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Egypt closes schools in Sinai towns as area inches towards open war

Egypt closes schools in Sinai towns as area inches towards open war

Egypt, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Egypt has indefinitely shut schools in two border towns in northern Sinai as the army…
Young Egyptian who joined IS: Peaceful protests yield nothing

Young Egyptian who joined IS: Peaceful protests yield nothing

Following President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's violent and harsh crackdown on political dissidents, the organization calling itself the Islamic State seems…
Human rights organizations and the government, 29 years of cat and mouse game

Human rights organizations and the government, 29 years of cat and mouse game

By the end of 1984, torture in places of detention returned strongly after a hiatus of just a few months,…
Welad Elbalad wins GEN’s Editors’ Lab prize, AMAY ranks second

Welad Elbalad wins GEN’s Editors’ Lab prize, AMAY ranks second

Welad ElBalad Media Services team won the first place at the competition of the Editors' Lab organized by the Egypt…
Egypt rights to Mediterranean gas fields a controversial issue

Egypt rights to Mediterranean gas fields a controversial issue

Varying opinions have been given concerning the recent agreement to delineate water borders between Egypt, Greece and Cyprus, a step…
Egypt, Cyprus Mediterranean deal apparently provokes Turkey

Egypt, Cyprus Mediterranean deal apparently provokes Turkey

A deal by Egypt and Cyprus involving the demarcation of water territories and regulating the use of natural gas resources…
WWI in Egypt: A forgotten sacrifice for colonial powers

WWI in Egypt: A forgotten sacrifice for colonial powers

It is important to reveal the neglected aspects of WWI in Egypt, when a state of terror swept all cities…
Church nears change of papal election, personal status by-laws

Church nears change of papal election, personal status by-laws

Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church could finally change internal familial by-laws, which currently forbid Egyptian Coptic Christians from divorcing or remarrying,…
Egypt’s Bolsheviks lived in Port Said, their graves were discovered by accident

Egypt’s Bolsheviks lived in Port Said, their graves were discovered by accident

The vast majority of the people of Port Said may not know that a group of Bolsheviks who were supporters…
Former presidential adviser: Depriving Muslim Brotherhood from running to elections unconstitutional

Former presidential adviser: Depriving Muslim Brotherhood from running to elections unconstitutional

Former Vice-President of Supreme Constitutional Court Ali Awad, former constitutional adviser to interim President Adly Mansour, said that the new…
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