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Brotherhood leaders to face trial on 1 February
Badie, Beltagy and others stand accused of inciting violence following Morsiâs ouster
Presidential decree grants prisoner pardons
Prisoners charged with crimes that pose âinternal and external threats to state securityâ will not be pardoned
Fahmy welcomes Syrian oppositionâs decision to attend Geneva II talks
The opposition coalition voted to attend talks scheduled to begin later this week
Referendum results garner international response
US, Transparency International urge voting oversight, while Arab League praises transparency
Doctors to strike twice a week in February
Doctorsâ Syndicate halts negotiations with health ministry until the latter shows it is serious about passing the draft Staff Law
42 students await prosecutionâs verdict following investigation
Misr Al-Qawia Party deplores authoritiesâ âfabrication… and spun liesâ
Israel changing Arab and Islamic identity of Jerusalem: Fahmy
Foreign minister calls for international resolutions on Jerusalem to be implemented
Four killed during pro-Morsi demonstrations
Clashes erupt between security and Morsi supporters as the latter rally for the January uprisingâs third anniversary
One Killed in Egypt as Police, Islamists Clash: security
AFP – Â At least one person was killed in clashes in Egypt Friday as police dispersed protesters loyal to ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, security officials said. Police clamped down on protests in several cities, firing tear gas at the Islamists who aimed fire works at the riot police in one incident, police officials said. …
US remains concerned over âpolitically-motivatedâ arrests
Spokeswoman refused to take a stance on the possible presidential candidacy of Defence Minister Al-Sisi
Fahmy and Abbas discuss peace process
Foreign minister and Palestinian president meet ahead of Al Quds Committee meeting
Violations resume on referendumâs second day
Various groups attempt to influence votersâ decisions
Security on alert after calls for protests
Muslim Brotherhood calls for more protests
Children exploited during referendum: Childrenâs rights groups
Childrenâs rights groups monitor dozens of violations over two days of voting
Facebook data funneled to Russian search engine Yandex
Facebook profiles or posts set to âprivateâ by users will not be searchable.
Mobile app use jumped over 100% in 2013
Deloitteâs annual technology predictions report published shows that in the UK at least one of the worldâs most mature mobile markets the number of text messages sent over the course of 2013 fell by some 7 billion to 145 billion messages.
South Sudan battles rage as conflict enters second month
Some of the 20,000 civilians sheltering in the peacekeeperâs compound had been wounded from stray bullets from heavy machine guns during the intense battle.
Syriaâs Assad slams Saudi ideology as âthreat to worldâ
The comments came amid ongoing tensions between Syria and Saudi Arabia, which are fiercely opposed to each other.
Turkey seeks way out of judicial crisis
Erdogan said he could freeze the legislation if the opposition instead agreed to consider judicial reforms as part of changes to the constitution, although his exact proposals are unclear.
Amnesty International concerned about environment surrounding referendum process
Watchdog organisation is apprehensive about ongoing human rights violations
Fahmy meets Kuwaiti counterpart, discusses Syria
The Gulf country has recently announced measures to boost the Egyptian economy
UN, US, EU weigh in on Egyptian referendum
Ban Ki-moon, others urge peace
Orascom Construction suspends tax payment to Egypt
Reuters – Orascom Construction Industries has suspended payment of a 31 December instalment of an EGP 7.1bn ($1.02bn) tax settlement with Egyptâs government, its Amsterdam-listed parent company OCI NV said on Wednesday. The settlement was agreed last April, when Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was still in office, and related to claims the company had failed …
GB Auto to supply Gazpromneft Lubricants products in Egypt
Reuters – Egyptian car assembler GB Auto has agreed an exclusive local distributorship deal with Gazprom Neft, the oil-producing arm of Russiaâs Gazprom, to expand into Egyptâs lubricants market, it said on Wednesday. âEgypt today has a huge economic potential. Its lubricant market is estimated at 400,000-450,000 tonnes and shows 4 to 5% annual growth,â …
Abu Trika Africaâs best player for the fourth time
The retired âEl Magicoâ competed with fellow Egyptian Ahmed Fathi and Nigerian Sunday Mba for the honourary prize; Al-Ahly chosen as best club
Dubaiâs Arabtec wins $705m Abu Dhabi contract
Reuters – Major Dubai-based builder Arabtec Holding said on Tuesday that one of its units had been awarded a AED 2.59bn ($705m) construction contract on Abu Dhabiâs Al Reem Island. The project will house a five-star hotel and a residential tower, and will be built within three years, it said in a bourse statement, adding …
Government striving to restructure energy subsidies: Assistant to Minister of Finance
The current interim government intends to reach a solution for the subsidies problem before it is replaced
Six dead on first day of voting
Deaths part of separate incidents, with four occurring in Upper Egyptâs Sohag governorate
Violations reported during first day of Egyptâs referendum
Most reported violations involve attempts to influence votersâ decisions
US Congress makes $1.3bn in military aid available in 2014
New bill facilitates the return of military aid to Egypt following its suspension in July