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Human Rights Watch: West should do more to support democracy

Human Rights Watch: West should do more to support democracy

Western countries should do more to support democracy and human rights in the Arab world, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said…
Tantawi directly appoints five Copts to parliament

Tantawi directly appoints five Copts to parliament

The head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, appointed 10 members of parliament…
Activist fatally attacked outside High Court of Justice

Activist fatally attacked outside High Court of Justice

Mohamed Gamal, a member of the Defense of the Revolution Coalition, was fatally attacked at 4 am on Sunday behind…
SCAF to issue medal for revolution’s martyrs and servicemen

SCAF to issue medal for revolution’s martyrs and servicemen

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Sunday said it will grant a “25 January 2011 Medal” to…
Q&A with Asef Bayat: ‘Not yet a full-fledged revolution’

Q&A with Asef Bayat: ‘Not yet a full-fledged revolution’

Asef Bayat, a professor of sociology and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who previously taught…
Egypt orders the release of blogger Mikail Nabil

Egypt orders the release of blogger Mikail Nabil

Egypt’s military ruler decreed on Saturday the release of 1,955 detainees held by military prosecutors, including blogger Maikel Nabil, who…
Court adjourns Mubarak trial until Monday to hear defendants’ cases

Court adjourns Mubarak trial until Monday to hear defendants’ cases

The trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, his sons Alaa and Gamal, Habib al-Adly, and six of his former assistants…
New state-run satellite channel to broadcast parliament sessions

New state-run satellite channel to broadcast parliament sessions

Egyptian state-run TV will launch a new satellite channel on Tuesday to broadcast  the sessions of Egypt's upcoming Parliament. The…
People’s Assembly speaker-to-be resigns from Brotherhood party top position

People’s Assembly speaker-to-be resigns from Brotherhood party top position

The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) on Saturday approved Mohamed Saad al-Katatny’s resignation as the party's secretary general…
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