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Thursday’s papers: Trials and tribulations

Thursday’s papers: Trials and tribulations

Thursday’s papers all provide coverage of the most recent wave of protests across the country.
Culture Ministry is bulwark against extremism, says minister

Culture Ministry is bulwark against extremism, says minister

Culture Minister Saber Arab said that most of the problems facing Egypt lie in the field of culture and art,…
Former NDP lawmakers making fresh bid for office

Former NDP lawmakers making fresh bid for office

Seventy-seven former MPs associated with Hosni Mubarak's dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) have banded together to run in the forthcoming…
Constituent Assembly launches LE60,000 constitution awareness campaign

Constituent Assembly launches LE60,000 constitution awareness campaign

The Constituent Assembly plans to launch a large-scale awareness campaign Monday to inform voters about the draft constitution the body…
Mubarak and Adly to be retried, justice minister says

Mubarak and Adly to be retried, justice minister says

Former President Hosni Mubarak and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly will be retried on charges of killing peaceful protesters during…
Egypt FM warns Syrian crisis worsening

Egypt FM warns Syrian crisis worsening

Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr warned Thursday against the Syrian conflict spreading after a mortar bomb fired from Syrian…
Police appeal of Khaled Saeed murder conviction postponed to November

Police appeal of Khaled Saeed murder conviction postponed to November

The Court of Cassation adjourned Thursday the trial of two police officers who are appealing their conviction on charges of…
On regional tour, US deputy secretary of state talks potential aid cuts

On regional tour, US deputy secretary of state talks potential aid cuts

US State Department Deputy for Near Eastern Affairs Elizabeth Jones arrived in Cairo Thursday from Tripoli on a two-day visit.…
Steel magnate Ezz sentenced to seven years

Steel magnate Ezz sentenced to seven years

Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced former steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz to seven years in prison, fined him LE12,858 and…
Interior minister orders police accused of assaulting rail workers interrogated

Interior minister orders police accused of assaulting rail workers interrogated

Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin wants policemen suspected in assaulting Transportation Ministry workers at Cairo rail station Wednesday to be…
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