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Latest in Egypt
Egypt Briefs
Egypt briefs on trials, Sharqeya, and Cairo
Chasing ElBaradei
Egypt’s most sought-after unemployed public figure and why everyone wants him in government
New claim about Mubarak’s billions
Accusation is made that billions lie in Egyptian bank
Protesters keep up the pressure
Egypt protesters demonstrated at the Presidential Palace demanding the release of Jan 25 Revolution prisoners
The other Cairo sit-in
Since the results of the presidential elections, many have turned on the generals accusing them of having forfeited the best interests of the state for their own political survival.
President meets Ganzouri cabinet
Discusses economy and military trials despite questions over future of cabinet, lack of power deters potential candidates
Morsi under pressure to enforce Gaza blockade
With what appears to be an escalation in Sinai, the president may have found the cover he needs to close the Rafah crossing
Youth group to disband
Members of the Revolutionary Youth Coalition also known as the 25 January Revolution Coalition have reached the end of their road. Or so says their executive office. The alliance of multiple youth groups including April 6 Youth, the Young Muslim Brotherhood and more recently, Â the National Front. The coalition intends to announce their official dissolution …
Families demand justice
March to the presidential palace calls for freeing all military detainees since the 25 January revolution
Egypt briefs
Egypt briefs on Cairo, Port Said, and Sinai
Retired judges and their legacies
Farouk Sultan Court: Supreme Constitutional Court Positions: Chairman of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Chairman of the Presidential Elections Committee Famous for: Appointed by Hosni Mubarak, headed the PEC ex-officio as Chairman of the SCC, organised Egypt’s  first post-Mubarak presidential elections, disqualified Khairat El-Shater, Ayman Nour, Omar Suleiman and Hazem Salah Abo Ismail from the presidential …
Mubarak-era judges retire leaving a legacy of controversy
The end of June also marked the retirement date of many of Egypt’s top judges who have reached 70 years of age.
Morsi accepts dissolution of the People’s Assembly
Mohamed Morsi will not be reversing the decision to dissolve the People’s Assembly, parliament’s lower house
Dubai police chief receives death threats
Dispute continues between Dubai police chief and the Muslim Brotherhood
US intelligence questions jet story
US officials are suggesting that the F-4 phantom Turkish jet was flying near to the Syrian shoreline, explaining why Syrian forces saw it as a threat and fired
Safwat Hegazi under fire
Islamic preacher makes news during the president’s Tahrir speech
SCAF parade marks handover
Morsi’s positive address to military commanders is bound to leave many activists and revolutionaries feeling betrayed.
Egypt meets its president
Morsi paraded from venue to venue as oath begins his term
No Military Trials sceptical about Morsi’s promise
There are no accurate estimates of how many civilians currently face military judicial proceedings. but a very modest estimate of 8,000 civilian prisoners are now inside military jails
Morsi vows to free Sheikh
Omar Abdel-Rahman has been in prison for over 15 years, Morsi vows to free him
Morsi greets the nation as president for the first time
President Morsi swears oath of office in front of the SCC then heads to address the nation from Cairo University
President-elect Morsi takes oath of office atop a stage in Tahrir Square
Morsi strives for middle ground; the president-elect takes the oath of office in Tahrir, and will do so again infront of SCC general assembly tomorrow
Morsi heading to Tahrir at six, activists scorned at his SCC oath decision
Morsi’s decision to swear the oath of office infront of the SCC is met with scorn and anger from the revolutionary powers
Iran warns EU of ‘repercussions’
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, warned the European Union in a letter sent on Thursday that new sanctions will have “repercussions” on talks over his country’s atomic activities.
Senior Hamas member killed in Syria, Israel accused of responsibility
The senior Hamas member was the assistant to another Hamas official killed in an elaborate operation in Dubai two years ago that gained international notoriety
Salem and Fahmy imprisoned over Israel gas deal
A Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday convicted the former Minister of Petroleum and a prominent businessman for selling Egyptian natural gas to Israel at below market rates
Mohamed Gouda discusses ‘Nahda’ project
Dr. Mohamed Gouda, a member of the Freedom and Justice Party’s (FJP) economic committee and its spokesman, responded to recent criticisms that businessmen prepared the party’s Nahda project and that it does not sufficiently include leftist ideas.
Prominent Bahraini activist and human rights observer injured in protests
Well-known pro-democracy activist, Zainab Al Khawaja, was injured in the thigh after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by police.
Following blaze angry crowd forms outside Nile Towers
Reports of a mob gathered around Nile City Towers complex in downtown Cairo claim that the crowd is threatening violence if the Towers are opened for business today.
Brief news on: Alexandria, Cairo, Demietta
Alexandria Workers from the Italian Pirelli Tire Company staged a demonstration in front of the Italian Consulate in Alexandria on Wednesday protesting the firing of their co-workers. The demonstrating workers asked for the reinstatement of their co-workers as well as receiving full payments of the company’s annual profits. The employees also demanded health insurance for …