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Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria, Syria responds in kind

Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria, Syria responds in kind

On Sunday, Egypt withdrew its ambassador to Syria and Syria responded by recalling its ambassador in Cairo, Youssef al-Ahmed. In…
Abu Ismail: Consensus candidate a conspiracy against Egyptians

Abu Ismail: Consensus candidate a conspiracy against Egyptians

Al-Masry Al-Youm met with presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, who expounded on his criticism of political deals surrounding presidential…
Egypt used fuel to pressure Hamas, Israeli newspaper reports

Egypt used fuel to pressure Hamas, Israeli newspaper reports

Egypt’s desire to pressure Hamas to accept Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as the new leader of the upcoming interim government…
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards

Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards

Facebook users who say they are police officers have created a Facebook page titled “I am a bearded policeman,” saying…
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria

Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria

The Foreign Ministry decided to withdraw the Egyptian ambassador to Syria on Sunday, as thousands of protesters staged a sit-in…
Egypt presidential vote to be early June, source says

Egypt presidential vote to be early June, source says

Egypt's first presidential election since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown last year will be held the first week of June,…
Mixed reports circulate about Omar Suleiman’s presidential candidacy

Mixed reports circulate about Omar Suleiman’s presidential candidacy

Mixed reports broke Saturday about whether former Vice President Omar Suleiman will run for president. The doors for nominations are…
Committee requests coordinates of maritime borders with Israel and Cyprus

Committee requests coordinates of maritime borders with Israel and Cyprus

Egypt’s maritime borders committee has asked the Defense Ministry for the coordinates of the country’s sea borders with Israel and…
Judge says he halted presidential campaign over bloodshed

Judge says he halted presidential campaign over bloodshed

Hesham al-Bastawisi has denied withdrawing his presidential bid, saying he has only suspended his campaign to protest recurrent incidents of…
Sunday’s papers: The presidential marathon begins

Sunday’s papers: The presidential marathon begins

Today’s international press conference by the High Judicial Elections Commission for the upcoming presidential elections, in which it will announce…
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