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Monufiya students protest cancelled activist seminar
Egypt
April 2, 2013
Monufiya students protest cancelled activist seminar
Dozens of Monufiya University students staged a protest Tuesday in front of the school's Faculty of Law to protest the…
Students storm grand sheikh’s office over mass poisoning
Egypt
April 2, 2013
Students storm grand sheikh’s office over mass poisoning
Some 500 Egyptian students broke into the headquarters of the country's top Islamic university on Tuesday to demand the resignation…
Al-Azhar University students protest food poisoning
Egypt
April 1, 2013
Al-Azhar University students protest food poisoning
Hundreds of Al-Azhar University students staged protests and blocked the road outside the premises in Nasser City Monday after dozens…
Interior Ministry says it’s unable to end Tahrir sit-in
Egypt
April 1, 2013
Interior Ministry says it’s unable to end Tahrir sit-in
The Interior Ministry is unable to end a months-long a sit-in at Cairo’s Tahrir Square, fearing a negative media reaction,…
Report: In March, Egypt had highest rate of protest worldwide
Egypt
April 1, 2013
Report: In March, Egypt had highest rate of protest worldwide
In a March report titled “Democracy Indicator,” an Egyptian rights center said Egypt has one of the highest rates of…
Poll: Most Egyptians oppose recent protests
Egypt
April 1, 2013
Poll: Most Egyptians oppose recent protests
A recent poll by a research center says that most Egyptians do not support protests by anti-regime demonstrators outside the…
Misr International University: Classes won’t resume until students end sit-in
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Misr International University: Classes won’t resume until students end sit-in
Misr International University will not resume classes until students end their sit-in and repair the damages they caused, said Hamdy…
Ex-top prosecutor eager to get back on the job
Egypt
March 28, 2013
Ex-top prosecutor eager to get back on the job
Former Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud described a court ruling reinstating him as “historic” in an interview with State Television…
Four arrested for attacking Tahrir sit-in
Egypt
March 28, 2013
Four arrested for attacking Tahrir sit-in
Four people were arrested Thursday on charges of being among dozens of assailants that stormed Tahrir Square at dawn that…
NSF condemns activists prosecution, calls for Friday protests
Egypt
March 27, 2013
NSF condemns activists prosecution, calls for Friday protests
The National Salvation Front denounced the interrogation of political activists alleged to have participated in Moqattam clashes last Friday, prompting…