Aswat Masriya (Cairo)
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July 25
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Egypt: Pro and Anti-Mursi Clashes in Tanta Leave Five Injured
Five people were injured in confrontations between supporters and opponents of deposed President Mohamed Mursi in Tanta late on Wednesday, Gharbiya's security director Hatem Osman... Read more »
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Egypt: Guards Thwart Attempt to Smuggle Arms Into Egypt
Western-border guards managed to confiscate three sacks containing 10 machines guns and ammunition in Salloum on Thursday, Egypt's army spokesman said. Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Army Warns of Using Violence On Friday
Egypt's army spokesman said on Thursday that the defense minister's call for protest is not a call for violence but is an effort to "complete the June 30 revolution". Read more »
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Egypt: Gunmen Attack Arish Security Checkpoint, Three Conscripts Injured
Three conscripts were injured when unidentified gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in Arish's Sheikh Zoueid on Thursday evening. Read more »
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Egypt: Interior Ministry - Unprecedented Security Plans During Friday's Demonstrations
Egypt's Interior Ministry said it will implement unprecedented plans to secure citizens and their properties during the demonstrations expected to take place on Friday July 26. Read more »
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Egypt: Rights Groups Say Combating Terrorism Doesn't Require Popular Mandate
Several rights groups have expressed their concern about army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's invitation to the people to give him a popular mandate to combat terrorism. Read more »
July 24
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Egypt: Health Ministry - 33 Injured in Damietta, Monofeya Clashes
The clashes that broke out on Wednesday between residents of Damietta and Monofeya governorates and supporters of former president Mohamed Mursi left 33 injured, a health ministry... Read more »
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Egypt: Damietta Confrontations Leave 25 Injured, Residents Block March
Twenty-five people were injured in confrontations between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi and residents in Damietta on Wednesday. Read more »
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Egypt: One Conscript Killed, Another Injured in Sinai Attack
A conscript was killed and another was injured in two live ammunition attacks by unknown gunmen on checkpoints in Arish on Wednesday. Read more »
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Egypt: Military Court Sentences Eight to Two Years for Attacking Forces
A military court in Suez sentenced eight supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi to two years in prison with labor on Wednesday on charges of attacking army forces during... Read more »
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Egypt: Prosecution Orders Arrest of Muslim Brotherhood Leaders
Egypt's Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat ordered the arrest of nine prominent Muslim Brotherhood figures after they incited violence and gave direct orders to Brotherhood members... Read more »
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Egypt: One Dead, 28 Injured in Mansoura Police Station Explosion
One person was killed and 28 were injured following a bomb explosion outside Mansoura's police station in the governorate of Dakhalia early on Wednesday, announced a health... Read more »
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Egypt: Sisi Calls On Egyptians to Protest Friday, Mandate the Army to Confront Violence
Egypt's Army Chief and Defence Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Egyptians to protest on Friday to mandate the army to confront violence and terrorism, in a televised speech... Read more »
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Egypt: Sinai Attack Leaves Police Sergeant and Army Recruit Injured
A police sergeant and an army conscript were injured in North Sinai's Arish in the early hours of Wednesday when unknown gunmen attacked the city's police station and radio... Read more »
July 23
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Egypt: National Salvation Front - Brotherhood Practices Are Criminal
The National Salvation Front has asked the authorities to protect peaceful protesters, but take the necessary legal action against armed attacks and criminal acts. Read more »
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Egypt: EU Calls for Release of Mursi, Speedy Elections
The European Union fully recognises the serious social and economic challenges that Egypt is facing, EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday at a press conference... Read more »
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Egypt: Police Sergeant Killed in Attack in Egypt's Sinai
A police sergeant was killed in Arish in the early hours of Tuesday when unknown gunmen opened fire on him near his residence. Read more »
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Egypt: Scuffles At Pro-Mursi Protest Leave 22 Injured - Field Hospital
Twenty-two people were injured in confrontations that erupted near Cairo's Nasr City police station during the early hours of Tuesday, said the field hospital of the Rabaa... Read more »
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Egypt: ElBaradei Urges Investigation Into Republican Guard and Mansoura Violence
Egypt's vice-president Mohamed ElBaradei said on Tuesday that the justice minister's first priority must be to form a judicial committee to investigate the Republican Guard events. Read more »
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Egypt: School Year May Be Delayed in Egypt - Education Minister
Egypt's Education Minister Mahmoud Abu al-Nasr said on Tuesday that the ministry is currently studying the possibility of delaying the school year which was initially set to begin... Read more »
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Egypt: Two Injured in Sinai Shooting, 13 Locations Targeted
Two people were transferred to a hospital after they were injured in a shooting at the North Sinai Broadcast building in Arish on Tuesday. Read more »
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Egypt: HRW Denounces Sectarian Attacks in Egypt
Egyptian Christians have been targeted in several attacks since the military's ouster of former President Mohamed Mursi, said a Human Rights Watch (HRW) statement issued on... Read more »
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Egypt: UN Chief Expresses Concern Over Egyptian Conflict
The United Nations' Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his deep worry about the escalation of violence and bloodshed in Egypt, the Middle East News Agency reported on Tuesday. Read more »
July 22
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Egypt: Seventeen Injured in Clashes
Seventeen people were injured in confrontations that erupted between supporters and opponents of deposed President Mohamed Mursi in Damietta on Monday, an eyewitness told Aswat... Read more »
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Egypt: Clashes Leave 90 Injured in Suez
Ninety people were wounded during clashes that erupted between supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and residents of the area of Arbaeen Square in Suez on Sunday... Read more »
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