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Syndicate demands church apology over assault on journalists
Egypt

Syndicate demands church apology over assault on journalists

The Journalists Syndicate on Wednesday condemned the staff of the Virgin Mary Church in Zeitoun for assaulting journalists responsible for…
Official says Interpol declines to arrest Shafiq
Egypt

Official says Interpol declines to arrest Shafiq

    Interpol rejected a request by Egyptian authorities to issue a warrant for former presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq, said…
Air Cairo to operate new Gulf flights Thursday
Egypt

Air Cairo to operate new Gulf flights Thursday

Air Cairo will open flights from Alexandria and Assiut to Riyadh, to serve those working in Saudi Arabia and the…
Cairo Airport turns lights down, airlines change schedules
Egypt

Cairo Airport turns lights down, airlines change schedules

Cairo Airport authorities started on Wednesday the implementation of a plan to reduce the consumption of energy after midnight as…
Shura Council ends rule putting women at top of electoral lists
Egypt

Shura Council ends rule putting women at top of electoral lists

  The Shura Council gave initial approval on Tuesday of amendments to the House of Representatives election law that could…
Opposition slams new law on National Council for Women
Egypt

Opposition slams new law on National Council for Women

The president of Reform and Development Party, Anwar Esmat al-Sadat, rejected plans by the Shura Council to discuss a new…
Police end butane gas depots protest
Egypt

Police end butane gas depots protest

A protest staged by owners of butane gas depots in the district of Shubra was brought to an end by…
Habib al-Adly referred to criminal court on profiteering charges
Egypt

Habib al-Adly referred to criminal court on profiteering charges

The Illicit Gains Authority decided Monday to refer former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly to criminal court on charges of illegally…
Interior Ministry says it’s unable to end Tahrir sit-in
Egypt

Interior Ministry says it’s unable to end Tahrir sit-in

The Interior Ministry is unable to end a months-long a sit-in at Cairo’s Tahrir Square, fearing a negative media reaction,…
Al-Azhar to discuss sukuk law
Egypt

Al-Azhar to discuss sukuk law

Al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars will meet next week to discuss the draft law on Islamic sukuk bonds, according to…
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