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Update: EFA, police club fire injures 15
Egypt
March 9, 2013
Update: EFA, police club fire injures 15
The number of people injured in the fire at the Egyptian Football Association and the Police Club in Gezira has…
Update: Acquittals, death sentences draw fire
Egypt
March 9, 2013
Update: Acquittals, death sentences draw fire
The Port Said Criminal Court, headed by Judge Sobhy Abdel Meguid, on Saturday acquitted 28 defendants, sentenced five to life…
Port Said massacre verdict feared by many
Egypt
March 9, 2013
Port Said massacre verdict feared by many
Egypt awaits today the verdict of Sobhy Abdel Hamid, the head of the Port Said Criminal Court who is to…
Thousands march in Egypt’s Port Said over deaths
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Thousands march in Egypt’s Port Said over deaths
PORT SAID—Thousands of Egyptians packed the streets of the Suez Canal city of Port Said on Friday in protest at…
Body of latest victim of Port Said violence to be buried after prayers
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Body of latest victim of Port Said violence to be buried after prayers
Members of the family of Karim Atout, 33, who died on Thursday after receiving gunshot to the head said that…
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…
Thursday’s papers: No elections until further notice
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Thursday’s papers: No elections until further notice
After Wednesday's administrative court ruling that put the timeline for the parliamentary elections set to begin next month into a…
Port Said massacre defendants moved to Ismailia prison
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Port Said massacre defendants moved to Ismailia prison
Some 39 defendants on trial for their alleged role in last year's Port Said football massacre were moved to a…
Health Ministry reports 223 injured in Wednesday clashes
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Health Ministry reports 223 injured in Wednesday clashes
Egyptian protesters demanding the release of prisoners battled police in Port Said for a fourth day Wednesday, challenging state authority…
Stubborn polls: Elections likely to be source of further provocation
Egypt
March 6, 2013
Stubborn polls: Elections likely to be source of further provocation
As he answered questions about the upcoming parliamentary elections over the phone, Mohamed Zakareya, a member of the Popular Alliance…