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Wednesday’s papers: The Brothers and Hillary

Wednesday’s papers: The Brothers and Hillary

State-run daily Al-Ahram dedicates two of its columns to attacks on US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton Wednesday following her…
Pulled from all ends, assembly rushes to draft constitution

Pulled from all ends, assembly rushes to draft constitution

As the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the country’s constitution remains threatened with dissolution and at the center of political…
Update: Saudi adjourns Gizawy trial, asks for death penalty

Update: Saudi adjourns Gizawy trial, asks for death penalty

A Saudi court adjourned the trial of Egyptian detainees Ahmed al-Gizawy and Islam Bakr and a Saudi man to 5…
Security official denies suspect killed by police torture

Security official denies suspect killed by police torture

An Egyptian security official on Wednesday denied the involvement of police in the killing of a detainee late last week.…
Abbas and Meshaal arrive in Cairo

Abbas and Meshaal arrive in Cairo

The head of Hamas’ politburo, Khaled Meshaal, arrived to Cairo on Wednesday to lead a delegation coming from Morocco for…
Saleh: Constitution ready by end of Ramadan

Saleh: Constitution ready by end of Ramadan

A senior Muslim Brotherhood leader in the Constituent Assembly, Sobhi Saleh, has said that the country’s new constitution would be…
Egyptians wounded while illegally crossing Libyan border

Egyptians wounded while illegally crossing Libyan border

The Egyptian general consul in Benghazi, Ambassador Ashraf Shiha, said that Libyan security officials opened fire on Egyptians attempting to…
Constituent Assembly proposes article criminalizing blasphemy

Constituent Assembly proposes article criminalizing blasphemy

A Constituent Assembly committee approved on Tuesday a new article proposed by Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb criminalizing blasphemy. “This…
Notary employees go on strike

Notary employees go on strike

Hundreds of notary employees across Egypt went on strike Tuesday to demand an increase in bonuses and incentives and improved…
Liberal politicians respond to Morsy’s statements

Liberal politicians respond to Morsy’s statements

Political figures on Tuesday responded to President Mohamed Morsy’s statement that he could use the law against critics. “I tell…
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