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Detained blogger urges Egyptians to celebrate birthday in Tahrir

Detained blogger urges Egyptians to celebrate birthday in Tahrir

Manal Bahey al-Din, the wife of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and herself an activist and programmer, published a new blog…
Mansoura criminal court to resume trials of protester-killing suspects

Mansoura criminal court to resume trials of protester-killing suspects

Mansoura Criminal Court is to resume, on Tuesday, trials of Interior Ministry officials accused of killing protesters during the January…
Islamic social networking site to launch in Istanbul

Islamic social networking site to launch in Istanbul

A new Islamic social networking website is set to launch in Istanbul, Turkey. It is funded by prominent Muslim businessmen,…
Egypt arrests 2 aides of Sinai extremist leader

Egypt arrests 2 aides of Sinai extremist leader

Sinai security authorities have detained two members of a terrorist group following a campaign on Sunday in some areas of…
Travel official draws up plan to rescue tourism

Travel official draws up plan to rescue tourism

The head of Egypt's travel agencies chamber, Hossam al-Sha'er, said he has drawn up a plan to get tourism back…
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis

Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis

Protests continue in the Damietta area after a man was killed yesterday and several injured in clashes with military forces…
World Bank officials to visit Egypt again over borrowing

World Bank officials to visit Egypt again over borrowing

World Bank officials plan to visit Cairo to examine the possibility of giving loans to Egypt, said Vakhtang Lejava, a…
Amid security problems and desperation, Egypt’s hospitals struggle

Amid security problems and desperation, Egypt’s hospitals struggle

A man walks into a hospital, asking to be admitted as a patient into the neurology department. The receptionist apologizes…
Orascom Telecom chairman to step down at end of 2011

Orascom Telecom chairman to step down at end of 2011

The executive chairman of Orascom Telecom, Khaled Bichara, will step down from his post at the end of 2011 and…
Another Egyptian activist rejects military summons

Another Egyptian activist rejects military summons

An Egyptian activist rebuffed on Sunday a summons by military prosecutors for questioning over the violence that took place on…
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