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Four officers detained for the death of prisoners
Charges of the victims still unknown; human rights groups gathering authorisation from families to represent them in court
Two dead, five injured in Sinai attack
The most recent deadly attack was on a road connecting Rafah to Al-Arish

Italy invests $20m in Egyptian irrigation system
The Italian- Egyptian cooperation programme is one of the biggest and most vital programmes to Italy: Italian official

Egypt âre-positioningâ itself as an Arab country with African roots: Fahmy
Foreign minister stresses need for Nile Basin countries to work together to achieve future goals

Students clash in Mansoura University
Students Against the Coup member in Mansoura University says opposing students and âthugsâ attacked their march

Economic stimulus plan includes EGP 16bn for investment
EGP 29.6bn package allocates 2.6bn for wages, 6bn for subsidies and 4bn for contractors and railroads

Al-Jazeera warehouse burnt
Cause of fire remains unknown

Cairo rail service resumes on limited basis
The Ministry of Transport indicates gradual resumption of rail activity

Shater and Katatny detained for espionage charges
Other charges include storming Egyptian prisons and aiding convictsâ escape

Committee to Protect the Democratic Path holds first round of societal dialogue over draft Protest Law
Conferees agree that the law must be issued from an elected parliament

Arab support âessentialâ for Middle East Peace: Kerry
Arab Ministers meet with US Secretary of State to discuss the Middle East Peace Process

Families of church shooting victims compensated EGP 5,000
United States and European Union condemn church shooting

Electrical circuit error causes âminimalâ fire at High Dam electricity transformer
Source in Aswan Security directorate says armed forces contained fire

Evaluation of cabinet performance and Egyptians’ Living Standards: Poll
A third of all Egyptians view the cabinetâs performance as âgoodâ, and half of all Egyptians believe it is âaverageâ.
At the end of September, 66% of Egyptians felt safe, compared to approximately 27% at the end of August.

S.P.A.R.E. defends animal rights in constitutional committee
S.P.A.R.E. makes a bold step in the fight for animal rights

Opera Aida returns for a second showing
Opera Aida is set to take place for four additional concerts starting on 23 October

The sound of silence
After the rush of eid, most hotels suffer from the lack of guests

The right to say NO!
On 23 March 2011, under the rule of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) and two months after the 25 January Revolution, the then-cabinet of Essam Sharaf approved a protest law that criminalised strikes, protests, demonstrations and sit-ins that âinterrupt private or state owned businesses or affect the economy in any wayâ. The law …

Social enterprises: The missing piece to protecting Egyptâs natural treasures?
Social enterprises could be powerful implementers of Minister Iskandarâs longer-term environmental agenda, particularly for protected areas and ecotourism development.

Another church down: The progression of terrorism
I was bitterly shocked by the news of the machine gun attack on the church in Warraq. This does not mean that I was unaware of terrorist attacks in Sinai, and it does not make the victims of the church attack more important than those of other attacks on security institutions. But whether we like …
Regional support braces Egypt while it works toward fiscal stability
Strong support from regional neighbours has helped buttress reserves, and GDP growth should tick significantly upwards next year, but fiscal health nonetheless represents a sticky challenge for whoever wins the forthcoming elections by next spring: traditional revenue sources such as tourism, taxation, exports and investments have declined, while government expenditures in the form of public sector wages and subsidies for both energy and food continued to expand.

Oil hits 3-month low as market awaits delayed US data
It later stood at $99.95, down 86 cents compared with Friday’s close.

Starbucks latest foreign target for Chinese media
The report on Sunday stated the price of a Beijing latte as CNY 27 ($4.42), compared with CNY 24.25 ($3.97) in London, CNY 19.98 ($3.26) in Chicago and CNY 14.6 ($2.39) in Mumbai.
Kuwait extends Egyptâs time frame to repay $2bn deposit to five years
This decision will help Central Bank of Egypt to take long term decisions: Expert

Mobinil continues to register losses
The mobile operator is still struggling with net losses in the second quarter of 2013

Amended budget comes with EGP 6.29bn public spending boost
Finance Minister: EGP 18bn is the cost of executing minimum income

River Transport Authority to hold global conference to display opportunities for investment
An opportunity to open direct lines of communication with investors: Darwish
Qatar upholds 15-year sentence against maverick poet
“The Court of Cassation sentenced Mohammed al-Ajami to 15 years in prison,” confirming the sentence given to the poet by an appeals court in February, Nejib al-Naimi told AFP.

Lebanese say Syria captors tormented them with lies
Termos was among 11 Shia men abducted by rebel fighters in northern Syria in May 2012 as they were returning from a pilgrimage to a Shia sacred site in Iran along with female relatives.

Bill curbing Jerusalem talks sparks Israel cabinet battle
It was approved late on Sunday by a 5-4 majority within the nine-member ministerial committee responsible for preparing draft legislation to put to parliament.