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Giza Governor resigns
Work in governorate building suspended following Cairo University clashes

PM courts investors at Deauville forum
Qandil says country needs stability and political compromise to achieve 3% growth

President Morsi to address nation on Wednesday
Presidency denies plans to remove prime minister, stresses need for peaceful expression

PM : Tamarod should redirect its energy to Parliamentary elections
Prime Minister Qandil discusses the Nile water issue, the Tamarod campaign, and governor reshuffle in a TV interview

PM announces plans to develop Sinai
President Morsi approves EGP 4.4bn worth of investments in Sinai

Qandil holds meeting over Nile water issue
Prime Minister meets with Supreme Committee for Nile Water

Mubarak-era PM granted retrial
Court overturns jail sentence against former PM Ahmed Nazif, orders a retrial over charges of illicit gains

Qandil opens technological zone in Maadi
Government opens new technological projects in hopes of pumping more investment into domestic market

Morsi: If our share of Nile water decreases, our blood will be the alternative
President addressed Nation in a popular conference on Egypt’s rights to Nile water called for by Islamist parties

Morsi flies to Ethiopia
President to take part in African summit after meeting Qatari Prime Minister

Qandil criticises cabinet post rejections
The prime minister says those who turned down ministerial positions hold back from their country

Around half of Egyptians are not satisfied with a limited cabinet reshuffle: Baseera poll
Baseera’s poll on cabinet reshuffle

Court rejects electoral procedure challenge
Lawsuit called for review of electoral register, implementing electronic vote counting system and eradicating use of fingerprint to cast vote

Cabinet reshuffle imminent
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil says 11 new ministers will be appointed on Monday night or Tuesday

Qandil’s motorcade attacked in Dokki
Five people arrested after firing birdshot at vehicles

Al-Azhar and students establish committee
In response to recent student protests over claims of negligence and corruption, Al-Azhar creates new joint committee to deal with pressing issues
Op-eds on women and Hesham Qandil
One columnist assesses what it means to be a woman in Egypt today, while another discusses Prime Minister Hesham Qandil and his cabinet. The Difficulty of Being a Woman Gamal Abou Al-Hassan Al Masry Al Youm Columnist Gamal Abou Al-Hassan tackles the subject of being a woman. He first mentions his daughter Lila, who seems …

Court dismisses Qandil and sentences him to a year in prison
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil failed to uphold an Administrative Court order, dismissal and jail sentence appealable

New PM vows to safeguard Lebanon from Syria war
Tamam Salam of the Western-backed opposition was named Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday and tasked with forming a government

Engineers protest against Morsi
Engineers reject the President’s appearance at Egyptian Engineers’ Day celebration

Qandil launches weekly Q&A
Qandil will answer questions from the public “honestly and transparently” on a weekly basis

Short Messages
Sometimes short and straightforward messages are more understandable and effective than long analytical ones. It can’t hurt if we try. President Mohamed Morsi: It is not a matter of who you are; we oppose you because of what you have become. There are millions who did not vote for you and even more millions who …

Qandil apologises for controversial statements
Families of Beni Suef block road in protest over the prime minister’s statements

Protests continue in Iraq
Protests, which have been ongoing for nearly two months, have urged for the ouster of Prime Minister Nuri al-Malik

Tunisia says one policeman dead, 375 arrests in unrest
The killing of Chokri Belaid plunges Tunisia into political crisis

Quote of the Day: Hisham Qandil
Daily News Egypt chooses the prime minister’s quote for the day

Dozens arrested during attack on Semiramis
The local hotel sent tweets early Tuesday calling for help as assailants entered the hotel
Condition of comatose protester deteriorates
Mo’awad Adel, injured during the November 2011 Mohamed Mahmoud clashes, taken to Intensive Care Unit

Wasat denies being offered premiership
Mohamed Mahsoub’s resignation is based on the party’s objective reasons for opposing Hesham Qandil’s cabinet, party spokesperson says

Al-Wasat Party rejects Qandil
Al-Wasat Party is “shocked” Hesham Qandil stays on as prime minister, saying his government has not succeeded in resolving problems