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Rights group: Policeman forced suspects to undress, put shoes in mouths

Rights group: Policeman forced suspects to undress, put shoes in mouths

A local human rights organization is accusing a police officer in Qena Governorate of preventing eight suspects from eating while…
Amid criticism from rights groups, police crack down on Eid harassment

Amid criticism from rights groups, police crack down on Eid harassment

Security authorities in Cairo and Suez said they arrested 541 people during Eid al-Adha based on investigations of harrassment in…
EgyptAir resumes flights to storm-battered New York

EgyptAir resumes flights to storm-battered New York

EgyptAir resumed flights from Cairo to New York City Wednesday, after a two-day suspension amid hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and…
Ministry announces new Suez power station

Ministry announces new Suez power station

The Ministry of Electricity and Energy said on Wednesday that it is moving forward with plans to build a steam-electric…
Court postpones ruling in former lawmaker’s indecency trial

Court postpones ruling in former lawmaker’s indecency trial

A Qalyubiya Court on Wednesday postponed the verdict in the indecency case against former Salafi MP Ali Wanees to 21…
Unresolved security, financial losses pose challenges to football

Unresolved security, financial losses pose challenges to football

On Sunday 21 October, a number of Egyptian football league players and sports workers besieged the Baron Hotel in Heliopolis.…
Diplomats checking on US-based Egyptians after Sandy

Diplomats checking on US-based Egyptians after Sandy

President Mohamed Morsy has instructed Ayman Ali, presidential adviser on expatriate Egyptian affairs, to communicate with the Egyptian community in…
Qalyubiya train crash driver referred to trial

Qalyubiya train crash driver referred to trial

The Qalyubiya public prosecutor referred train driver Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Hamid and his assistant Sayed Ibrahim to trial on Tuesday.…
Salafis in Minya demand protection of Muslim convert

Salafis in Minya demand protection of Muslim convert

Dozens of Salafis gathered Tuesday evening outside the Malawy Police Station in Minya Governorate to demand the protection of a…
Coptic papal elections suggest depoliticized church

Coptic papal elections suggest depoliticized church

The Coptic Orthodox Church elections Monday whittled the list of candidates for the church’s papacy down from five to three.…
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