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Salafi Front vows to stage an âIslamic revolutionâ
New wave of protests to unify Muslim youth under one umbrella, says Frontâs spokesperson
Parliamentary elections to take place despite âflawed lawsâ: ESDP
Party stresses opposition to certain government policies and procedures as “they contradict the democratic path”
UN envoy in Cairo as Libya violence continues
International community reiterates call for ceasefire, backs political dialogue
Soldiers injured in Sinai bomb amid heightened security
Fresh attack on security forces despite increased military presence in North Sinai
Same-sex marriage video defendants sentenced to 3 years
The men were featured in a video showing two males celebrating their marriage on a boat
5th Egyptian-Ethiopian joint commission meeting begins
Senior officials meet ahead of Egypt-Ethiopia ministerial meeting Monday
3 injured following Ghamra explosion
Bomb was placed in a dustbin underneath Ghamra Bridge in Cairo
A failure of democracy and human rights
By Dr Cesar Chelala It is a sad day for democracy when 12 Nobel Peace Laureates write a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to close one of the darkest chapters of recent US history by acknowledging, and then rejecting, the âflagrant use of torture and other violations of international lawâ that had been …
Activists launch legal guide for homosexuals in Egypt
Guide discusses violations against homosexuals by the police, employers and people in public places
Celebrating Egyptâs first aviator
Lotfia El-Nady, who would have been 107 this year, was the first Arab woman to pilot a plane. El-Nady, who died in 2002, obtained her licence in 1933 then flew from Cairo to Alexandria at the age of 26, to become the second female pilot in the world. âI learned to fly because I love …
Searing saw: Sinai
By Amr Khalifa âEgypt is undergoing an existential battle.â That booming sound you heard was tantamount to a declaration of war by Egyptâs president Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi. âThere will be bloodâŠthere will be a price to pay,â said Al-Sisi after a day of devastating attacks in Sinai on the Egyptian army that saw at least …
No backtracking on rice exports at EGP 2,000 per tonne
Expected returns set at $1bn for exporters and $280m in returns for state due to export fee
Sanmar aims for increased Egyptian investments in Egypt
Company projects approximately $1.3bn investment and $150m injected into expansion of PVC production for 2015
Egyptians forced to leave Libya want to return due to unemployment
Egyptians employed in Libya demand their return despite ongoing armed conflict in the country, blame lack of work opportunities in Egypt
âPrison Breakâ trial postponed to 30 November
Former president Morsi’s four cases postponed with no verdict received on all of them
Pope Tawadros visits Moscow
Pope met with senior officials, members of Russian Orthodox Church
Armed forces creating âsecure zoneâ on Gaza border
Residents told to leave homes as military seeks to destroy Gaza tunnels once and for all
Interior ministry arrests 34 students across Egypt for âinciting violenceâ
Ministry deactivates nine explosive devices found in different university campuses over two days
Relatives of jailed activists hold sit-in at High Court
Activist Mona Seif joined her mother’s stance, with both also being on hunger strike for the past 56 days
Egyptian, Cypriot, Greek foreign ministers meet in Nicosia
Talks occur on security, energy and tourism ahead of 8 November meeting in Cairo
Al-Sisi stresses importance of informed religious speech
Ministry of Endowments reviews plan to renovate 732 mosques across Egypt
Egyptian singer moves to Sweden seeking âsafe city residencyâ
Due to âcontinuous censorship of his musicâ, Ramy Essam leaves Egypt for two years but he is not seeking asylum
Campaign to free Peter Greste: âA pen is mightier than a swordâ
Australian blogger launches a campaign to send pens to Al-Mazraa prison, in solidarity with imprisoned journalist
The ISIS within
By Nesreen Salem The video that emerged from Hama, Syria, depicting the stoning of a woman in yet another episode in the ISIS propaganda series, is the first punishment of its kind to emerge from Hama. The video shows a married woman who has been presumably promiscuous and has therefore deserved under Sharia law to be …
Domestic debt recorded at EGP 1.8tn by June 2014: CBE
Egyptâs external debt increased by 4.8% to record 45.3bn at the end of March 2014, compared to $43.2bn at the end of June 2013.
Nidaa Tounes set to take 85 seats in Tunisian parliament
While the official results have yet to be announced, the preliminary results show the secular party is set to obtain 85 seats against the 69 of Islamist rival.
US coalition members gather to counter ISIS propaganda
Egypt stresses importance of fighting intellectual and religious basis of ISIS message
5 Syrian refugees face deportation from Egypt
Amnesty International calls on Egyptian authorities to provide international protection
More students arrested as academics condemn crackdown
Around 230 students arrested since the beginning of academic year, whereabouts of some remain unknown
Presidential decree aims at military expansion: 6 April
Movement says tightening freedoms and security measures will not eradicate terrorism