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Brotherhood opposes handover of power before June

Brotherhood opposes handover of power before June

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party has rejected an initiative called for by other parties and political movements for…
Million-strong demo Friday to protest military assaults on women

Million-strong demo Friday to protest military assaults on women

A million-strong demonstration is scheduled for Friday in Tahrir Square to protest against military and police assaults on women during…
Egyptian court upholds decision to freeze Mubarak secretary’s assets

Egyptian court upholds decision to freeze Mubarak secretary’s assets

The Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday upheld the decision of the Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) to freeze the assets of…
Ministers accused of trumping up charges in cabinet clashes

Ministers accused of trumping up charges in cabinet clashes

Egyptian prosecutors on Wednesday began investigating accusations that two of Egypt's new ministers trumped up charges against suspects arrested for…
Ain Shams University students march on Defense Ministry

Ain Shams University students march on Defense Ministry

About 2000 Ain Shams University students marched from their campus Wednesday to the Defense Ministry to protest recent security attacks…
Rights group accuses security forces of kidnapping, threatening activists

Rights group accuses security forces of kidnapping, threatening activists

An Egypt-based human rights group says security authorities are terrorizing activists with death threats and kidnappings as part of a…
Blog: Walls go up

Blog: Walls go up

There are now not one, but four walls in downtown Cairo. Huge cubes of round-edged cement are clumsily stacked on…
Street protests down, but not ruled out as a tactic

Street protests down, but not ruled out as a tactic

During the military council’s press conference on Monday about the recent violence around the cabinet building, Major General Adel Emara…
Sawiris: Islamists should offer concessions in spirit of consensus

Sawiris: Islamists should offer concessions in spirit of consensus

Liberal forces will not allow a new constitution to be drafted based on religion, Coptic business mogul Naguib Sawiris told…
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