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Tahrir Square Friday calm before demonstrations
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Tahrir Square Friday calm before demonstrations
Tahrir Square was calm on Friday morning, as the main stage played Quran to mourn the martyrs of the revolution,…
Renewed Port Said clashes leave 35 injured
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Renewed Port Said clashes leave 35 injured
Clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Port Said Thursday left 35 people injured, including two who sustained injuries from…
Protesters try to storm Semiramis hotel, smash iron facades
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Protesters try to storm Semiramis hotel, smash iron facades
Protesters smashed the iron facade of the Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel on the Corniche al-Nil during clashes with security forces in…
Security source: More than 30 police stations closed in past few hours
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Security source: More than 30 police stations closed in past few hours
Police officers closed more than 30 police stations in the past few hours to protest the way Interior Minister Mohamed…
Judicial source: Mufti has yet to approve sentences in Port Said case
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Judicial source: Mufti has yet to approve sentences in Port Said case
The grand mufti did not hand over to the court’s envoys his reply to the death sentence issued against 21…
PM asks Egypt to stay out of Libyan affairs
Egypt
March 7, 2013
PM asks Egypt to stay out of Libyan affairs
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zaidan asked Egypt not to interfere in Libyan internal affairs at a news conference with his…
Elections body meets over ruling suspending parliamentary polls
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Elections body meets over ruling suspending parliamentary polls
The High Judicial Elections Commission is set to hold an emergency meeting Thursday evening to decide its position on a…
Dozens protest release of policeman charged with running over protester
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Dozens protest release of policeman charged with running over protester
Dozens of people rallied in Talaat Harb Square earlier Thursday to protest the release of Mohamed Saqr, a low-ranking policeman…
Sources: SCC elections law verdict will delay vote for months
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Sources: SCC elections law verdict will delay vote for months
The Supreme Constitutional Court needs at least 60 days to consider the constitutionality of the Shura Council’s amended elections law,…
New forensic report on activist’s death does not rule out torture
Egypt
March 7, 2013
New forensic report on activist’s death does not rule out torture
The prosecutor general’s office heard testimony Thursday from a member of a Justice Ministry committee that issued a new report…