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Salafis protest Iranian diplomat’s visit to Al-Azhar University

Salafis protest Iranian diplomat’s visit to Al-Azhar University

Dozens of Salafis staged a protest in front of Al-Azhar University in Nasr City in protest against the visit of…
Rights council: Ban Egyptian men from marrying Syrian refugees

Rights council: Ban Egyptian men from marrying Syrian refugees

The National Council for Women has petitioned state authorities to ban the marriage of Egyptian men to Syrian refugees.
Update: Violence erupts in Alexandria, Zagazig protests

Update: Violence erupts in Alexandria, Zagazig protests

Demonstrations swept the governorates Friday afternoon in protest against the Muslim Brotherhood administration’s crackdown on freedoms and the recent interrogation…
Update: High Court protests end early Friday evening

Update: High Court protests end early Friday evening

Opposition activists have called an end to Friday’s protests in Tahrir Square and at the Cairo High Court, fearing the…
Jama’a al-Islamiya proposes new Islamist media outlets

Jama’a al-Islamiya proposes new Islamist media outlets

Jama’a al-Islamiya and its political wing, the Construction and Development party, have proposed establishing new satellite channels and newspapers to…
Egyptian fishermen rescued, arrested in Libya

Egyptian fishermen rescued, arrested in Libya

Libyan coast guards rescued eight Egyptian fisherman obefore their boat sank off of the port city of Tobruk. The fishermen…
Update: Four April 6 members arrested in Nasr City protest

Update: Four April 6 members arrested in Nasr City protest

Security forces arrested four April 6 Youth Movement members on Friday during a protest staged in front of Interior Minister…
Al-Azhar asserts role, clashes with Brotherhood

Al-Azhar asserts role, clashes with Brotherhood

Al-Azhar said on Thursday its clerics must be consulted on a law allowing the state to issue sukuk (Islamic bonds),…
UN experts condemn Shura Council’s NGO bill

UN experts condemn Shura Council’s NGO bill

United Nations human rights experts have slammed Egypt's draft law regulating NGOs, which many activists decry for its potential restrictions…
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