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Cairo hotel occupancy down 11%
Business

Cairo hotel occupancy down 11%

Cairo hotels occupancy dropped by 11 percent, affected by the violence at Maspero on Sunday, said Osama al-Ashry, undersecretary of…
Human rights group had warned military of violence, say legal sources
Egypt

Human rights group had warned military of violence, say legal sources

The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) had warned the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the…
Egypt executes notorious sectarian murderer
Egypt

Egypt executes notorious sectarian murderer

Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, known as al-Kammouny, was executed on Monday. He was sentenced to death for igniting sectarian violence after…
Egyptians demonstrate in wake of Maspero violence
Egypt

Egyptians demonstrate in wake of Maspero violence

Egyptians on Monday demonstrated in the wake of Sunday’s violence at Maspero which killed 25 people and injured 322 others.…
Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties
Egypt

Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties

The number of casualties suffered by the Egyptian army while clashing with demonstrators on Sunday remains unknown. The fighting took…
Al-Azhar Sheikh urges trials for those who incite sedition
Egypt

Al-Azhar Sheikh urges trials for those who incite sedition

The Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, has called on Egyptian to confront attempts by "suspicious parties" to ignite sectarian…
Copts in Aswan demand construction of church
Egypt

Copts in Aswan demand construction of church

About 1500 Coptic Egyptians staged demonstrations before the Aswan municipality headquarters in Upper Egypt on Monday to demand the construction…
Aswan attack part of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Copts, says lawyer
Egypt

Aswan attack part of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Copts, says lawyer

Naguib Gobrail, a lawyer and the head of the Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organizations (EUOHR), has called for the…
Police officer arrested on suspicion of torturing Salafi to death
Egypt

Police officer arrested on suspicion of torturing Salafi to death

The Alexandria public prosecutor has ordered the detention of Mohamed al-Shimy, a police officer from the National Security Apparatus, for…
Multifaith spaces can offer dialogue opportunities
Life & Style

Multifaith spaces can offer dialogue opportunities

People from different religious backgrounds living side by side has been a challenge in Egypt, as well as many places,…
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