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Elections body meets over ruling suspending parliamentary polls
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Elections body meets over ruling suspending parliamentary polls
The High Judicial Elections Commission is set to hold an emergency meeting Thursday evening to decide its position on a…
Dozens protest release of policeman charged with running over protester
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Dozens protest release of policeman charged with running over protester
Dozens of people rallied in Talaat Harb Square earlier Thursday to protest the release of Mohamed Saqr, a low-ranking policeman…
Sources: SCC elections law verdict will delay vote for months
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Sources: SCC elections law verdict will delay vote for months
The Supreme Constitutional Court needs at least 60 days to consider the constitutionality of the Shura Council’s amended elections law,…
New forensic report on activist’s death does not rule out torture
Egypt
March 7, 2013
New forensic report on activist’s death does not rule out torture
The prosecutor general’s office heard testimony Thursday from a member of a Justice Ministry committee that issued a new report…
Sources claim IMF unhappy with reform program
Business
March 7, 2013
Sources claim IMF unhappy with reform program
An unnamed government official said Thursday that the International Monetary Fund is not satisfied with Egypt’s amended economic and social…
Police officers walk off the job in several cities
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Police officers walk off the job in several cities
Dozens of policemen shut down the Qasr al-Nil police station on Thursday demanding better weapons and the dismissal of…
20 protesters arrested near Semiramis hotel in Cairo
Egypt
March 7, 2013
20 protesters arrested near Semiramis hotel in Cairo
Security forces arrested 20 protesters in the early hours of Thursday morning near the Semiramis Intercontinental Cairo hotel downtown. Security…
Port Said massacre defendants moved to Ismailia prison
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Port Said massacre defendants moved to Ismailia prison
Some 39 defendants on trial for their alleged role in last year's Port Said football massacre were moved to a…
Citizens petition for return to military rule across country
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Citizens petition for return to military rule across country
Citizens in a growing number of governorates are signing petitions to call for a return to military rule. In Qalyubiya,…
Medicine shortage hits Egypt’s pharmacies
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Medicine shortage hits Egypt’s pharmacies
Pharmacists and Health Ministry officials warned on Thursday that the drugs used to cure or treat hepatitis, diabetes and infertility,…