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Teachers boycott new school year across Egypt
September 19, 2011
Teachers boycott new school year across Egypt
Teachers in government schools across Egypt have started their planned boycott of the new school year, demanding, among other things,…
Detainees from Israeli Embassy protests recount police torture
September 18, 2011
Detainees from Israeli Embassy protests recount police torture
Ahmed Hassan is a government employee who passes by the Giza Security Directorate and the Israeli Embassy every day on…
Reform of Egypt’s police hits a wall: The police
September 18, 2011
Reform of Egypt’s police hits a wall: The police
A gang that broke out of prison during the revolution was killing people and robbing merchants in the town of…
Egypt’s Shias to form political party, run in elections
September 18, 2011
Egypt’s Shias to form political party, run in elections
Egypt’s Shia minority has announced its intention to run in the parliamentary elections slated for November, following in the footsteps…
Al-Jazeera closed for operating unlicensed, Sawiris considers Qatar-based channel
September 17, 2011
Al-Jazeera closed for operating unlicensed, Sawiris considers Qatar-based channel
Information Minister Osama Heikel said Saturday that he ordered the closure of the Egyptian studios used by Qatari news channel…
Report: Political instability does not influence migration behavior
September 16, 2011
Report: Political instability does not influence migration behavior
A recent report on migration behavior reveals that the political instability in Egypt following the 25 January revolution is not…
Brotherhood seeks to dominate Lawyers Syndicate
September 16, 2011
Brotherhood seeks to dominate Lawyers Syndicate
As the date of the Lawyers Syndicate election approaches, the struggle for the chair and member seats of the body's…
Former detainees, not recruits, stiffen Sinai jihad
September 15, 2011
Former detainees, not recruits, stiffen Sinai jihad
HERZLIYA, Israel - Though sidelined by pan-Arab democracy drives, al-Qaeda may have found a firmer foothold in the lawless Egyptian…
Egyptian Copts to leave denomination in protest over remarriage
September 15, 2011
Egyptian Copts to leave denomination in protest over remarriage
In what they described as an “unprecedented” step in the history of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, a group of Coptic…