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Egypt drops blasphemy case against two Coptic boys

Egypt drops blasphemy case against two Coptic boys

Two Egyptian Christian boys detained over charges of blasphemy and insulting the Quran were released and their case was dropped…
Wednesday’s papers: Judgment day

Wednesday’s papers: Judgment day

As the first 100 days of Morsy’s tenure wrap up, the papers, depending on their inclinations, compete to highlight either…
Central Bank denies governor’s referral to Illicit Gains Authority

Central Bank denies governor’s referral to Illicit Gains Authority

The Central Bank denied on Tuesday a report that Central Bank Governor Farouk al-Oqda had been referred to the Illicit…
Reporters released in assault investigation

Reporters released in assault investigation

Prosecutors ordered on Wednesday the release of three reporters from independent news website El Badil who were accused of assaulting…
Constituent Assembly session called off over low attendance

Constituent Assembly session called off over low attendance

Hossam al-Gheriany, the head of the Constituent Assembly, postponed the assembly’s Wednesday session to next Tuesday after a number of…
Lebanon must punish army attacks on Egyptian and Syrian migrants: HRW

Lebanon must punish army attacks on Egyptian and Syrian migrants: HRW

Lebanon should probe and punish army and intelligence officials behind alleged beatings of Egyptian, Sudanese and Syrian migrant workers at…
Justice Ministry raids houses of former officials

Justice Ministry raids houses of former officials

The Justice Ministry's Illicit Gains Authority has been searching the residences of several former officials as part of ongoing corruption…
Investigation into Central Security crash faults road conditions, driving mistakes

Investigation into Central Security crash faults road conditions, driving mistakes

An investigation into the truck crash that killed 21 soldiers and injured 27 others near the Egypt-Israel border Sunday has…
Saudi court postpones trial of Egyptian lawyer

Saudi court postpones trial of Egyptian lawyer

The General Court in Jeddah has again postponed the next trial session of Egyptian lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy on charges of…
Slow economy keeps September inflation down

Slow economy keeps September inflation down

Egypt's urban consumer inflation slowed to 6.2 percent in the 12 months to September 2012, the state statistics agency reported…
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