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Coptic pope approves new personal status bill

Coptic pope approves new personal status bill

Coptic Pope Shenouda III signaled his approval of a new personal status draft law for non-Muslims to a church committee…
Minister requests investigation into foreign adoption case

Minister requests investigation into foreign adoption case

Family and Population Minister Moushira Khattab has submitted a formal request to the attorney-general for investigations into a case in…
Minister: Runaway electricity consumption has led to ‘state of emergency’

Minister: Runaway electricity consumption has led to ‘state of emergency’

At a meeting on Tuesday to review recent power cuts and discuss the high rates of electricity consumption anticipated during…
1980s-era scammer released after 21 years in jail

1980s-era scammer released after 21 years in jail

Ahmed al-Rayan, mastermind of a notorious pyramid scheme that cost thousands of Egyptians their life's savings in the 1980s
Court to issue verdict in TMG land case next month

Court to issue verdict in TMG land case next month

Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday delayed ruling on a joint appeal filed by the Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG)
VOX POPS: Are clock changes a relief, or a confusion?

VOX POPS: Are clock changes a relief, or a confusion?

Starting Tuesday 10 August at midnight, Egypt is implementing winter time, setting the clock one hour back in order to…
Civil society organizations prepare to monitor elections

Civil society organizations prepare to monitor elections

The Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, which is holding a press conference today to promote its new annual report,…
Tuesday’s papers: Ramadan being ‘used’ for politics

Tuesday’s papers: Ramadan being ‘used’ for politics

“Mubarak requires the quick implementation of the Nuba residence project [...]: 'I will go to Aswan if I feel there…
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