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GUC strike moves protest to new territory, private universities
Egypt

GUC strike moves protest to new territory, private universities

A miniature Tahrir Square has bloomed on the desert outskirts of Cairo, in front of the gates of the German…
Sunday’s papers: Speculation as presidential candidacy applications open
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Speculation as presidential candidacy applications open

State-run daily Al-Ahram leads with the headline, “158 requests on the first day of applications for presidential candidacy,” as do…
Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner

Although he was forced to resign as prime minister in the face of raging protests just one year ago because…
Profile: MP Abou Hamed’s unlikely attributes bring him into spotlight
Egypt

Profile: MP Abou Hamed’s unlikely attributes bring him into spotlight

It has become a routine in every parliamentary session to watch Islamist MPs shouting to interrupt MP Mohamed Abou Hamed…
Workers and farmers try their hand at constitution writing
Egypt

Workers and farmers try their hand at constitution writing

In Shamma, a small village north of Cairo in Monufiya Governorate, about a hundred farmers gathered eagerly last Monday at…
Syria’s revolution finds a temporary home in Cairo
Egypt

Syria’s revolution finds a temporary home in Cairo

Bashar al-Assad’s army is barraging residential buildings and hospitals in the besieged city of Homs, killing dozens of women and…
Thursday’s papers: All eyes on civil disobedience plans
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: All eyes on civil disobedience plans

Local newspapers Thursday devote much attention to the general strike and civil disobedience planned the one-year anniversary of former President…
Maspero employees protest military control
Egypt

Maspero employees protest military control

Dozens of employees at Maspero, the state TV and radio headquarters, held a protest outside the building on Wednesday. They…
The story of one activist’s unjust imprisonment
Egypt

The story of one activist’s unjust imprisonment

Five days after activist Ahmed Doma suddenly disappeared, his family and lawyers finally managed to contact him Tuesday morning in…
Maikel Nabil recounts his prison experience
Egypt

Maikel Nabil recounts his prison experience

In his first public appearance after being pardoned from his two-year prison sentence, blogger Maikel Nabil said he was drugged…
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