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Spain closer to extraditing Hussein Salem, says official

Spain closer to extraditing Hussein Salem, says official

A Spanish court is expected to meet within the next three months to hear an Egyptian government request for the…
Al-Azhar issues ‘basic freedoms document’ as basis for new constitution

Al-Azhar issues ‘basic freedoms document’ as basis for new constitution

Al-Azhar, Egypt’s premier Islamic institution, has issued a document on basic freedoms to serve as the basis of the new…
Bloody attack on soldier at polling station

Bloody attack on soldier at polling station

Four people carrying bladed weapons assaulted a soldier securing a polling station on Tuesday. The assault took place in the…
New Egyptian museum to cost LE5 billion, says antiquities minister

New Egyptian museum to cost LE5 billion, says antiquities minister

Egypt's Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali has announced the start of the final phase of construction at the Grand Egyptian…
Activists plan airport reception for blinded revolutionary

Activists plan airport reception for blinded revolutionary

Activists are organizing a large reception at Cairo airport for a revolutionary who had been receiving treatment in Germany for…
Tuesday’s papers: Prosecutors level perjury accusations in Mubarak trial

Tuesday’s papers: Prosecutors level perjury accusations in Mubarak trial

Egypt's newspapers on Tuesday focus on the ongoing criminal trial of Hosni Mubarak. Prosecutors on Tuesday accused the ousted president,…
Verdict in Mubarak trial to come after 25 January

Verdict in Mubarak trial to come after 25 January

The trial of former President Hosni Mubarak will continue into February, delaying a verdict until after the anniversary of the…
Former finance minister forced to leave UK university lecture

Former finance minister forced to leave UK university lecture

Former Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali was forced to leave a public lecture he was attending at the London School…
Former deputy PM rules out death sentence for Mubarak

Former deputy PM rules out death sentence for Mubarak

Ousted leader Hosni Mubarak will not face the death penalty, but will also not be acquitted, former Deputy Prime Minister…
Pro-army writer: Wide segment of Egyptians ‘fed up’ with revolution

Pro-army writer: Wide segment of Egyptians ‘fed up’ with revolution

The books burned when the Institut d'Egypte caught fire during clashes in late December were much more important than a…
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