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Upper Egypt train movement resumed

Upper Egypt train movement resumed

The first Cairo-Upper Egypt train in three days left on Wednesday heading to Assiut. Upper Egypt railway movements had been halted…
Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of two leading activists

Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of two leading activists

An Egyptian prosecutor has ordered the arrest of two prominent activists for inciting protests, a source in the prosecutor's office…
Clashes break out downtown over new protest law

Clashes break out downtown over new protest law

Hit-and-run clashes broke out on Tuesday evening between protesters who are against the newly passed protest law and security forces…
Sentence hearing of Nazif, Adly retrial held 26 February

Sentence hearing of Nazif, Adly retrial held 26 February

Cairo Criminal Court, held in the Fifth Settlement, decided on Tuesday to set 26 February for the sentence hearing in…
First demo dispersed after demonstration law is approved

First demo dispersed after demonstration law is approved

Security forces dispersed a demonstration gathered in front of the Journalists Syndicate on Tuesday, which was aiming to commemorate the…
FJP leader calls on Muslim Brotherhood leaders to retire from politics

FJP leader calls on Muslim Brotherhood leaders to retire from politics

Yasser Hamza, member of the Muslim Brotherhood's FJP legal committee, called on conflicting parties in Egypt to sit together for…
American girl could win ‘Arabs Got Talent’

American girl could win ‘Arabs Got Talent’

The audience chuckled when Jennifer Grout, a white, shy 23-year-old from Massachusetts, first walked on the stage of Arabs Got…
Azhar condemns banning Angolan Muslims from practising rituals

Azhar condemns banning Angolan Muslims from practising rituals

Al-Azhar strongly condemned the banning of Muslims in Angola from practising their religious traditions and expressed concern over news circulated…
Controversial NGO law sent to Solidarity Social Solidarity Ministry this week

Controversial NGO law sent to Solidarity Social Solidarity Ministry this week

Social Solidarity Minister Ahmed al-Borai said that the human rights committee’s draft containing amendments made to the controversial NGO law…
Foreign Ministry says US criticism against Egyptian protest law ‘unacceptable’

Foreign Ministry says US criticism against Egyptian protest law ‘unacceptable’

The Foreign Ministry rejected US criticism on the newly-issued protest law that was ratified by Interim President Adly Mansour on…
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