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Hashtag launched by digital journalists demanding entity to protect them
Online journalists in Egypt represent a major segment of informal employees
Alleged âHelwan Brigadesâ member arrested
Group previously denounced âpeacefulâ measures of Muslim Brotherhood

Journalists to protest in solidarity with Al-Masry Al-Youm journalists
Investigation date set for Sunday for five journalists following their special report on alleged police violations

1 dead at Ibrahimeya hospital in Sharqeya, amid claims of mass poisoning
Hospital received 500 patients suffering from poisoning between Thursday and Saturday, Health Ministry official reports
1 injured in North Cairo bomb blasts
Bomb explodes in Helmeyet El-Zeitoun in Northern Cairo
Student given 5 years imprisonment by military court
Presidentâs decree on military tribunals applied retroactively to event which allegedly occurred six months before

ECSR lawyer submits appeal against Shura Council trial verdict
The verdict sentenced 22 persons to between three to five years in prison over protesting

Al-Masry Al-Youm reporters referred to investigations
Interior Ministry shares a responsibility for material published, says Press Syndicate Head

Rare prison sentence given to sexual harasser in Cairo
Woman is positive over verdict, but has failed twice previously to successfully take harassers to court
Court places Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis on terrorist organisations list
The court referred its alleged founder and seven others to the list on Saturday

Sudanese judiciary to review detained fishermen case within 2 weeks
Six children and senior transferred back to Egypt via Sudanese embassy in Port Sudan, Egyptian ambassador says

Religious Endowments Ministry to form anti-atheism awareness groups
A conference will be held in May to set up new regulations for religious speech

Yemenis in Egypt struggle to return home
We are not afraid to go back to Yemen and die among our families, one citizen said

Endowments minister calls on armed forces to allow counter-terrorism volunteers
If there was a need for calling on volunteers we would have initiated it already, says military spokesperson

Shoukry discusses mutual collaboration in UN-related issues with Kerry
Ministersâ discussions come two weeks after US decided to lift ban on military aid to Egypt
2 security personnel injured in Helwan bomb explosion
Bombs also went off in Zagazig and Sinai

More Egyptians return from Libya, Yemen
25 Egyptians returned from Yemen, 189 from Libya on Sunday
HRW condemns Houthi use of weapons against protesters
Daily protests have been calling for Houthis to cease using Taizz as military base

Al-Sisi to Interior Minister: Balance between security, human rights should exist
The president reviewed the ministryâs efforts in maintaining security

Egypt can return to era of good population policies: UNFPA Representative
A âdoomsday scenarioâ is possible but not inevitable with long term thinking from the government and families

Endowments Ministry scrutinises Islamist schools
The act follows a series of strict measures undertaken by the ministry to control religious speech
Hegazy flies to Saudi Arabia to attend conference
The conference aims to activate the common Arab defence initiative

Political parties disagree on constituency of elections lists distributions
Mehleb met partiesâ representatives to amend electoral districts law
2 bombs explode in front of school in Giza
No causalities were reported

Cairo, Sharm El-Sheikh most likely to grow in MENA tourist destinations: Colliers International
Report expects visits to Cairo to increase by 58%, Sharm El-Sheikh by 29%
NCHR inspects Abu Za’abal prison
The visit follows several torture complaints from political detaineesâ families

Ajnad Misr claim responsibility for Cairo University metro bombing
The group claim deaths among security officers
At least 11 killed during first day of bombing Sanaa: HRW
Al-Houthi says he will form two committees to counter military intervention

Teacher who cut studentâs hair should face maximum penalties: ECWR
Council said teacher should face criminal charges for holding white weapon

Canton Fair 117th session announced in Cairo
The total volume of Egyptian-Chinese commercial trade reached $11.6bn in 2014