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Latest in Egypt
Ammonia leak leads to clashes in Damietta
Workers from the Misr Oil Processing Company fertiliser plant in Damietta clashed on Monday with protesting residents of the village of Sinaneya, leaving 28 wounded. The clashes occurred when workers in charge of securing volatile ammonia tanks within the factory left and did not respond to commands by security forces to return. Tensions caused by …
Detained Egyptian journalist back in Egypt
Shaimaa Adel arrived on the Presidential Plane with President Morsy
Order breaks down over law: Constituent Assembly ruling postponed to Thursday (video)
Amid chanting and protesting by Muslim Brotherhood members who took over two halls, the court postponed the case calling for the dissolution of the assembly tasked with writing Egypt’s next constitution
A new deadline for forming cabinet is set
Presidency continues to stall when it comes to naming a Prime Minister, Cabinet and Vice Presidents
Morsy announces detained journalist to be released
Morsy called Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to orchestrate the release
Clinton praises SCAF for not ‘murdering’ its own people
Clinton meets with Tantawi, reaffirms Washington’s commitment to civilian transfer of power
72-hour deadline passes for hostages in Sinai
As the 72-hour deadline for the American and Egyptian hostages passes, the abductor threatens to harm them if his uncle is not released from prison. Police said authorities were engaged in ending the standoff.
Palestinian women deported from US to Egypt, sent to Rafah
The deportation of the ‘stateless’ women causes uproar among Arab rights groups in the United States.
Constituent Assembly faces dissolution on Tuesday
Amid controversial debates over origins of power in Egypt, lawyers expect the assembly to be disbanded by Administrative Court this week
Egypt divided over Clinton visit
The US Secretary of State makes an historic visit amid protests against her arrival
Cassation Court claims it has no jurisdiction over parliament fight
Egypt’s highest court backed out of ruling on the membership of Parliament, doing nothing to resolve its paralysis
April 8 Officers’ Movement members acquitted
The two officers had been detained since last year
President Morsy heads to Ethiopia
Morsy’s trip to Ethiopia is seen as a first step towards regaining Egypt’s influence in Africa
Military trials committee hints at ‘good news’
The committee created by President Morsy to review cases of people tried in military courts promises ‘good news’ for families
Cassation Court further complicates fate of People’s Assembly
Egypt’s highest court rules that it does not have the power to resolve the crisis over Egypt’s parliament
Sinai hostage taker: If my uncle dies in prison, the American hostages will die
The 32-year old man who abducted three in Sinai off a tour bus tells the Daily New Egypt that their fate is tied to his uncle’s
In Pictures: The “Friday of Endurance” protests in Tahrir
Following the Supreme Constitutional Court’s rejection of the presidential decree last Tuesday –which had, briefly, re-instated the People’s Assembly– Islamist parties holding the majority of seats called for protests in Tahrir.
ESDP activists arrested in march against military trials
Three members of the ESDP were arrested yesterday by military police as they participated in a march calling for the release of political prisoners and detainees in military prisons
Famous revolutionary cleric disproves rumours of his early demise
Salama is seen as a hero of the popular resistance in the Suez and played an important role in the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak
Embattled Cleopatra Ceramics chief to sell company
Employees believe move is to escape payment of overdue salaries
Morsy to make historic visit to Ethiopia after Saudi Arabia
The president will visit Addis Ababa next ending a 20 year period of avoidance by Hosni Mubarak
Economics at the top of the agenda for President Morsy in Riyadh
Remittances, trade, and investment at the heart of discussion between the two states despite the specter of political friction
SCAF to keep civilians away from military matters in Constitution
SCAF will dictate all laws in regards to the military in the new constitution
Constituent Assembly at odds over Shari’a
Constituent Assembly committee agreed on articles outlining a democracy based on ‘Shura’ with ‘principles of Shari’a’
Legitimacy challenged in courts
The conflict is between institutions filled with former Hosni Mubarak regime loyalists and a new post-uprising empowered president
Morsy backs down
President Morsy will uphold the Supreme Constitutional Court’s decision to dissolve the People’s Assembly.
Secretary Clinton set to visit after urging Morsy and leaders to resolve their differences
The announcement comes in the wake of Clinton’s public statement on Tuesday in which she urged Egypt’s Islamist president and the military to settle their differences
President Morsy to win his legitimacy on a legal battlefield
The legal maneuvering between President Morsy and judicial bodies over authority and jurisdiction is just the latest bout of post-regime forces butting up against Mubarak-era institutions
The April 6 Youth Movement to pressure government for development
The group known at times for being a government antagonist will take on the role of arbiter for development
Muslim Brotherhood flexes as Morsy comes under fire
The Brotherhood’s supporters have become increasingly more cohesive and aggressive about their position over recent judiciary rulings that have fallen against their favour and civilian opponents alike