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SCAF officially apologizes for recent protest casualties
Egypt

SCAF officially apologizes for recent protest casualties

Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has officially apologized for the deaths of at least 35 protesters…
Military official: Armed forces ready to protect Tahrir protesters
Egypt

Military official: Armed forces ready to protect Tahrir protesters

The armed forces “are ready to provide Tahrir Square with security forces to protect it from assaults, if protesters want…
Italy cancels Cairo-bound flights
Business

Italy cancels Cairo-bound flights

Italy's main air travel company, Alitalia, canceled two flights to Egypt on Monday but did not give a reason for…
Wafd Party chief: Elections only way to a national salvation government
Egypt

Wafd Party chief: Elections only way to a national salvation government

Wafd Party chief al-Sayed al-Badawy has called on Egyptians to insist on holding the parliamentary elections as planned, saying it…
Presidential hopeful calls for more protesters in Tahrir
Egypt

Presidential hopeful calls for more protesters in Tahrir

Egyptian Salafi preacher and presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail urged his supporters early Monday to join protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir…
Sunday updates: Tear gas fired in Tahrir Square, police beat and arrest protesters
Egypt

Sunday updates: Tear gas fired in Tahrir Square, police beat and arrest protesters

3:45 am: Ahmed Ragheb, head of the Hisham Mubarak Law Center, says that dead bodies are still arriving at the…
Discussion of military’s status may be postponed until after elections
Egypt

Discussion of military’s status may be postponed until after elections

The military council and government may postpone discussion of granting special status to the armed forces in a new constitution…
Constitutional document crisis nears resolution, sources say
Egypt

Constitutional document crisis nears resolution, sources say

On Tuesday, informed sources said that meetings held by Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy might result in a compromise over…
Sunday’s papers: Excluding remnants … fearing for elections … Lady Gaga
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Excluding remnants … fearing for elections … Lady Gaga

For what must be at least the third time in the last few months, state-run papers run headlines declaring the…
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