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Rights report blasts state of Egypt’s prisons
Egypt
October 6, 2009
Rights report blasts state of Egypt’s prisons
According to a report issued by the Association for Prisoner Support and Human Rights and recently submitted to the state-run…
Bro’hood SMS campaign backs el-Arian for Guidance Bureau
Egypt
October 5, 2009
Bro’hood SMS campaign backs el-Arian for Guidance Bureau
Members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement have been sending out SMS mobile-phone messages calling for the appointment of…
Hussein bombing suspects remanded into custody
Egypt
October 5, 2009
Hussein bombing suspects remanded into custody
State Security prosecutors have remanded into custody four suspects charged with involvement in the February bombing in Cairo's Hussein district…
Coptic and Evangelical Churches trade barbs
Egypt
October 4, 2009
Coptic and Evangelical Churches trade barbs
The Evangelical Church of Egypt is denouncing what it perceives as attacks against it by Anba Bashoy, bishop of Damietta…
Hani Anan: I don’t support succession
Egypt
September 29, 2009
Hani Anan: I don’t support succession
Hani Anan, a founding member of the Kifaya opposition movement, has recanted on his earlier statements saying he would support…
Public transport workers threaten another strike
Egypt
September 29, 2009
Public transport workers threaten another strike
Drivers for the Public Transport Authority are threatening to strike on 3 October. They say the government has failed to…