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Obama requests US$770 mn to boost Mideast democracy

Obama requests US$770 mn to boost Mideast democracy

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a fund of US$770 million to boost political and other reforms…
PM meets with Sinai Bedouin elders

PM meets with Sinai Bedouin elders

Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri met with Sinai tribal elders on Monday to discuss the peninsula’s security situation in light of…
FJP officially announces its willingness to form national coalition govt

FJP officially announces its willingness to form national coalition govt

The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, announced on Monday that it is fully…
Virginity test case postponed to 20 February

Virginity test case postponed to 20 February

The case against military doctors who conducted virginity tests on activist Samira Ibrahim was postponed to 20 February in order…
Journalist, student and translator detained for two days in Mahalla

Journalist, student and translator detained for two days in Mahalla

Three youths — an Egyptian, American and Australian — who traveled from Cairo to the Nile Delta city of Mahalla…
Violence against women costs Egypt an annual LE150 billion

Violence against women costs Egypt an annual LE150 billion

A research paper prepared by Hamdi al-Henawy, professor of social economy, has shown that violence against women costs Egypt an…
Students hold demos on third day of strike

Students hold demos on third day of strike

Calling for Egypt’s ruling generals to step down, university students on Monday protested against Egypt’s military rulers for the third…
MP calls for efforts to improve health services, combat kidney failure

MP calls for efforts to improve health services, combat kidney failure

MP Akram al-Shaer on Monday called for establishing a "supreme health council" to improve medical services in the country, especially…
Minister: US used NGOs to sow chaos in Egypt

Minister: US used NGOs to sow chaos in Egypt

The Egyptian minister seen as the driving force behind impending trials of NGO workers, including 19 Americans, told investigators that…
Israel blames Iran for embassy attacks

Israel blames Iran for embassy attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday blamed Iran for attacks on Israeli embassy staff in Georgia and India that…
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