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Update: Nasr City protesters petition for army coup
Egypt
March 15, 2013
Update: Nasr City protesters petition for army coup
Dozens of protesters took to the Autostrad in Nasr City early on Friday afternoon, joining the “Last Chance” protest against President Mohamed…
Salafis slam Morsy, warn Brotherhood
Egypt
March 15, 2013
Salafis slam Morsy, warn Brotherhood
Salafis stepped up their attackson the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohamed Morsy’s administration on Thursday, accusing Morsy of trying to…
Defense Minister addresses new army doctors
Egypt
March 15, 2013
Defense Minister addresses new army doctors
Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke on Friday at an annual conference for recently graduated doctors who are joining the…
Editor accuses Hamas members of Rafah killings, threatens to go to ICJ
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Editor accuses Hamas members of Rafah killings, threatens to go to ICJ
Ashraf Badr, the editor-in-chief of state-run news source Al-Ahram Al-Arabi, threatened to submit to the International Court of Justice…
Egyptian Church in Libya attacked for second time
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Egyptian Church in Libya attacked for second time
The Egyptian Coptic Church in Benghazi was attacked for the second time by unknown assailants on Thursday. No casualties…
NSF waffles on Nour Party partnership
Egypt
March 14, 2013
NSF waffles on Nour Party partnership
The National Salvation Front is having second thoughts on partnering with the Nour Party on a national consensus initiative,…
Orascom woes weigh market down Thursday; EGX30 drops 2 percent
Business
March 14, 2013
Orascom woes weigh market down Thursday; EGX30 drops 2 percent
A sudden drop in Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) shares on Thursday led the main EGX30 stock index to nosedive by…
Prosecutor orders monitoring of Black Bloc websites
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Prosecutor orders monitoring of Black Bloc websites
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah has sanctioned widespread surveillance measures targeting the Black Bloc, a largely unknown group of masked protesters…
Govt investigating how to continue funding energy subsidies
Business
March 14, 2013
Govt investigating how to continue funding energy subsidies
Finance Ministry officials and representatives from the General Petroleum Corporation are currently discussing the amount of funding required to continue…
Egypt asks China to crackdown on counterfeiting
Business
March 14, 2013
Egypt asks China to crackdown on counterfeiting
An Egyptian official is asking China to crackdown on counterfeit Chinese products being smuggled into Egypt. Atef Yacoub, chairman of…