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Cabinet poll suggests Ahmed Shafiq leads presidential race

Cabinet poll suggests Ahmed Shafiq leads presidential race

Presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq leads the presidential race, according to an opinion poll conducted by the Cabinet’s Information and Decision…
What do Egyptians want from their next president?

What do Egyptians want from their next president?

Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister under deposed President Hosni Mubarak, and Hamdeen Sabbahi, a lifelong dissident, would appear to…
Workers at Iranian channel protest closure of Cairo bureau

Workers at Iranian channel protest closure of Cairo bureau

Workers at the Iranian Arabic-language satellite channel Alalam have started a protest outside the Journalists Syndicate in Downtown Cairo, objecting…
Sabbahi says he would cut gas supply to Israel even if prices raised

Sabbahi says he would cut gas supply to Israel even if prices raised

Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi has pledged that if elected, he would not export natural gas to Israel, even if the…
Saudi ambassador meets with Abouel Fotouh

Saudi ambassador meets with Abouel Fotouh

Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan met with presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, according to a statement issued by…
Israel impeding project linking Egypt and Saudi, says former PM

Israel impeding project linking Egypt and Saudi, says former PM

Former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf warned against Israeli attempts to disrupt the construction of a bridge linking Egypt and Saudi…
South Sudan minister says cooperation with Israel does not involve water projects

South Sudan minister says cooperation with Israel does not involve water projects

South Sudanese Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Paul Mayom Akec said his country is not considering projects that could…
Ceramica Cleopatra workers clash with military in Suez

Ceramica Cleopatra workers clash with military in Suez

Four armed forces personnel and several workers of the Ceramica Cleopatra company were injured during clashes between around 3,000 workers…
Free Egyptians Party warns against presidential campaigning in mosques

Free Egyptians Party warns against presidential campaigning in mosques

The liberal Free Egyptians Party has warned against what it described as the “dire consequences” of using mosques to campaign…
Prosecution: 2 Abu Ismail supporters detained over Abbasseya clashes

Prosecution: 2 Abu Ismail supporters detained over Abbasseya clashes

East Cairo prosecutors have decided to detain two protesters pending investigation over their alleged involvement in clashes that broke out…
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