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Amid security vacuum, attacks on police stations repeated

Amid security vacuum, attacks on police stations repeated

In the past two days four attacks on police stations have taken place amid nationwide unrest in the wake of a football…
Russia warns of ‘scandal’ if UN vote on Syria text

Russia warns of ‘scandal’ if UN vote on Syria text

Russia said Saturday that the Western-backed text of a UN Security Council resolution on the violence in Syria did not…
NDI Egypt director says the organization will continue work

NDI Egypt director says the organization will continue work

When public prosecutors and gun-wielding Central Security Forces stormed the Cairo office of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in late…
Lull in Interior Ministry clashes, human shields block Mohamed Mahmoud Street

Lull in Interior Ministry clashes, human shields block Mohamed Mahmoud Street

There was a lull in the clashes near the Interior Ministry on Saturday, as a number of demonstrators formed a…
Prisoner dies during mass escape attempt from Ismailia prison

Prisoner dies during mass escape attempt from Ismailia prison

The security services foiled a mass escape attempt at Mostaqbal Public Prison in Ismailia's Mostaqbal City on Saturday morning, after an inmate…
US lawmakers step up warnings on Egypt military aid

US lawmakers step up warnings on Egypt military aid

A leading US senator warned Egypt's military-led government on Friday that "the days of blank checks are over" as an…
State news agency: Top riot police officer injured in the eye

State news agency: Top riot police officer injured in the eye

Central Security Forces' General Ahmed Mokhtar was injured in the eye during the clashes between police and protesters in the vicinity…
State TV: Gunmen free prisoners, set fire to police station in Cairo

State TV: Gunmen free prisoners, set fire to police station in Cairo

Gunmen set fire to a police station in the east Cairo suburb of Marg on Friday and released the suspects…
Prime minister meets with military council

Prime minister meets with military council

Prime Minster Kamal al-Ganzouri will meet Egypt’s military council today to discuss the bloodshed that has followed Wednesday's violent football…
Death toll rises to 12 in protests after Port Said football disaster

Death toll rises to 12 in protests after Port Said football disaster

The number of protesters killed in clashes with security forces in the wake of Wednesday's deadly football riot has risen…
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