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Top US human rights official urges Egypt to lift Emergency Law

Top US human rights official urges Egypt to lift Emergency Law

The US State Department's top human rights official on Thursday urged Egypt's military rulers to unconditionally lift the much-maligned Emergency…
ElBaradei suggests People’s Assembly elect interim president

ElBaradei suggests People’s Assembly elect interim president

Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday suggested that the newly elected People's Assembly elect an interim president to preside over the remainder…
Clashes between the army and saboteurs at Sinai gas plant

Clashes between the army and saboteurs at Sinai gas plant

The military has countered an attack on a natural gas plant in North Sinai Governorate. The plant is located 10km…
US outrage as Egypt bars Americans from leaving

US outrage as Egypt bars Americans from leaving

Six Americans working for publicly funded US organizations promoting democracy in Egypt have been barred from leaving the country, provoking…
Fuel shortage results in business closures, clashes, road blockages

Fuel shortage results in business closures, clashes, road blockages

The escalating fuel crisis pushed bakeries to close their doors on Thursday, as protesters in several governorates blocked railways and…
Iranian leader: Egypt’s new parliament a step toward Islamic regime

Iranian leader: Egypt’s new parliament a step toward Islamic regime

The inauguration of Egypt's new parliament is an important step toward fulfilling public demands for the establishment of a regime…
Pope Shenouda to return to Egypt Sunday

Pope Shenouda to return to Egypt Sunday

Coptic Pope Shenouda III will return to Egypt on Sunday after undergoing medical treatment in the United States.
Detained army officers request to meet with MPs on SCAF corruption

Detained army officers request to meet with MPs on SCAF corruption

Detained army officers have requested to meet with Parliament’s Defense Committee in order to expose corruption of the army under…
SCAF supporters and opponents face-off at Qatar event

SCAF supporters and opponents face-off at Qatar event

Organizers of a ceremony in Qatar on Wednesday exchanged verbal crossfire with Egyptian citizens in attendance. The ceremony was to…
Elections commission: Tantawi won’t appoint members to Shura Council

Elections commission: Tantawi won’t appoint members to Shura Council

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council, has no authority to appoint members to the Shura Council,…
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