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Author summoned by prosecution over Al-Azhar complaint
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Author summoned by prosecution over Al-Azhar complaint
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has summoned author Youssef Zeydan for interrogation over a complaint by Al-Azhar's Islamic Research Academy,…
Maspero nearly LE20 bn in debt, says State TV official
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Maspero nearly LE20 bn in debt, says State TV official
The Radio and Television Union is nearly LE20 billion in debt, according to the head of the news department, Ibrahim…
Protesters block Arish-Sinai road
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Protesters block Arish-Sinai road
Dozens of Bedouins blocked the road between Arish and central Sinai Monday to protest court verdicts given in absentia and…
Qandil visits Galaa Square to ‘support’ police
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Qandil visits Galaa Square to ‘support’ police
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil visited police officers in Galaa Square in Dokki in the early hours of Monday to express…
Sufi leader: Brotherhood never admits its mistakes
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Sufi leader: Brotherhood never admits its mistakes
Mohamed Alaa Eddin Abul Azayem, leader of the Sufi Azmeyya Order, said in an interview Sunday that President Mohamed Morsy…
Thousands march in Port Said against protest killings
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Thousands march in Port Said against protest killings
Workers at the Port Said arsenal, which is run by the Suez Canal Authority, have joined a civil disobedience campaign…
Jama’a al-Islamiya seeks Islamist alliance outside of main parties
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Jama’a al-Islamiya seeks Islamist alliance outside of main parties
Jama'a al-Islamiya will not join forces with the two most prominent Islamist parties — the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice…
Ambassador says 26 Egyptians still in Saudi prisons
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Ambassador says 26 Egyptians still in Saudi prisons
Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Egyptians Abroad Ali al-Ashiry on Sunday met with Saudi Ambassador Ahmed al-Qattan to…
Prosecutor general to summon Salafi preacher over ‘contempt of religion’
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Prosecutor general to summon Salafi preacher over ‘contempt of religion’
The prosecutor general is summoning hardline Salafi preacher Ahmed Mohamed Abdallah, known as Abu Islam, who is charged with contempt…
Ultras Ahlawy members attack Port Said volleyball team, injuring 10
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Ultras Ahlawy members attack Port Said volleyball team, injuring 10
Dozens of members belonging to Ultras Ahlawy, a group of hardcore football fans of Cairo’s Ahly team, stormed the Shooting…