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Police conscript dies of gunshot wound after Ismailia shootout

Police conscript dies of gunshot wound after Ismailia shootout

A police conscript died Wednesday in Ismailia after being shot 5 May amid a shootout started by a group of…
Egypt vote monitors say state hindering their work

Egypt vote monitors say state hindering their work

Foreign observers of Egypt's first real leadership contest will be unable to say whether the process is free and fair…
Prosecutors charge suspects with human trafficking in prostitution ring case

Prosecutors charge suspects with human trafficking in prostitution ring case

The attorney general referred 12 suspects in a human trafficking case to criminal court Wednesday, including a Saudi former chief…
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns

Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns

Egypt’s newspapers on Wednesday focus their coverage on a multitude of controversies surrounding the People’s Assembly and its draft laws,…
Jama’a al-Islamiya won’t dismiss members for voting for Morsy, says leader

Jama’a al-Islamiya won’t dismiss members for voting for Morsy, says leader

Jama’a al-Islamiya’s political party, the Construction and Development Party, will not dismiss any member for voting for the Muslim Brotherhood’s…
Shafiq: Relations with Saudi Arabia priority over Iran

Shafiq: Relations with Saudi Arabia priority over Iran

Presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq has said that if elected president he would work to develop deep and strategic relations with…
Imams put holy work on hold over stipends

Imams put holy work on hold over stipends

Imams who preach in mosques in the northwestern governorate of Matrouh protested Wednesday inside a local branch of the Endowments…
Shafiq campaign criticizes Reuters, denies using NDP headquarters

Shafiq campaign criticizes Reuters, denies using NDP headquarters

Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq's presidential campaign on Wednesday morning denied media reports that he was using former offices of…
Ambassador denies claim Saudi Arabia offered LE4 bn to rescue Mubarak

Ambassador denies claim Saudi Arabia offered LE4 bn to rescue Mubarak

Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan on Wednesday said statements made last week by a Muslim Brotherhood leader about an…
Authorities seize heavy weapons smuggled via Salloum crossing

Authorities seize heavy weapons smuggled via Salloum crossing

Security forces have thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large number of weapons into the Mediterranean resort of Marsa Matrouh.…
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