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Security disperses Shia religious celebration in Cairo
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Security disperses Shia religious celebration in Cairo
Security forces on Monday put an end to the Ashura celebrations of nearly 3000 Shias inside Cairo's Hussein Mosque. The…
Freedom and Justice Party leads in the run-offs
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Freedom and Justice Party leads in the run-offs
The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) leads this week's run-offs for the first phase of the parliamentary elections, judges overseeing…
Fragmentation dooms liberals and revolution youth to electoral failure, say experts
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Fragmentation dooms liberals and revolution youth to electoral failure, say experts
Fragmentation, alienation from voters, propaganda, and a lack of electoral experience are behind the underwhelming performance of liberals and young…
Parliamentary candidates pay children to hand out leaflets
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Parliamentary candidates pay children to hand out leaflets
Candidates in the current parliamentary elections are making use of poor children to distributing campaign literature, paying them in cash…
Candidates using religious slogans will be disqualified, says elections commission head
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Candidates using religious slogans will be disqualified, says elections commission head
The High Elections Commission (HEC) will annul the parliamentary candidacy of anyone using religious slogans if he or she is…
77,000 Egyptian expats voted in run-off elections
Egypt
December 6, 2011
77,000 Egyptian expats voted in run-off elections
Some 77,119 Egyptians living abroad cast their votes in the run-offs for the first phase of the parliamentary elections, the…
PM to get presidential powers from constitutional amendments
Egypt
December 6, 2011
PM to get presidential powers from constitutional amendments
Egypt's new prime minister, Kamal al-Ganzouri, said on Tuesday that the Supreme Council of
French company Total to open US$3 billion plant in Egypt
Business
December 6, 2011
French company Total to open US$3 billion plant in Egypt
French energy company Total is on the verge of signing a contract with the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company to establish…
Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child
Manal Bahey al-Din Hassan, wife of detained blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, gave birth to their first child, Khaled, on…
Military official reiterates promise for power handover by June
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Military official reiterates promise for power handover by June
The armed forces will hand over power to civilians by the end of June as military ruler Field Marshal Hussein…