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Attack by unidentified gunmen injures 3 Tahrir protesters

Attack by unidentified gunmen injures 3 Tahrir protesters

Dozens of unidentified men entered Tahrir Square on Thursday from Abdel Moneim Riyad Square in cars and on motorcycles as…
Retrial of police officer convicted of killing protester adjourned to June

Retrial of police officer convicted of killing protester adjourned to June

A lawyer challenged Thursday the testimony of the sole witness in one a case involving the killing of protesters outside…
Women’s right organizations to set up committee to demand women’s rights

Women’s right organizations to set up committee to demand women’s rights

As part of the “Let’s write our constitution ourselves” initiative, the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR) will form a…
April 6 activist detention extended on accusation of anti-govt intent

April 6 activist detention extended on accusation of anti-govt intent

The public prosecutor in Assiut on Wednesday extended the detention of an April 6 Youth Movement activist who is accused…
Women’s movement: A look back, and forward

Women’s movement: A look back, and forward

On 24 May 1919, an unidentified photographer shot a scene in which a woman with her face veiled addressed a…
Increase in foot-and-mouth cases endangers livestock

Increase in foot-and-mouth cases endangers livestock

In response to the recent increase in foot-and-mouth infections in livestock around the country, the government has formed 3,000 local…
Student sets classroom on fire over dispute with security guard

Student sets classroom on fire over dispute with security guard

A student in Ismailia set his preparatory school on fire Thursday over a dispute with a school security guard.
Abouel Fotouh: ‘I do not and will not recognize Israel’

Abouel Fotouh: ‘I do not and will not recognize Israel’

Islamist presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh said in an interview Wednesday that he refuses to acknowledge Israel, despite Egypt's…
NGO trial lawyer demands espionage charge amid trial uproar

NGO trial lawyer demands espionage charge amid trial uproar

The continuation of the trial of five foreign-based NGOs accused of illegally accepting foreign funds began and ended in uproar…
Minya residents protest over disappearance of 4 young women

Minya residents protest over disappearance of 4 young women

Dozens of Minya Governorate residents gathered in front of a police station Thursday to protest four young women’s disappearance from…
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