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Masked men kill guard in attack on former church site

Masked men kill guard in attack on former church site

A number of masked men killed a security guard when they attacked the site of a former church early Thursday…
Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’

Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’

Modern-day Jews are not God's chosen people, said Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, in a…
Amnesty International wants military, police officers prosecuted over torture video

Amnesty International wants military, police officers prosecuted over torture video

Amnesty International described a video of police and army officers torturing detainees that was recently released online as “deeply unsettling”…
Finance minister: No budget allocations for public sector salary increases

Finance minister: No budget allocations for public sector salary increases

The Finance Ministry is not involved in the Public Transport Authority (PTA) crisis and therefore there will be no budget…
Hamas denies agreeing to October Cairo meeting with Fatah

Hamas denies agreeing to October Cairo meeting with Fatah

Hamas, the Palestinian political and military organization that governs the Gaza Strip, denied Thursday it had agreed to meet with…
Alexandria cathedral presses court on church bombing case

Alexandria cathedral presses court on church bombing case

The Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral will file new reports with Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud about investigations in the…
Court acquits 20 defendants arrested in Mubarak trial clashes

Court acquits 20 defendants arrested in Mubarak trial clashes

An Egyptian court Thursday acquitted 20 defendants arrested following clashes that took place outside the third court session of President…
Gulf eyes Egypt for regional council

Gulf eyes Egypt for regional council

Gulf states are discussing the possiblity of making Egypt an active member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), sources said.…
Policemen stage sit-in demanding Interior Ministry purge

Policemen stage sit-in demanding Interior Ministry purge

Demonstrating policemen escalated their demands late Wednesday, calling for the dismissal of officers loyal to former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly,…
US mulls renewing free trade negotiations with Egypt

US mulls renewing free trade negotiations with Egypt

After years of stalled talks on a potential free trade agreement with Egypt, the US is once again discussing the…
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