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17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours

17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours

  Seventeen strikes and sit-ins protesting water and power cuts have disrupted the railways in Upper and Lower Egypt over…
Morsy to visit Iraq soon, says ambassador

Morsy to visit Iraq soon, says ambassador

  President Mohamed Morsy will visit Iraq soon to reaffirm the good relationship between the two countries, said Egyptian ambassador…
Egypt requests update on 4 Egyptians detained in Yemen

Egypt requests update on 4 Egyptians detained in Yemen

  Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr sent a message Wednesday to his Yemeni counterpart, Abu Bakr al-Qurba, asking for a…
Thursday’s papers: Eyes on the Cabinet

Thursday’s papers: Eyes on the Cabinet

News updates and analyses about President Mohamed Morsy’s first Cabinet take the lion’s share in Thursday’s papers. After almost one…
Egyptian activists to protest killing of Myanmar Muslims

Egyptian activists to protest killing of Myanmar Muslims

Jama’a al-Islamiya’s Construction and Development Party is issuing a call to protest outside the Myanmar Embassy in Zamalek Friday to…
Mubarak sons face criminal charges over Shafiq land deal

Mubarak sons face criminal charges over Shafiq land deal

The judge leading investigations into Alaa and Gamal Mubarak's alleged illegal land purchase ordered the two sons of the former…
Egyptian border guards shoot 3 migrants in Sinai

Egyptian border guards shoot 3 migrants in Sinai

Egyptian border guards shot three Eritreans who were attempting to cross into Israel on Thursday, according to state-run news agency…
Copts protest Dahshur clashes in front of presidential palace

Copts protest Dahshur clashes in front of presidential palace

Dozens of Coptic activists and Coptic residents of Dahshur village demonstrated in front of the presidential palace in Cairo Wednesday,…
Nour Party boycotts new government

Nour Party boycotts new government

The Salafi-oriented Nour Party said it had rejected an appointment in President Mohamed Morsy's new government. A party leader, who…
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