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PM asks NCW to draft bill fighting violence against women
Egypt
February 9, 2013
PM asks NCW to draft bill fighting violence against women
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil asked the National Council for Women to quickly finish drafting a law to protect women from…
Ettehadiya Palace calm after overnight clashes
Egypt
February 9, 2013
Ettehadiya Palace calm after overnight clashes
Calm prevailed Saturay in the area around Ettehadiya Palace, with security forces and protesters both almost completely absent from the…
FJP to launch new political front
Egypt
February 9, 2013
FJP to launch new political front
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party said it will launch new political front called “The Conscious Front to Protect…
Egyptian Islamic Jihad mufti supports killing of opposition members
Egypt
February 9, 2013
Egyptian Islamic Jihad mufti supports killing of opposition members
Sheikh Osama Qassem, a prominent Egyptian Islamic Jihad member, has said that violence is an option to defend President Mohamed…
In meeting with World Bank, Qandil asks for railways, infrastructure help
Egypt
February 9, 2013
In meeting with World Bank, Qandil asks for railways, infrastructure help
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil met with senior World Bank manager Mirza Hassan Saturday, along with Finance Minister Morsy Hegazy and…
State TV presenter interrogated for asking Qandil about torture
Egypt
February 8, 2013
State TV presenter interrogated for asking Qandil about torture
Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud referred a state TV presenter to interrogations after the presenter asked the prime minister about…
Mahalla activist allegedly kidnapped, tortured
Egypt
February 8, 2013
Mahalla activist allegedly kidnapped, tortured
Political activist Mohamed Gamal, who goes by the name Hamada al-Abyad, claimed that on Wednesday he was kidnapped in a…
Striking workers shut down Ain Sokhna port for eighth day
Egypt
February 8, 2013
Striking workers shut down Ain Sokhna port for eighth day
The Ain Sokhna seaport in Suez was shut down for the eighth consecutive day on Friday as workers continued their…
Qandil accused of humiliating Beni Suef
Egypt
February 8, 2013
Qandil accused of humiliating Beni Suef
Investigations are being conducted into controversial remarks made by Prime Minister Hesham Qandil regarding the “personal hygiene of mothers.”
Update: Protester dies of diabetic shock during march to Tahrir
Egypt
February 8, 2013
Update: Protester dies of diabetic shock during march to Tahrir
A protester died on Friday afternoon after succumbing to diabetic shock during a march from Shubra to Tahrir Square, Ambulance…