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Trial of NGO founders postponed to October
Defendants have been in pre-trial detention since May 2014
2 dead, 1 injured in Giza explosion
Explosion result of oxygen cylinder explosion in a power station

First death sentence handed to Morsi
Former president and 105 others referred to Grand Mufti, final verdict to be issued 2 June

Policeman killed in drive-by shooting in Giza
Six masked men shot at policeman in the early hours of the day

No recourse for peers of forcibly disappeared SAC spokesperson
Not the first time National Security take a Students Against the Coup movement member, spokesperson said

Military factories announce development plans
Military to develop own vehicle production companies, statement says

94 ‘middle-ranking’ Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested: Interior ministry
Arrests occur across Egypt, statement says

Leading Muslim Brotherhood figure dies in jail
Aqrab prison administration refused Farid Ismail treatment, Muslim Brotherhood statement says

‘A child for sale’
At least 5,500 children are missing since 2014, exposed to trafficking, rape and murder
4 army soldiers killed in Rafah
Four army soldiers were killed in a bomb explosion in the area of Taweel Al-Amir in Rafah on the Sinai peninsula. The soldiers had gone to the area after they received information about the presence of seven explosive devices. They were able to find six of them, however the last one exploded killing four of …

Steroid-use excludes Lee Chong Wei from badminton world championship
Lee, 32, has ruled out retiring soon and announced his participation in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Qatar’s Al-Attiyah wins Irani Shiraz Rally
Qatari racer Nasser Al-Attiyah won the Irani Shiraz Rally after concluding the race’s eight competitions with 124.2km on his Ford Fiesta RRC with a time of 1.52.65.2 hours and a slight difference of 27 seconds against Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari. The third place was for Emirati Sheikh Khalid Al-Qasimi, against British racer Chris Paterson with a difference …

$500m tourism investments in North Coast await state support: Chairman of Egyptian Vacation Club
Tourism investors in the North Coast hope to get the state’s support in the region by facilitating procedures and eliminating the illegal seizure of lands

Egypt seeks coal production increase despite solar power potential
Egypt’s coal consumption reaches 0.5m tonnes in 2013/2014, world consumption amounts to 3.7bn tonnes

Rosberg wins Spanish Grand Prix to cut Hamilton’s title lead
Hamilton leads the Formula One standings, scoring 111 points. Rosberg comes in the second place with 91 points. In the third position comes Vettel with 80 points.

Football legend Pele falls ill again
Pele had a dialysis last November in the same hospital and left in a few days, but his condition deteriorated and he was in intensive care for five days.

Further gas shipment deals with companies that acquired first bid: Petroleum minister
Russian energy company Gazprom’s offer allows for supplying over 35 LNG shipments

Egypt refuses Kuwaiti offer over Ayyat land dispute, new negotiations to start: Salman
Government is serious in resolving all investment disputes quickly and fairly, to guarantee rights of country and serious investors, minister says

Tomato prices are not crazy, no increase in Ramadan
No one can control or monopolise the prices of vegetables because they have vulnerable expiration dates, says head of the FEDCOC

14 GCC, Egyptian investors request North Coast land for tourist resorts: Ministry official
TDA aims to offer North Coast land tender in second half of 2015 as part of country’s intention to develop region

Sentence against police officer annulled in Sayed Belal case
Officer Osama Al-Konaisy was handed 15 years in prison before court ordered retrial

Egypt targets 1 million German tourists in 2015: Tourism Minister
The target will be to reach 1.3 million tourists from Germany by the end of next year, Rami said.

Low Marsa Alam hotel occupancy threatens EGP 15bn investments: Deputy Chairman
Marsa Alam occupancy rates are at 25%, some hotels forced to shut down

EFG Hermes registers EGP 136m net profits in Q1 2015
Operating revenues increased by 7% YoY during the same quarter

NCHR submits human rights report to Al-Sisi
The report included recommendations addressing the protest law, NGOs law and anti-torture laws

Fabricated charges, arbitrary suspensions in ‘month of labour’: ECESR
Suspended journalists are set to form an “Association for Suspended Journalists” through which they could voice their demands

Imprisoned journalist beaten in prison for conversion to Christianity
Lawyer submits complaint to Prosecutor General for unlawful detention and abuse
Islamist leader Essam Derbala arrested on terrorism charges
Derbala remained committed to Anti-Coup Alliance

600 terrorists arrested in April: Al-Sisi
Numbers of arrested militants much higher than prison and detention facilities capacity, says rights lawyer

At least 3 civilians killed in North Sinai road-side explosion
Bombing took place at same time Defence and Interior Ministers visit North Sinai’s security sites