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British PM Johnson entitled to shutdown Parliament, top lawyer says
Away from the battle in the courtroom Johnson spoke on the phone Tuesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Downing Street reported.

MoI arrests 8 people accused of involvement in “Plan of Hope”
Hostile plan prepared by fugitive leaders of MB

Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ will include $50bn of investments in Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon: Kushner
Deal of the Century to distribute the $50bn between Palestinian Territories with$27.81bn , Egypt $9.16bn , Jordan $7.36bn, and Lebanon $6.32bn

Sudan crisis: military council admits sit-in dispersal, talks resumed with opposition
Sudanese people dreamt of freedom, change, and an end to the autocrat, Omar Al-Bashir’s era, which was known for brutality and oppression. With those hopes, they took to the streets in large numbers since December of last year, but violence continued, and the road ahead appeared to be challenging and uncertain. Violence escalated when …

Parliament approves amendments to Judicial Authority Law
In same session, parliament approves president’s decision to increase pensions by 15%

Al-Sisi receives Eritrean President in Cairo
Egyptian and Eritrean presidents addressed bolstering cooperation in various fields, issues of common interest

Eight security personnel, five terrorists killed in Al-Arish attack: Ministry of Interior
Egypt has been battling several armed groups, concentrated mainly in the Sinai Peninsula

Hadi, Al-Sisi agree on enhancing Bab-el-Mandeb security
Saudi Arabia suspended last month oil shipments through narrow strait after Houthis attacked two oil tankers

Op-ed review: Blaming EFA, bad management for Egypt’s ‘humiliating’ World Cup defeat, exit
Egypt’s successive defeats in the World Cup dominated writers’ op-eds on Wednesday

Minister of Interior Mahmoud Tawfik praises security progress
The meeting with the deputies at the ministry’s Information and Crisis Management Centre mainly came to discuss the strategy of security operations during the current period

Shoukry meets Allawi after Al-Sisi, affirming Egypt’s support for new Iraqi government
Foreign minister also headed to Nouakchott to attend 31st AU summit meetings

Breaking barriers: towards equality between women and men in politics
“We hope women will represent 30% of parliament seats,” says NCW head

The politics of fear
“Fear does not prevent death, fear prevents life,” was one of the most important sentences in the movie Mawlana, based on the novel of the same name by Ibrahim Eissa. Fear prevents movement, makes brains shut down, and allows hesitation to take us over. The desire to be free from fear remains the hope of …

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There are no detainees in Egypt: Al-Sisi
The president asserted the importance of pluralism and expression of different opinions, denouncing the “ongoing ignorant attempts” to counter religious reforms

Opinion: Guns are only part of the problem
In the US, House Democrats are planning another sit-in protest on gun control. Although it’s bound to get plenty of attention, it’s unlikely to have much effect combatting the problems, says DW’s Ines Pohl.

Australia faces uncertain political future
Old school values and an inward focus: On Saturday, Australia goes to the polls to elect its sixth prime minister in six years in a campaign with no foreign focus. Helen Clark reports from Melbourne.

Curtice: ‘Many people misread the polls’ on Brexit
Wrong again: Opinion polls had suggested that the “Remain” side would win. DW spoke with John Curtice, a British professor of politics who specializes in opinion polls, about what might have happened.

Solitary confinement: New wave of condemnations takes to social media platforms
Dozens of political activists further criticised prolonged solitary confinement for imprisoned counterparts

Court adjourns appeal decision for 6 April coordinator to 25 June
Amr Ali is facing charges of illegal protesting and inciting violence

London’s mayoral election highlights dirty politics
Londoners go to the polls on Thursday to pick a successor to Boris Johnson, the current mayor. As Julia Macfarlane reports from London, the leading candidates don’t inspire much confidence among voters.