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Alaa Abd El Fattah votes from prison

Alaa Abd El Fattah votes from prison

Alaa Abd El Fattah, a blogger and political activist in prison on charges connected with October’s Maspero clashes, voted in…
Police crack down on outlaws, arrest 356

Police crack down on outlaws, arrest 356

Police are continuing its crackdown on criminals in order to restore order to the streets throughout Egypt's governorates. They arrested…
Candidate accuses armed forces of savagely beating him

Candidate accuses armed forces of savagely beating him

Yasser al-Refaie, a Revolution Continues candidate running for parliamentary elections, accused the armed forces of beating him severely. Refaie was…
Govt to unveil austerity plan targeting budget deficit

Govt to unveil austerity plan targeting budget deficit

The Egyptian government will announce within days details of its austerity plan to target a LE20 billion spending cut, a…
27 Maspero suspects released, Abd El Fattah still in detention

27 Maspero suspects released, Abd El Fattah still in detention

A judge representing the public prosecutor’s office agreed on Thursday to release 27 out of 28 suspects in the case…
Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law

Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law

The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has submitted a draft law to amend legislation on presidential elections.…
Update: Blood samples of poisoned cabinet protesters sent for testing

Update: Blood samples of poisoned cabinet protesters sent for testing

Following the food poisoning of protesters on Wednesday, Egyptian prosecutors have sent blood and gastric juice samples for testing at…
Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting

Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting

While the second round of People's Assembly elections have been mostly peaceful, reports of isolated violence and voting irregularities have…
Thursday’s papers: Second round brings more bitterness for Wafd

Thursday’s papers: Second round brings more bitterness for Wafd

Coverage of the second round of parliamentary elections dominates today’s press, with the party-run Al-Wafd in a bitter recriminatory mood,…
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