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Advisory Council to consider request to dissolve itself on Tuesday
Egypt

Advisory Council to consider request to dissolve itself on Tuesday

The Advisory Council will consider on Tuesday a request from a number of council members to dissolve the council, particularly…
Syndicate denounces detention of journalists
Egypt

Syndicate denounces detention of journalists

“We will not play the role of bystanders to the detention of journalists,” said Journalists Syndicate Chairman Mamdouh al-Walei on…
Justice minister accused of rigging lawyers syndicate elections
Egypt

Justice minister accused of rigging lawyers syndicate elections

A number of lawyers have filed a lawsuit against the justice minister and the head of the administrative prosecution, accusing…
Father of arrested activist lashes out at ruling military council
Egypt

Father of arrested activist lashes out at ruling military council

The father of a recently arrested activist called for his immediate release, saying the charges leveled at his son are…
Sharaf meets with lawyers to discuss dispute with judges
Egypt

Sharaf meets with lawyers to discuss dispute with judges

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf met Monday with five lawyers to discuss the current crisis between the Judges Club and the…
Lawyers escalate protests, blocking Ramses Street
Egypt

Lawyers escalate protests, blocking Ramses Street

Lawyers stepped up their protests on Tuesday, holding a demonstration outside the Lawyers Syndicate and blocking Ramses Street in downtown…
Doctors protest assault on colleague in Red Sea Governorate
Egypt

Doctors protest assault on colleague in Red Sea Governorate

Dozens of Egyptian doctors staged a protest on Thursday outside the office of the attorney general in downtown Cairo after…
109 candidates to vie for Journalists Syndicate positions
Egypt

109 candidates to vie for Journalists Syndicate positions

Egypt's Journalists Syndicate stopped accepting candidacy applications Wednesday, the deadline for its October elections.  Five candidates - Yehia Qallash, Mamdouh…
Brotherhood members to run for Journalists Syndicate board
Egypt

Brotherhood members to run for Journalists Syndicate board

Five journalists affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood applied on Monday to compete for board memberships in Egypt's Journalists Syndicate elections.…
Opposition figures announce bid for Journalists Syndicate chief
Egypt

Opposition figures announce bid for Journalists Syndicate chief

Two potential candidates who are viewed as opposition figures on Monday declared they will run for president in the upcoming…
Civil rights lawyers welcome decision to stop Mubarak trial broadcast
Egypt

Civil rights lawyers welcome decision to stop Mubarak trial broadcast

Civil rights lawyers representing the families of those killed during the 25 January revolution welcomed the court’s decision on Monday…
Martyrs’ families demand permits to attend Mubarak’s trial
Egypt

Martyrs’ families demand permits to attend Mubarak’s trial

Dozens of martyrs’ families and their lawyers staged a protest in front of the Justice Ministry on Thursday, objecting to…
Presidential candidates call for replacement of interim govt
Egypt

Presidential candidates call for replacement of interim govt

Four presidential hopefuls have called for the replacement of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s caretaker government with a more technocratic, crisis…
Lawyers Syndicate to investigate clashes in Tahrir Square
Egypt

Lawyers Syndicate to investigate clashes in Tahrir Square

The Lawyers Syndicate on Wednesday formed a fact-finding committee to investigate the clashes that erupted between citizens and police in…
Tempers fray as Amr Moussa is included in Revolution Protection Council
Egypt

Tempers fray as Amr Moussa is included in Revolution Protection Council

A scuffle broke out between supporters and opponents of Amr Moussa during a press conference at the Journalists Syndicate on…
Lawyers stage vigil criticizing delay in putting Mubaraks on trial
Egypt

Lawyers stage vigil criticizing delay in putting Mubaraks on trial

A number of lawyers on Tuesday staged a vigil in which they requested the attorney general to explain why ousted…
Calls for presidential elections to be held before parliamentary ones
Egypt

Calls for presidential elections to be held before parliamentary ones

A number of politicians and experts expressed fear that the formerly ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) could reappear on the…
State-run newspaper staff stage anti-corruption protests
Egypt

State-run newspaper staff stage anti-corruption protests

Reporters of state-run newspapers continued to protest against the management and the editorial policies of their papers. Employees of Rose…
Lawyers Syndicate board sends chairman on obligatory holiday
Egypt

Lawyers Syndicate board sends chairman on obligatory holiday

The board of the Lawyers Syndicate decided to send Chairman Hamdi Khalifa on obligatory holiday until the end of his…
Al-Baz: Egypt’s president should be under 50
Egypt

Al-Baz: Egypt’s president should be under 50

Egyptian space scientist Farouk al-Baz said Egypt’s new president should be no older than 50, to cope with the fast…
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