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Aswan violence unrelated to previous violence: Interior Ministry
Two people were killed last week but the ministry spokesperson says things have now calmed down
NGO condemns assault on Al-Watan photographer
Ministry of Interior spokesman says legal procedures were taken, investigations underway

Libya votes in poll hoping to end post-Gaddafi chaos
Voters in Tripoli and Benghazi took advantage of a public holiday called for the election, trickling in to cast their ballots.

Ramadan TV series: Political power and control
Two private TV channels decide to ban a TV series criticising a police officer, after showing promos
Police officer shot dead in Sohag
Interior ministry says officer killed in campaign to arrest members of cell allegedly responsible for a number of crimes

Al-Sisi calls on Egyptians to ‘line up’ for the country
The president and interior minister give speeches in the graduation ceremony of policemen from the Police Academy

24 Morsi supporters referred to criminal court in Mansoura
Defendants are accused of acting against the state following the Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda sit-in dispersals

Seoudi under state custody, not nationalised: Supply minister
Seoudi and Zad supermarkets to reopen their doors for customers in two to three days, says Egyptian Company for Wholesale Trade’s chairman
Activists’ trial in Alexandria postponed until 21 June
Trial of 10 activists for burning Freedom and Justice Party headquarters postponed until 21 June

Freight train derails, injures 5
Accident occurred in the Nile Delta governorate of Beheira

Demonstrators rally against sexual harassment
Protesters gather outside the Opera House to address sexual assault, gender inequality
Police sergeant killed in Maadi
Ministry of Interior says one of its men was shot in the chest on Friday morning
Al-Sisi and UK national security adviser discuss terrorism
Egyptian president and UK official address security and threats of terrorism, Al-Sisi receives letter from the British PM
Checkpoint blasts kill 15 in northern Iraq: official
AFP – A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bomber detonating an explosives-rigged truck at a police checkpoint in northern Iraq killed 15 people on Monday, a local official said. The official, Shallal Abdul Baban, told AFP the blasts in Tuz Khurmatu also wounded 115 people and caused “great destruction”. The police checkpoint that was …
Abu Zaabal police van guilty verdicts overturned
Court’s move could be good for the victims, says lawyer
Alexandria activist released on bail
No charges pressed against him, says ANHRI lawyer

Turkish police crackdown on protests condemned
Police clashed with protesters in Istanbul, firing tear gas and water cannon at people clustered on side streets, defying a government ban on demonstrations on the iconic Taksim Square – the epicentre of last year’s turmoil.
3 injured in attack on Qaliubiya security checkpoint
The attack was carried out by unknown perpetrators who subsequently fled the scene

Elections underway with heavy security presence, arrests
Interior ministry lists arrests of “dangerous elements” planning to disrupt elections; army declares “combat readiness”
IEDs injure two children in Giza neighbourhood
The two children accidentally triggered the explosive devices while playing

Clashes renew at Al-Azhar over student expulsions
An eyewitness said the clashes erupted after disapproving students gathered outside the university to object the expulsion of their peers

Aswan tribes commit to peace following bloody clashes that killed 26
Arab Bani Hilal tribe and Nubian Daboudya tribes assess financial losses, property damage ahead of reconcilliation ceremony

Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis claims responsibility for Sinai bombings
Police ramping up presence in Sinai, says interior ministry
Two police officers, conscript killed in two separate attacks
Bomb in Lebanon Square kills one, shootout in Suez kills two

120 sent to prison for 6 October clashes
The court acquitted six defendants taking part in violence on October War’s 40th anniversary

Injury of journalists raises questions on job safety
Press Syndicate calls for silent protest to demonstrate journalists’ anger at the “deliberate attacks”

IED goes off across the street from Dokki Police Station
Blast injures noncommissioned police officer, conscript

IED goes off across the street from Dokki Police station
Blast injures noncommissioned police officer, conscript
Man shot dead inside police station
The suspect is currently detained and is facing investigation

Cairo University SAC march dispersal leaves 2 critically wounded, 1 reported dead
AFTE outlined ongoing security violations Sunday, as journalist was shot dead during separate clashes