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Egypt to try ex-Mubarak aide for graft next month

Egypt to try ex-Mubarak aide for graft next month

An Egyptian court has set 24 October for the first session in the trial of the former chief of staff…
Egyptian protesters demand expulsion of Saudi ambassador

Egyptian protesters demand expulsion of Saudi ambassador

Hundreds of Egyptians gathered at the Saudi eEmbassy in Cairo on Sunday to protest what they claimed to be the…
Angry Nubians set fire to Aswan Governorate building

Angry Nubians set fire to Aswan Governorate building

Dozens of Nubian protesters set fire to the headquarters of the Aswan Governorate on Sunday, blocking traffic and destroying the…
Arab League chief to visit Syria on mission to solve crisis

Arab League chief to visit Syria on mission to solve crisis

Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby announced on Sunday that he intends to visit Syria later this week with the…
Military releases doctor summoned for organizing strike

Military releases doctor summoned for organizing strike

Egypt's military prosecution released doctor and activist Abdel Rahman Mostafa on Sunday after several hours of interrogation on charges of…
Turkey puts squeeze on Egypt over Israel, say analysts

Turkey puts squeeze on Egypt over Israel, say analysts

Turkey's expulsion of the Israeli ambassador puts pressure on Egypt to downgrade ties following outrage over the border killings of…
Deputy PM acknowledges existence of fuel crisis

Deputy PM acknowledges existence of fuel crisis

The shortage of gasoline and diesel is a big problem, Deputy Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Sunday.…
ElBaradei renews calls for timeline for power handover

ElBaradei renews calls for timeline for power handover

Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei on Sunday renewed calls for a road map for the current transitional period of military rule…
Metro workers go on strike

Metro workers go on strike

Egyptian Metro Company workers on Sunday staged a sit-in demanding pay increases. State-run news agency MENA quoted an informed source…
Imbaba incident suspects trial adjourned

Imbaba incident suspects trial adjourned

On Sunday the trial of 48 suspects accused of sectarian violence in Imbaba in May was postponed until 2 October.…
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