Aswat Masriya (Cairo)
The sister site of Aswat Masriya, which provides Egyptians with election news and information.
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August 02
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Egypt: Involving Children in Political Confrontations Is Severe Violation - State Information Service
Involving children in political confrontations is a severe violation of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and a disregard for human rights treaties, said Ambassador... Read more »
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Egypt: State TV Says Authorities Will Ban Access to Rabaa Sit-in
Egyptian authorities will ban access to the pro-Mursi sit-in at Rabaa al-Adaweya Square in Cairo, Reuters News Agency reported the state television as saying on Friday. Read more »
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Egypt: Security Measures Stepped Up in Anticipation of Pro-Mursi Marches
The Interior Ministry stepped up security measures in Cairo's Tahrir Square and at the Ittihadeya presidential palace on Friday in anticipation of marches supporting former... Read more »
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Egypt: Police Did Not Seal Off Roads Leading to Rabaa Sit-in - Security Source
Police forces did not seal off all roads leading to the pro-Mursi sit-in at Rabaa al-Adaweya Square in Cairo, a source at the Interior Ministry told the Middle East News Agency. Read more »
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Egypt: Severing Ties With Syria Is Mursi's Biggest Fault - Army Chief
Deposed president Mohamed Mursi took several measures that were not in Egypt's best interests, Staff Major General Osama Askar said. Read more »
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Egypt: Six Copts Injured in Clashes With Mursi Supporters in Minya
Six Copts were injured in a Minya village after clashes with pro-Mursi demonstrators on Thursday evening. Read more »
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Egypt: Mass Rallies Planned to Defy Govt Warning
Islamists plan to holds mass rallies in Egypt's on Friday squares in response to the Interior Ministry's warning to protesters at Rabaa al-Adaweya and Nahda Squares. Read more »
August 01
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Egypt: Sit-Ins Will Continue, Say Islamists
The National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy said on Thursday that sit-ins supporting former president Mohamed Mursi will continue. Read more »
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Egypt: Germany Says It Will Not Interfere in Egypt's Affairs
Germany's Foreign Minister, Guide Westerwelle, said on Thursday that his country does not want to interfere in Egypt's affairs at all. Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Officials Meet to Discuss Dispersing Pro-Mursi Sit-Ins
Egypt's interior minister met with top security officials on Thursday to discuss measures the authorities could take to disperse two sit-ins held by supporters of toppled President... Read more »
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Egypt: Court Delays Appeals to Dissolve Islamist Parties
Egypt's High Administrative Court adjourned on Thursday ruling in appeals to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafi (ultraconservative) Nour... Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt's Tamarod Leader Tells Germany Hitler Was Elected Too
General coordinator of the Tamarod (Rebel) campaign Mahmoud Badr has said that he asked German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in a meeting late on Wednesday to respect the... Read more »
July 31
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Egypt: German Foreign Minister Arrives in Cairo for Talks
Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle arrived in Cairo on Wednesday evening for a three-day visit during which he will meet with a number top Egyptian officials to discuss... Read more »
August 01
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Egypt: Islamist Alliance Calls for Rallying Next Friday
The National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy called on people to rally in Egypt's squares next Friday in what it called "the million-man demonstration against the coup". Read more »
July 31
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood - African Union Delegation to Visit Rabaa Sit-in
An African Union (AU) delegation headed by Alpha Oumar Konare, Mali's former president, will pay a visit to the sit-in at Rabaa al-Adaweya Square in Cairo, the Muslim Brotherhood... Read more »
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Egypt: U.S. Senate Rejects Aid Cut
The United States Senate rejected by a 83 to 13 vote a draft law Republican Senator Rand Paul proposed to cut off the aid to Egypt and turn it into funding for domestic... Read more »
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Egypt: Factbox L Tamarod (Rebel) Campaign
What follow are a timeline and a list of facts about the Tamarod (Rebel) campaign that collected about 13 million petitions of no-confidence votes and organized mass demonstrations... Read more »
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Egypt: Badie, Shater and Others Referred to Criminal Court for Inciting Violence
An Egyptian prosecutor referred top Muslim Brotherhood figures to a criminal court on Wednesday, accusing them of inciting violence by the group's Cairo headquarters in Mokattam. Read more »
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Egypt: Court Endorses One-Year Sentence Given to Mursi PM
A Cairo court has endorsed that former Prime Minister Hisham Kandil be sentenced to one year in prison and removed from his post for failing to enforce a court order during his... Read more »
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Egypt: Govt Decides to Disperse Pro-Morsi Protesters
The Egyptian government decided on Wednesday to put an end to sit-ins held by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi, reported the state news agency. Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Minister Attributes Tourism Decline to Bloodshed
Egypt's Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou said on Tuesday that tourism is suffering a setback due to political unrest, adding that the situation is not good in comparison to previous... Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Cabinet Convenes to Discuss Recent Developments
Egypt's cabinet held a meeting on Wednesday to review recent developments in the country and reports on the security situation in streets, discussing efforts exerted to establish... Read more »
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Egypt: African Union Meets Morsi
The African Union delegation headed by Alpha Oumar Konare (former president of Mali), which is on current visit to Egypt, met with deposed President Mohamed Mursi on Tuesday night,... Read more »
July 30
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Egypt: Unicef Worried Egypt Children Exploited in Political Crisis
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concerns that children in Egypt have been involved in violence that erupted following the ouster of Islamist President... Read more »
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Egypt: U.S. Embassy Asks Citizens in Egypt to Avoid Protests
The United States embassy has warned its citizens who currently reside in Egypt from the possibility of confrontations in marches planned on Tuesday by the Muslim Brotherhood... Read more »
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