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Official: Sailors denied entry to Greece returned home

Official: Sailors denied entry to Greece returned home

Eleven seamen who were on board Antonia, a Greece-bound vessel owned by a Greek businessman, were sent back home to…
Popular campaign backs Mubarak for presidency

Popular campaign backs Mubarak for presidency

A new popular campaign has thrown its support behind President Hosni Mubarak for a sixth consecutive presidential term, with his…
Wednesday’s papers: RIP Kamal al-Shazli and candidates use the Eid holiday to buy votes

Wednesday’s papers: RIP Kamal al-Shazli and candidates use the Eid holiday to buy votes

Egypt’s state-owned media focused on what turned out to be a busy day of public appearances Wednesday for senior government…
Elections Monitor: Hotly-contested districts

Elections Monitor: Hotly-contested districts

Ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) candidates are competing against each other, as well as against independents and opposition candidates in…
Support for Gamal Mubarak gives leg up to parliamentary candidates

Support for Gamal Mubarak gives leg up to parliamentary candidates

In the working class district of Darb al-Ahmar, Atef Abdu campaigns for a seat in parliament by sponsoring a clothing…
Rights group calls for investigation into Alex man’s death

Rights group calls for investigation into Alex man’s death

International rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to investigate the death of a young man allegedly…
Tuesday’s Papers: Nominations upheld; meat for votes; Hajj and Eid

Tuesday’s Papers: Nominations upheld; meat for votes; Hajj and Eid

Egyptian newspapers focused their front-page news coverage on Tuesday on Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca and the Eid al-Ahda holiday. Other news headlines…
Egypt Islamists say over 600 arrested in election campaign

Egypt Islamists say over 600 arrested in election campaign

Egyptian police have rounded up about 600 Muslim Brotherhood members ahead of this month's parliamentary election and some 250 are…
Violence erupts in Upper Egypt over alleged Muslim-Christian love story

Violence erupts in Upper Egypt over alleged Muslim-Christian love story

Violence broke out on Tuesday between Muslim and Christian residents of a village on the outskirts of the city of…
European embassies in Cairo pledge better treatment for Egyptians

European embassies in Cairo pledge better treatment for Egyptians

Egypt's Foreign Ministry has received positive responses from European embassies in Cairo in which the latter promised better treatment for…
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