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Wednesday’s papers: Qena showdown flames sectarian fears as NDP stalwarts bicker behind bars

Wednesday’s papers: Qena showdown flames sectarian fears as NDP stalwarts bicker behind bars

A Coptic governor’s resignation in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena is prominently featured in Wednesday’s papers. Commenting on Qena…
Salafis protest for release of alleged convert to Islam

Salafis protest for release of alleged convert to Islam

Thousands of Salafis held a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Defense headquarters on Tuesday, calling for Egypt’s military…
Attorney general to reopen Ayman Nour’s vote rigging case

Attorney general to reopen Ayman Nour’s vote rigging case

Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Tuesday approved a request submitted to him by Ayman Nour, founder of the Ghad…
Suleiman: Mubarak did not order killing of protesters

Suleiman: Mubarak did not order killing of protesters

The public prosecutor heared statements on Monday evening from Egypt's former head of intelligence, Omar Suleiman, regarding the information collected…
Islamist leader: Egyptian revolution achieved the impossible

Islamist leader: Egyptian revolution achieved the impossible

Jama'a al-Islamiya leader Omar Abdel Rahman, who is being held in a prison in North Carolina, US, in a 15-minute…
Sufi orders form popular committees to protect Qena shrines

Sufi orders form popular committees to protect Qena shrines

The Council of Sufi Orders has decided to form popular committees to protect shrines of venerated religious figures in Qena…
Heirs of NDP stalwart blocked from accessing family fortune

Heirs of NDP stalwart blocked from accessing family fortune

An Egyptian judicial authority on Tuesday issued an order preventing the heirs of the late National Democratic Party MP Kamal…
Military council negotiates with demonstrators in Qena

Military council negotiates with demonstrators in Qena

Former MP Mostafa Bakry said on Tuesday that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has sent him to Qena…
Egypt must investigate human rights abuses, watchdog says

Egypt must investigate human rights abuses, watchdog says

As allegations of torture and abuse by military police continue, international human rights watchdog Amnesty International released a report on…
Foreign minister: Egypt to join International Criminal Court

Foreign minister: Egypt to join International Criminal Court

Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi said on Tuesday that Egypt is to join the International Criminal Court, as post-revolution Egypt works…
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