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Clinton says deeply concerned by violence in Egypt

Clinton says deeply concerned by violence in Egypt

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday she was "deeply concerned" about continuing violence in Egypt.
Former PM calls for accelerating power transfer to civilians

Former PM calls for accelerating power transfer to civilians

Former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf called for accelerating the power transfer to a civilian government by holding presidential elections, saying…
Tahrir calm as death toll from night’s clashes rises

Tahrir calm as death toll from night’s clashes rises

Tahrir Square appeared calm Monday morning following intermittent clashes between protesters and military forces after military and police forces launched…
Brotherhood claims 37% of list-based seats in second phase of elections

Brotherhood claims 37% of list-based seats in second phase of elections

The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has declared that its electoral lists won 37.2 percent of votes in…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea announced the death of supreme leader Kim Jong-il and urged its people to rally…
Monday’s papers: Question marks

Monday’s papers: Question marks

"Who’s to blame?!!" — Al-Gomhurriya wants to know, posing the question on the state-owned paper’s front page over a crude…
Voter turnout at 67 percent, Islamists leading again

Voter turnout at 67 percent, Islamists leading again

Turnout in the second round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections reached 67 percent, according to Abdel Moez Ibrahim, head of the…
Demos condemn military’s treatment of cabinet protesters

Demos condemn military’s treatment of cabinet protesters

Demonstrations were staged in several cities on Sunday to condemn the use of force in dispersing a sit-in outside the…
Families of cabinet sit-in martyrs demand retribution

Families of cabinet sit-in martyrs demand retribution

The families of Mohamed Abdallah and Alaa Abdel Hady, who died during clashes outside the cabinet building on Friday, have…
Female protesters systematically targeted, say rights watchdogs

Female protesters systematically targeted, say rights watchdogs

Local human rights watchdogs on Sunday accused the Egyptian military of systematically targeting female political activists, and demanded that Egypt’s…
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