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Has the balance of power shifted within Egyptian political life?

Ever since 25 January 2011, Egypt has been searching for a new balance. For, the revolution, like any other revolution, replaced the existing balance with a new one. The transitional phase that follows any revolution is the phase during which the powers that had participated in the revolution clash with each another in order to …

Farid Zahran

Ministry of Transport considers metro fare increase

The Ministry of Transport is studying the feasibility of raising the price of metro tickets by around a quarter. Currently EGP1, the new price would be between 125 to 150 piastres, Egyptian media has reported. Furthermore, the ministry is also considering cutting subsidies for public servants, students, the military and police. Egyptian media published contradictory …

Hend El-Behary

Presidential decree solidifies military control of land in Sinai

Within the coming few days a presidential decree is to be issued to amend Sinai Development Act number 14 for the year 2012, which Prime Minister Hisham Qandil’s cabinet approved in its last meeting, state-run Al-Ahram reported Saturday. According to Al-Ahram’s report, the presidential amendment stipulates the establishment of a National Authority for the Development …

Islam Serour

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Suicide bomb at Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria

By Joel Gulhane A suicide bomber blew up his vehicle up next to a church in northeast Nigeria on Sunday, killing himself and another, AP reported. The blast occurred just after 9am, as mass was being held at the St. John Catholic church in the city of Bauchi. Forty five were injured in the explosion …

Daily News Egypt

Shahira Amin

The volcano erupts

The outpouring of rage in Islamic countries isn’t just about a low-budget film insulting the prophet Muhammad. It is the eruption of a volcano that has been simmering for the past eleven years

Shahira Amin