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ElBaradei urges international pressure for Egyptian reform

ElBaradei urges international pressure for Egyptian reform

Since thrusting himself into the Egyptian political limelight in February, reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei has pressed for greater transparency and…
Study: 63,000 Greater Cairo housing units ‘unsafe’

Study: 63,000 Greater Cairo housing units ‘unsafe’

There are 116 unsafe residential areas in Greater Cairo comprising a total surface area of 518 feddans, a new governmental…
Oil truck fire extinguished near Assiut

Oil truck fire extinguished near Assiut

Civil defense teams managed on Monday to put out a fire that started when a truck loaded with 35,000 liters…
Heavy mists shut Boughazi and Dekheila seaports for 4th day

Heavy mists shut Boughazi and Dekheila seaports for 4th day

Alexandria seaport authorities decided on Monday to close the Boughazi and Dekheila straits for the fourth consecutive day due to…
Year Ender: Muslim Brotherhood to keep a low profile amid fears of repression and internal splits

Year Ender: Muslim Brotherhood to keep a low profile amid fears of repression and internal splits

After failing to secure a single seat in recent parliamentary elections that critics say were subject to pervasive violations, analysts…
Parliamentary speaker threatens legal action against shadow parliament members

Parliamentary speaker threatens legal action against shadow parliament members

Parliamentary speaker Fathi Sorour on Monday threatened to file lawsuits against opposition "shadow" parliament members. The parallel parliament is not a…
7 Libyans injured in road accident near Matrouh

7 Libyans injured in road accident near Matrouh

Seven Libyans were injured yesterday afternoon in a road accident near the coastal city of Marsa Matrouh.They were rushed to…
Monday’s papers: NDP annual conference, more H1N1 victims, Abbasiya hospital employees protest

Monday’s papers: NDP annual conference, more H1N1 victims, Abbasiya hospital employees protest

State-owned papers dedicate their main headlines to the second day of the seventh annual National Democratic Party (NDP) conference, at…
Year Ender: Egypt and Israel, a souring relationship?

Year Ender: Egypt and Israel, a souring relationship?

During his December visit to Cairo, US Middle East Envoy George Mitchell said that his country was pressing Palestinians and…
Year Ender: Egypt braces for looming break-up of southern neighbor

Year Ender: Egypt braces for looming break-up of southern neighbor

Despite its oft-stated support for a united Sudan, Cairo has vowed to respect the outcome of a referendum on the…
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