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Katatny rejects Erian’s resignation

Katatny rejects Erian’s resignation

Freedom and Justice Party leader Saad al-Katatny has rejected the resignation of his deputy, Essam al-Erian, who presented it on…
Reconciliation committee quells sectarian strife in Minya

Reconciliation committee quells sectarian strife in Minya

In an attempt to calm the tense sectarian atmosphere in the village of Bani Hassan in Minya, customary reconciliation committees…
Egypt wants to use all local wheat for subsidized bread

Egypt wants to use all local wheat for subsidized bread

Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, will be able to cease importing wheat for the production of state-subsidized bread if…
Street vendors demand justice after police kill one of their own

Street vendors demand justice after police kill one of their own

Around 30 street vendors gathered in front of the Public Prosecution's office on Sunday, demanding retribution for Mostafa Eid, who…
Jama’a al-Islamiya to document history in new book

Jama’a al-Islamiya to document history in new book

Jama'a al-Islamiya is planning to document its political journey since its establishment until the breakout of the January 2011 revolution…
Priority to Bedouins in 100,000-acre govt land sale in Sinai

Priority to Bedouins in 100,000-acre govt land sale in Sinai

The new law on land ownership for Sinai Bedouins stipulates that only Egyptians are permitted to buy the land and…
Teacher accused of cutting unveiled pupil’s hair to be investigated

Teacher accused of cutting unveiled pupil’s hair to be investigated

The public prosecutor has instructed a swift investigation into allegations that a schoolteacher in Luxor cut the hair of two…
In a first, half of Egypt’s new diplomats are women

In a first, half of Egypt’s new diplomats are women

For the first time in the history of Egyptian diplomacy, women make up half of the new diplomat class, according…
Rights group: New draft laws restrict freedoms as under Mubarak

Rights group: New draft laws restrict freedoms as under Mubarak

The government still drafts laws to restrict the rights and freedoms of citizens like under ousted President Hosni Mubarak, the…
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