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Rights group slams blocking of newspaper over state tax dodging investigation
Egypt

Rights group slams blocking of newspaper over state tax dodging investigation

An NGO has slammed Egyptian authorities for reportedly confiscating the issue of an independent newspaper after its front page bore…
Watan Party withdraws from NASL
Egypt

Watan Party withdraws from NASL

The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL) that supports deposed president Mohamed Morsy said on Wednesday that it has dropped…
Foreign ministry officials to take over as presidential spokesmen
Egypt

Foreign ministry officials to take over as presidential spokesmen

President Mohamed Morsy appointed Foreign Ministry officials Omar Amer and Ehab Fahmy as the new spokesmen for the president's office.…
Wednesday’s papers: Al-Watan goes Islamist
Egypt

Wednesday’s papers: Al-Watan goes Islamist

Privately owned Al-Watan newspaper attempts a new approach Wednesday in its criticism of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood. The paper announces…
Wafd Party official: Abu Ismail incited followers to attack headquarters
Egypt

Wafd Party official: Abu Ismail incited followers to attack headquarters

Fouad Badrawy, secretary of the Wafd Party, filed a police report on Sunday accusing former presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu…
Islamists surround Wafd Party, newspaper
Egypt

Islamists surround Wafd Party, newspaper

Hundreds of Islamists gathered around the Wafd Party headquarters in Dokki on Saturday night, chanting loudly and using fireworks, Egypt…
Activist sues over reports he supported Shafiq
Egypt

Activist sues over reports he supported Shafiq

  General coordinator for the National Association for Change, Abdel Galil Mostafa, said he would sue the independent daily Al-Watan…
Freed journalist arrives in Addis Ababa, will fly with president to Cairo
Egypt

Freed journalist arrives in Addis Ababa, will fly with president to Cairo

Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel has arrived in Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, where President Mohamed Morsy is attending the African Summit.…
Foreign Ministry demands Sudan release Egyptian journalist
Egypt

Foreign Ministry demands Sudan release Egyptian journalist

Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr contacted his Sudanese counterpart on Monday to discuss the Sudan’s ongoing detention of Egyptian…
Saudi ambassador denies crown prince visited Mubarak
Egypt

Saudi ambassador denies crown prince visited Mubarak

Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan on Tuesday denied reports printed in an Egyptian newspaper that Saudi Crown Prince Nayef…
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