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Military prosecution releases three activists on bail
Egypt
July 16, 2012
Military prosecution releases three activists on bail
The military prosecution released on Monday three members of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party for bail of LE500 each. Tareq…
Nubians plan to protest Agriculture Ministry plan to sell land
Egypt
July 16, 2012
Nubians plan to protest Agriculture Ministry plan to sell land
Nubian groups in several cities plan to protest outside the Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday to call for the cancellation of…
Netanyahu: Protestor self-immolation ‘tragedy’
World
July 15, 2012
Netanyahu: Protestor self-immolation ‘tragedy’
Israel's premier and president on Sunday offered a protestor who set himself alight their wishes for a speedy recovery,…
MOPCO employees, Coptic Christians protest at presidential palace
Egypt
July 14, 2012
MOPCO employees, Coptic Christians protest at presidential palace
Protesters returned to the presidential palace in Heliopolis Saturday after two days of relative calm, with fertilizer plant workers from…
No longer off limits: Presidential palace becomes a new space of protest
Egypt
July 14, 2012
No longer off limits: Presidential palace becomes a new space of protest
Shortly before being sworn in, President Mohamed Morsy professed a desire to keep in touch with the demands of the…
Update: Salafi forces reject Abu Ismail’s sit-in call
Egypt
July 13, 2012
Update: Salafi forces reject Abu Ismail’s sit-in call
Supporters of Salafi preacher Hazem Salah Abu Ismail announced on Friday that they would stage a sit-in at Tahrir Square,…
Fact-finding committee investigates protester detentions
Egypt
July 12, 2012
Fact-finding committee investigates protester detentions
A fact-finding committee formed by President Mohamed Morsy to investigate detentions made since the January 2011 uprising has said it…
Witness: Sudan university students hold major protest
World
July 11, 2012
Witness: Sudan university students hold major protest
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese university students armed with sticks and stones on Wednesday staged perhaps their largest protest since unrest…
Update: Pro-Morsy protesters block former MP from square
Egypt
July 10, 2012
Update: Pro-Morsy protesters block former MP from square
Protesters denied former Socialist Popular Alliance Party MP Abul Ezz al-Hariry entrance into the Tahrir Square Tuesday night because of…
Pro-SCAF protesters block road in Nasr City
Egypt
July 9, 2012
Pro-SCAF protesters block road in Nasr City
Military council supporters who have been holding a sit-in at the Memorial of the Unknown Soldier in Nasr City, Cairo,…