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Update: Police fire teargas, birdshots at Mohamed Mahmoud protesters

Update: Police fire teargas, birdshots at Mohamed Mahmoud protesters

Fighting broke out on Monday evening during a mass demonstration to commemorate last year's clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, as…
Church leaders: Decision to withdraw from Constituent Assembly is final

Church leaders: Decision to withdraw from Constituent Assembly is final

The three Egyptian churches’ decision to withdraw from the Constituent Assembly is final, said church leaders on Monday. Bishop Morcos,…
Constituent Assembly: Members who withdrew agreed to contentious articles

Constituent Assembly: Members who withdrew agreed to contentious articles

Constituent Assembly members who withdrew from the constitution-drafting panel had recently agreed to the controversial articles that they said were…
Qandil says Gaza truce deal may be close, FM to visit Gaza Tuesday

Qandil says Gaza truce deal may be close, FM to visit Gaza Tuesday

Egypt's prime minister said Monday that an agreement brokered by Cairo to stop the fighting between Israel and the Palestinians…
Official: Renovating railway crossings would cost LE1.5 billion

Official: Renovating railway crossings would cost LE1.5 billion

Switching out manual railway crossings for new automated ones would cost the nation LE1.5 billion, Eid Hamed, the deputy director…
Israeli commentators praise Morsy’s role in Gaza conflict

Israeli commentators praise Morsy’s role in Gaza conflict

“For the first time on Thursday, the Egyptian president explicitly said the word ‘Israel’ during a public condemnation of Israel’s…
Military prosecutors to investigate Qursaya deaths

Military prosecutors to investigate Qursaya deaths

The South Giza Prosecution referred investigations into the killing of a fisherman and injury of 13 Armed Forces personnel and…
Four Egyptian activists in Gaza injured by Israeli fire

Four Egyptian activists in Gaza injured by Israeli fire

Israeli shelling in the Gaza Strip injured four Egyptians who had been en route to join an Egyptian delegation there…
Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor

Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor

Nearly 26.4 percent of Egyptian children are poor, according to a government report released Monday, which also said that 8.11…
Kuwait deports 18 Egyptians after new year celebration

Kuwait deports 18 Egyptians after new year celebration

Eighteen Egyptians from the Popular Current and the Constitution Party were deported from Kuwait Monday following three-day negotiations between the…
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