experts from a government-formed committee which studied…
Activists protest police brutality on Khaled Saeed’s death anniversary
Egypt
June 6, 2013
Activists protest police brutality on Khaled Saeed’s death anniversary
Activist groups commemorated, Thursday at dawn, the third anniversary of Khaled Saeed's death. The Dostour Party announced plans for several…
Intellectuals protest “Brotherhoodization” of Culture Ministry
Culture
June 5, 2013
Intellectuals protest “Brotherhoodization” of Culture Ministry
Prominent intellectual figures stormed the main gate of the Culture Ministry on Wednesday afternoon to start a sit-in inside the…
Activists Alaa Abdel Fattah and Nawara Negm referred to criminal court
Egypt
June 5, 2013
Activists Alaa Abdel Fattah and Nawara Negm referred to criminal court
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah has, on Wednesday, referred activists Alaa Abdel Fattah and Nawara Negm to a criminal court. He…