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Al-Azhar staff and students to resume leadership protests after Eid

Al-Azhar staff and students to resume leadership protests after Eid

Students and staff members at Al-Azhar University have announced that they will resume their demonstrations to demand the removal of…
Monday’s papers: Islamists politicize Eid celebrations

Monday’s papers: Islamists politicize Eid celebrations

Islamist political parties dominated Eid al-Adha prayers across Egypt Sunday, promoting their parliamentary candidates by distributing gifts and fliers and…
Burned ferry capsizes off Jordanian coast

Burned ferry capsizes off Jordanian coast

The Egypt-bound passenger ferry that caught fire Thursday in the Red Sea capsized Monday off the coast of Jordan, sources…
Egyptian Hajj pilgrims stranded for hours due to bus delay

Egyptian Hajj pilgrims stranded for hours due to bus delay

Most Egyptian pilgrims performing the Hajj this year were stranded until midnight Saturday at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia when…
Presidential hopefuls make public appearances at Eid prayers

Presidential hopefuls make public appearances at Eid prayers

Egyptian presidential hopefuls joined the public on Sunday in prayers for the annual Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) celebrations.…
Detained activist’s mother starts hunger strike

Detained activist’s mother starts hunger strike

Laila Soueif, university professor and mother of activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, decided to go on a hunger strike starting…
11 Hungarian tourists killed in Egypt bus crash

11 Hungarian tourists killed in Egypt bus crash

Police and medical officials say 11 Hungarian tourists have been killed when a speeding tour bus overturned at a Red…
Freedom Waves activists remain in Israeli custody

Freedom Waves activists remain in Israeli custody

Israel is still holding activists and journalists on board the Freedom Waves boats to Gaza, which were intercepted and caught…
GUC threatens to expel students if they stage protests

GUC threatens to expel students if they stage protests

On Sunday German University in Cairo (GUC) students announced their intention to protest on 14 November to present certain demands, and the…
Elections campaigning played out in Eid

Elections campaigning played out in Eid

Millions of Muslims went to pray in the early morning on Sunday in squares and mosques, in the first Eid…
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