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Skype questions Egypt ban on mobile internet calls

Skype questions Egypt ban on mobile internet calls

Internet telephony firm Skype has questioned Egypt's move to ban international calls made through mobile internet connections and said markets…
Tuesday’s papers: Numbers, ‘love demonstrations,’ bad meat

Tuesday’s papers: Numbers, ‘love demonstrations,’ bad meat

Numbers dominate the headlines in state-owned papers today. Al-Ahram’s leads with a story titled "70 percent of the new budget…
Muslim Brotherhood weathered by arrests but deny ‘deals’ with government

Muslim Brotherhood weathered by arrests but deny ‘deals’ with government

 The Muslim Brotherhood's daily bulletin carried news of the release of 20 of their members in Sharqiya Governorate, as well…
Islam Online workers remain in limbo

Islam Online workers remain in limbo

Three days after receiving an ostensible reprieve in their ongoing labor dispute, hundreds of employees of the influential Islamic affairs…
Egypt’s uni professors brace for national strike

Egypt’s uni professors brace for national strike

Professors from the nation's public universities are preparing to stage demonstrations Tuesday, March 23, to protest salary shortfalls and on-campus…
Q&A with Coptic activist William Wissa

Q&A with Coptic activist William Wissa

William Wissa is an Egyptian journalist and rights activist currently living in Paris. Although he lives abroad, Wissa follows issues…
UN HIV/AIDS envoy: Egypt needs consistent policies

UN HIV/AIDS envoy: Egypt needs consistent policies

Nafis Sadiq, special envoy for the UN secretary general on HIV/AIDS, spoke to Al-Masry Al-Youm this week on HIV/AIDS-related achievements,…
Wafd chief accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm of slander, libel

Wafd chief accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm of slander, libel

The South Cairo Prosecution began investigating a complaint submitted by Wafd Party President Mahmoud Abaza, in which the latter accused…
Islam Online: Replaced already?

Islam Online: Replaced already?

As the crisis at Islam Online continued into its third day on Wednesday, striking workers expressed anger that the influential…
Constitutional change: How far fetched is it?

Constitutional change: How far fetched is it?

With the political opposition renewing calls for the amendment of Egypt's constitution--particularly those articles pertaining to presidential elections--the question remains…
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