Cabinet’s security committee convenes, Ibrahim present
The meeting comes after four explosions rocked Greater Cairo throughout the day
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Local and int’l NGOs, public figures call for Alaa Abdel Fatah’s release
The famous blogger has been held ever since heis arrest from his home in a police raid in November
Deadly Cairo blast damages museum
The museum’s collection is going to be evacuated immediately after a forensic inspection
Amnesty International report âinaccurateâ: foreign ministry
Amnesty International recently condemned âstate violenceâ and âwidespread repressionâ in Egypt
Anti-Coup Alliance calls on security forces not to point arms at Egyptians
The coalition’s statement comes ahead of third anniversary of the 2011 revolution
Cabinet condemns Beni Suef attack
An armed attack on a police checkpoint in Beni Suef left five policemen dead and two injured
Five policemen die in attack on checkpoint
The attack also left two policemen injured
Required procedures to observe referendum beyond capabilities of most NGOs: ECOE
The Egyptian Coalition to Observe the Elections (ECOE) released a report detailing a set of recommendations for future voting
Six month sentence for burning flag
Cabinet had recently approved harsher penalties for flag desecration
Egypt discusses Palestine peace process at UN
Security will only be achieved through peace, says Egyptâs envoy
Cairo University officials discuss recent clashes
Security forces stormed the university during clashes last Thursday, leaving one student dead
Mansour describes passing constitution as a âgood choiceâ
Interim president addresses the nation without resolving the issue of whether presidential or parliamentary elections would be held next
Referendum results elicit vastly different reactions in Egypt
In a landslide vote, the constitution was approved by 98.1 % of voters
Fahmy welcomes Syrian oppositionâs decision to attend Geneva II talks
The opposition coalition voted to attend talks scheduled to begin later this week
Children exploited during referendum: Childrenâs rights groups
Childrenâs rights groups monitor dozens of violations over two days of voting
Fahmy meets Kuwaiti counterpart, discusses Syria
The Gulf country has recently announced measures to boost the Egyptian economy
Six dead on first day of voting
Deaths part of separate incidents, with four occurring in Upper Egyptâs Sohag governorate
Hagel phones Al-Sisi ahead of referendum
The US Secretary of Defence stressed the importance of a transparent referendum
Ibrahim and Al-Sisi hold separate talks with Jordanian interior minister
Jordanian minister discusses security and regional developments with Egyptian ministers
Misr Al-Qawia challenges Mansourâs amendment to political participation law
Law amended a week ahead of vote on new constitution
Prosecutor general meets delegation of doctors
Meeting addresses hospital security and the release of detained doctors
Union for Medical Professionals decides on open-ended strike
Doctors have already held two partial strikes, may follow the union’s decision
Rights groups condemn ‘exploitation of children’ for political purposes
Two groups express concern regarding two separate incidents of child exploitation
Rafah crossing to open on Wednesday and Thursday
The border crossing has been closed since 27 December
Abbas meets Egyptian Ambassador
Meeting comes hours after Hamas calls on the ambassador to quit ‘incitement’
Mansour amends law governing right to political participation
Purpose of the amendment is to facilitate voting for citizens in the upcoming constitutional referendum, says the Presidency
Doctors reach security agreement with interior ministry
Doctors syndicate states that there was âfull understandingâ for doctorsâ security issues
Around 15,000 judges to oversee constitutional referendum
Judicial oversight was a controversial issue during the 2012 constitutional referendum
Cabinet Clashes commemorators acquitted
All detainees arrested during the protest were acquitted by court
Small IEDs explode, causing little damage
IEDs triggered by a registered convict who was being investigated