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Latest in Egypt

Nile University sit-in gains support from student activist groups
Government committee to convene on Tuesday in effort to resolve crisis

Ramlet Boulaq resident released after surprise arrest following press conference
Anwar Ramadan Abd El-Latif, who was shot in the leg during clashes on 2 August, was arrested today after the Ramlet Boulaq Popular Committee held a press conference detailing the hardships the community has been facing since and before.

PM Qandil visits Ethiopia for Zenawi Funeral
Egyptian government offers condolences for deceased Ethiopian PM

Al-Nour Party raises its members’ political awareness
Al-Nour Party raises political awareness as internal elections loom

Okasha’s trial for inciting violence against Morsy postponed
Trial of the controversial media figure postponed to Saturday

Refugees protest legal limbo in Egyptian border camp
Sudanese and East Asian refugees protest, demand resettling outside Egypt

Al-Beltagy urges in-depth investigation of Nakhnoukh’s ties to former regime
FJP leading member insists on crime boss’s association with violent incidents

Khaled Ali sues President Morsy to reveal IMF loan information
Khaled Ali defends people’s right to know about IMF loan in a lawsuit against President Morsy

Crime boss in town of Mallawi at large
Local residents deny claims that Ali Abu Hussein is targeting only Christians

Operation Eagle apparently ongoing
Despite reports of retreat, operation launches latest activity

Morsy’s words changed in Farsi translation
Morsy speech at NAM mistranslated to avoid reference to Syria fighting

Administrative court postpones Muslim Brotherhood dissolution case
Opponents accuse Brotherhood of being an illegal group and not having proper licenses

Shafiq placed on watch list
Following corruption charges, former presidential candidate placed on watch and travel ban lists

Okasha running next presidential elections
The controversial media figure intends to run for presidency, form a new political party

Morsy’s initiative presented in China
How likely is Morsy’s Quartet initiative to solve the Syrian crisis?

Minister of interior announces the return of gendarmes
Plans for more security and police development proposed in a ministry meeting

Mekki confronts backlash over emergency law proposal
Following his emergency law proposal, Mekki meets civil society and human rights organizations

Defence Ministry to redeploy troops to Sinai
arrested, 11 dead so far in military operation

August 31 protest: leftists in, liberals out
Socialists and communists participating in the protest called for by Kamal Khalil, the leftist leader

Constituent Assembly finalises declaration of war decision, set to vote on Shari’a
President has the right to declare war, military opinion merely “advisory”

Charges against Australian journalist dropped
Charges were pending for six months

Freedom and rights on agenda
Constituent Assembly discusses first draft of rights and freedoms in new constitution

Morsy secures Chinese deals
Prospects of improving Egypt’s economic situation, as Morsy visits China

Land disputes threaten student facilities
Members of the NU conduct a sit-in, opposing confiscating their campus buildings

Egypt builds field hospital at Syrian-Jordan border
Egypt supporting Syria by building border hospital, sending aids inside and outside Syria

Student referred to criminal court for sexual harassment
After few hours of investigations, the harasser was referred to court, charged with rape

Controversy over Abdul Moez referral to criminal court
Reports claim his involvement in the smuggling of foreign defendants out of Egypt, minister of Justice denies

“Killed by police” father arrested
Al-Mansh arrested for destroying public property, aggression against authorities

Bahraini activist denied access to Egypt
Maryam Al-Khawaja denied entrance to Egypt for “Top secret”

Mystery rocket kills Egyptian near Israeli border
With no concrete evidence, the killer of Sinai’s Bedouin man remains unknown