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Nasrallah: Hizbullah cell jail terms ‘political’

Nasrallah: Hizbullah cell jail terms ‘political’

On Thursday, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah described sentences handed down by an Egyptian court on Hizbullah members operating in Egypt…
3rd session of celeb murder retrial focuses on CCTV footage

3rd session of celeb murder retrial focuses on CCTV footage

On Thursday, at the third session of the retrial of construction magnate Hisham Talat Mostafa for the 2008 murder of…
Gamal: NDP to request emergency law guarantees

Gamal: NDP to request emergency law guarantees

The National Democratic Party (NDP) will request formal guarantees from the government should it decide to extend emergency law, said…
Ahead of the protest: Activists strategize legally, digitally

Ahead of the protest: Activists strategize legally, digitally

On 2 May, Cairo is set to witness a nationwide workers’ protest to demand an increase of the national minimum…
Protesters draw PM’s attention with oboes and trumpets

Protesters draw PM’s attention with oboes and trumpets

Protesters in front of parliament seized the opportunity presented by the meeting of the cabinet, led by Prime Minister Ahmed…
ElBaradei in Boston: An urgently needed agenda for change

ElBaradei in Boston: An urgently needed agenda for change

While Egyptians in the US have basically decided that Mohamed ElBaradei is the long-awaited messiah, the 67-year-old pro-reform activist's visit…
Irrigation minister in Uganda for Nile talks

Irrigation minister in Uganda for Nile talks

Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam declared on Tuesday that Nile Basin countries stood to lose some…
Zikr ban vexes nation’s Sufi orders

Zikr ban vexes nation’s Sufi orders

Official sources at the Religious Endowments Ministry say a recent decision to ban Egypt's Sufi orders from holding gatherings for…
ElBaradei in Boston: ‘No excuse’ for US silence on Egypt’s rights record

ElBaradei in Boston: ‘No excuse’ for US silence on Egypt’s rights record

Mohamed ElBaradei, leader of the pro-reform National Association for Change and possible presidential candidate, has launched a fierce attack against…
Thursday’s papers: Hizbullah trial details, ElBaradei does Boston

Thursday’s papers: Hizbullah trial details, ElBaradei does Boston

Al-Ahram tops its front page with coverage of the "Hizbullah cell" trial, which concluded Wednesday with prison sentences ranging from…
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