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Monday’s papers: Security in North Sinai, papal elections dominate headlines

Monday’s papers: Security in North Sinai, papal elections dominate headlines

News of the dismissal of North Sinai Security Director General Ahmed Bakr and the election of Bishop Tawadros as the…
Day before 25 January, Morsy derided protester organizers as ‘kids,’ says activist

Day before 25 January, Morsy derided protester organizers as ‘kids,’ says activist

A day before the outbreak of the mass popular uprising that enabled him to win the presidency, Mohamed Morsy told…
Security source: Police arrest another suspect in Nasr City ‘terrorist cell’

Security source: Police arrest another suspect in Nasr City ‘terrorist cell’

Police on Saturday arrested another suspect in what they are deeming a “terrorist cell,” revealed last month after police raided…
Coptic Christians have a new shepherd

Coptic Christians have a new shepherd

Acting Pope Pachomius named his former pupil, Bishop Tawadros, as the 118th patriarch of the Coptic Church on Sunday, after…
UK Foreign Office says travel warning meant only for Sinai

UK Foreign Office says travel warning meant only for Sinai

The UK Foreign Office said Sunday that its "overall advice for travel to Egypt has not changed this weekend," and…
Appointment of new security director in Sinai curbs protests

Appointment of new security director in Sinai curbs protests

Policemen in Sinai ended their protests around the Arish Security Directorate on Sunday, after Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin sacked…
Tawadros II: The 118th pope of the Coptic Church

Tawadros II: The 118th pope of the Coptic Church

Bishop Tawadros, a trained pharmacist who headed a medicine factory, was chosen Sunday as the 118th pope to lead Egypt's…
Ahly to play Tunisia’s Esperance in African Champions League final

Ahly to play Tunisia’s Esperance in African Champions League final

Ahly will play against Tunisia’s Esperance in the African Champions League final first-leg Sunday at Borg al-Arab stadium in Alexandria.…
Constituent Assembly agrees on Article 2 wording

Constituent Assembly agrees on Article 2 wording

Younis Makhyoun, a member of the Constituent Assembly, said on Sunday that representatives of the Islamist current and civilian powers…
Imprisoned ex-information minister suffers second heart attack

Imprisoned ex-information minister suffers second heart attack

Former Information Minister Anas al-Fiqqi suffered a heart attack on Saturday afternoon and was transported to Qasr al-Aini hospital, state-owned…
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