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Police clash with Delhi gang-rape protesters
The number of rape cases in New Delhi has risen 17 percent from 2011 to 661 this year
Darfur peacekeeper shoots dead three colleagues
UNAMID has expressed “grave concern” about an upsurge of violence in parts of Darfur
In pictures: Opposition figures boycott debate on constitution
Leading members of the National Salvation Front boycott debate held by Constituent Assembly
Alexandria clashes escalate
Fighting near Al-Qaâed Ibrahim Mosque, protesters set ablaze two buses transporting Islamists
Doctors’ strike suspended
Decision by the general assembly of the Doctors’ Syndicate delays further action until next scheduled general assembly
Minor clashes erupt in the vicinity of Al-Qaâed Ibrahim Mosque
Islamists face-off with non-Islamist protesters in exchange of rock-throwing, police use teargas to disperse protesters
ElBaradei addresses the nation
ElBaradei called on people to vote ‘No’ one day ahead of the second and last phase of the referendum
New law governing protests
Presidential spokesman assures the new law wouldnât resemble emergency law
Doubt cast over judicial oversight
Questions about the number and authority of judges go unanswered by electoral body
Ain Sokhna Port back on strike
Promises by Dubai management of Ain Sokhna Port have not been met and Egyptian employees have resumed strike
Consumer confidence down by 4.1 per cent
Report shows a drop in confidence in economic policies
Government discusses ways to amend new tax decree
Minister of industry and foreign trade discusses increase of diesel prices with members and board of directors of the Federation of Egyptian Industries
State Authority Judges to monitor second phase
About 6,700 judges from different judicial bodies will oversee referendum
Administrative Court challenges referendum
Irregularities within referendum procedure have led to calls for its suspension
Prepping for round two
Major political parties tour Egyptâs governorates in an effort to sway Saturdayâs referendum vote
Israel poised to build thousands of new settler homes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated Israel’s right to increase Jewish presence in all parts of “united” Jerusalem
Secretary general of elections committee resigns
Head of committee overseeing referendum resigns for âhealth reasonsâ
Egypt denied access to file on old regime money by Swiss court
Former regime members use current situation in Egypt to convince court to block access to the file by Egyptâs representatives
Jordanian migrant worker crisis spurs Egyptian intervention
Ministers plan to discuss current situation of Egyptian migrant workers, after Jordan began crackdown on illegal workers
Abdallah Badr calls for mass protest
Salafi TV anchor calls for mass protest in front of actorsâ union
International bid for new electricity plant
2,000 megawatts lost over the last two days due to lack of natural gas
Egyptians urged not to travel to Libya illegally
61 Egyptians are being held in Libya after entering the country without visas and in some cases without passports.
Hope for imminent release of Najla Wafa
Egyptian woman detained in Saudi Arabia could be released soon, meanwhile many more Egyptians languish in prison
Rioters rampage through South Sudan town
Clashes in Wau follow the killing last week by security forces of at least nine protesters in violent demonstrations
Obama backs bid to ban assault weapons
The killings of 26 people, including 20 children, at a Newtown elementary school sent the US into shock
NSF laughs off eleventh hour dialogue
Opposition leaders say it is far too late for discussions on the constitution, which were requested by the Constituent Assembly and Muslim Brotherhood
FDA lends âŹ430mn to Egypt during 2012
French Development Agency seeks to support the sectors of employment and the private sector in Egypt
Korean âRotemâ wins bid for revitalising metro line
Korean company to provide air-conditioned trains for Cairoâs Marg-Helwan metro line
Women march on anniversary of violence
Womenâs rights still a central theme in national debate, a year after photo of protester stripped to blue bra shocked the world
Egyptian minorities oppose constitutional referendum
Egyptâs Nubians and Shiâa Muslims do not feel the constitution represents them