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Ashton to arrive in Cairo Wednesday

Ashton to arrive in Cairo Wednesday

Catherine Ashton, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, will arrive in Cairo on Wednesday for a two-day visit to…
Thousands of Mahalla textile workers go on strike

Thousands of Mahalla textile workers go on strike

Some 23,000 workers employeed by the state-run Mahalla Textile Company declared a strike on Sunday morning, demanding to receive a…
Two FJP members quit Constituent Assembly

Two FJP members quit Constituent Assembly

Two Shura Council members affiliated with the Freedom and Justice Party have resigned from the Constituent Assembly in response to…
Military governor: deaths in Port Said football violence caused by overcrowding

Military governor: deaths in Port Said football violence caused by overcrowding

  Major General Adel al-Ghadban, the military governor of Port Said Governorate, testified on Sunday in a Cairo court that…
State TV employees stage protests

State TV employees stage protests

State television employees blocked the Maspero Corniche on Sunday to protest against the failure of management to disburse their financial dues.…
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising

Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising

Protests and labor strikes that have blocked railways over the last 18 months have cost the state more than LE726…
Update: Al-Bashir promises release of Shaimaa Adel, says foreign minister

Update: Al-Bashir promises release of Shaimaa Adel, says foreign minister

  Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel, who has been detained in Khartoum since 3 July, is due to be released within…
Socialist party activists remain in detention

Socialist party activists remain in detention

Three activists who are members of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party remain in detention two days after they were arrested…
Revolutionary youth reject meeting between Tantawi and Clinton

Revolutionary youth reject meeting between Tantawi and Clinton

The Union of Revolutionary Youth, a group of political activists, denounced US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s meeting with Field…
Military hospitalizes two soldiers detained for joining 2011 protests

Military hospitalizes two soldiers detained for joining 2011 protests

Two officers detained in April 2011 by the military for joining protests in Tahrir Square were released from prison and…
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