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Trial postponed for suspect involved in 2005 tourist attacks

Trial postponed for suspect involved in 2005 tourist attacks

An Egyptian court on Thursday postponed to 14 February the trial of Reda Sayyid Ali, the Egyptian suspected of involvement…
INTERVIEW: ElBaradei on quiet revolution, reform tactics, and religion

INTERVIEW: ElBaradei on quiet revolution, reform tactics, and religion

Mohamed ElBaradei has chosen an interesting time to re-enter the Egyptian political arena. After his calls for a parliamentary election…
Port workers stage sit-in south of Hurghada

Port workers stage sit-in south of Hurghada

Hundreds of labors at the Safaga Red Sea port, south of Hurghada, began an open-ended sit-in on Thursday over salary…
Egypt Islamists see mass protest at “rigged” vote

Egypt Islamists see mass protest at “rigged” vote

 Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood says it will shift its political struggle to the streets after elections that were "rigged" to…
Parliamentary elections were manipulated, says HEC head

Parliamentary elections were manipulated, says HEC head

Head of the High Elections Commission (HEC), Sayyed abdel Aziz Omar, said on Wednesday in an interview with al-Arabiya satellite…
Egyptian shot dead on Syria-Jordan border

Egyptian shot dead on Syria-Jordan border

Egypt announced on Thursday one of its citizens was shot dead by Jordanian border guards when attempting to cross Jordan’s…
Shenouda to seek medical consul in the US following Christmas celebrations

Shenouda to seek medical consul in the US following Christmas celebrations

Head of the Egyptian Coptic Curch, Pope Shenouda III, announced on Wednesday he will fly to the US after Christmas…
Gamaa Islamiya senior figure sentenced to 50 years imprisonment

Gamaa Islamiya senior figure sentenced to 50 years imprisonment

The Supreme State Security Court on Thursday sentenced Abdel Hameed Othman, a senior figure in the extremist group Gamaa Islamiya,…
Mossad spy attempts to destabilize Egypt ‘ridiculous,’ say Washington experts

Mossad spy attempts to destabilize Egypt ‘ridiculous,’ say Washington experts

Egyptian claims of uncovering an Israeli spy ring have raised conflicting reactions from Egyptian and American political analysts. 
Outage takes out Skype, recovery taking hours

Outage takes out Skype, recovery taking hours

Internet phone and video service Skype went down in a global service outage on Wednesday, underscoring a weakness of the…
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