Aswat Masriya (Cairo)
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November 23
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Egypt: Cairo Scuffles Between Protesters and Police Resume
Clashes between protesters and security forces continue on Wednesday in Cairo's Mohamed Mahmoud Street from Tahrir Square. Read more »
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Egypt: Mursi Meets New Pope, Reassures Egypt's Christians
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi promised Christians on Wednesday equal rights, insisting that he will not tolerate discrimination, his spokesman said. Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Prosecution Orders Investigation in Jazeera Fire
Egypt's General Prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud appointed on Wednesday a team to investigate the torching of Al-Jazeera's Cairo office. Read more »
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Egypt: Mursi Cancels Pakistan Visit to Follow Developments - Presidency
President Mohamed Mursi decided on Wednesday to cancel his visit to Pakistan and assigned vice president Mahmoud Mekki to head Egypt's delegation at the Developing 8 Summit in... Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Drafts New Law to Revive Suez Canal
Egypt's Minister of Housing Tarek Wafik said on Wednesday that the government intends to draft a new law to regulate the activities of the Suez Canal so that it becomes a logistic... Read more »
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Egypt: Mursi Cancels Visit to Pakistan to Follow Up On Tahrir Clashes
President Mohamed Mursi decided to cancel his visit to Pakistan to follow up on the ongoing clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square, al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr channel said on Wednesday. Read more »
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Egypt: April 6 Withdraws Support for President, Joins Friday Protest
A prominent youth movement withdrew its support for the Egyptian president on Thursday in light of the latest clashes between protesters and security forces. Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Rights Council Asks Govt to Halt Violence
Egypt's National Council for Human Rights expressed concern on Thursday over the use of force in dealing with the demands of protesters, asking the government to use diplomatic... Read more »
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Egypt: Mursi Meets Cabinet to Contain Scuffles in Mohamed Mahmoud
Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi held an emergency meeting on Thursday with the Minister of Justice Ahmed Mekki and Prime Minister Hisham Kandil. Read more »
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Egypt: Emergency Meeting for Judges Club At 10 PM - Judicial Source
The Judges Club will hold an emergency meeting at the club's headquarters in Agouza at 10 pm on Thursday, a judicial source said. Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Arrests 203 in Ongoing Police-Civilian Clashes
Egypt's Interior Ministry has arrested 203 people in the latest Mohamed Mahmoud clashes between protesters and police forces, it said on Thursday. Read more »
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Egypt: Two Egypt Policemen Cleared of Killing Protesters
A Cairo court on Thursday found two policemen not guilty of killing five demonstrators or attempting to murder seven others on January 28, 2011, known as "Friday of Rage". Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Liberals Stage Peaceful Demonstrations Friday
A number of Egypt's liberal and leftist forces held on Thursday President Mohamed Mursi's administration accountable for the ongoing Cairo clashes that erupted Monday. Read more »
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Egypt: New Initiative Against Violence in Egypt Schools
Egypt's National Council for Childhood and Motherhood plans to launch an initiative in three governorates to combat violence in schools. Read more »
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Egypt: Presidency to Announce Revolution Protection Act Shortly
Egypt's presidency will announce the issuance of a revolution protection act shortly, presidential spokesman Yasser Ali said on Thursday. Read more »
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Egypt: April 6 - Immunizing Mursi's Decisions Marks 'New Era of Tyranny'
Ahmed Maher, founder of April 6 Movement and retracted member of Egypt's constitution-drafting body, announced on Thursday his rejection for the new constitutional declaration... Read more »
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Egypt: Revolution Aborted Until Further Notice - Elbaradei
Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the Constitution Party, denounced on Thursday the constitutional declaration President Mohamed Mursi issued earlier today in addition to the decisions he... Read more »
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Egypt: Sabahi - Constitutional Decree Coup On Democracy
Former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi described the constitutional declaration President Mohamed Mursi decreed on Thursday as a "coup on democracy and a monopoly of power". Read more »
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Egypt: New Decree Does Not Restore Parliament - Presidential Spokesman
"The new constitutional declaration does not restore the dissolved People's Assembly," presidential spokesman Yasser Ali told al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr channel on Thursday. Read more »
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Egypt: Mursi 'Digging His and Brotherhood's Grave' With Constitutional Decree
Yehia al-Qazzaz, leading figure in Kefaya Movement, described on Thursday the constitutional decree President Mohamed Mursi issued as a "a constitutional tyranny, not a... Read more »
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Egypt: Mursi Seizes Extraordinary Powers
Amr Moussa, head of the Conference Party, called on Thursday upon political powers to meet in order to take a stance regarding the constitutional declaration President Mohamed... Read more »
November 22
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Egypt: Street Protests Erupt Over Seizure of Powers
Opponents of President Mohamed Mursi gathered on Thursday in Tahrir Square to demand toppling the regime while supporters of the president organized another protest in front of the... Read more »
November 21
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Egypt: Egypt Arrests 19 in Scuffles That Left 44 Injured
Egypt was able to arrest 19 "troublemakers" in scuffles that erupted in Cairo on Monday between protesters and security forces, an Interior Ministry statement confirmed on Tuesday. Read more »
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Egypt: Local Children Ask President for Safety Following Crash
Members of the children's forum of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood have asked Egypt's president and premier for safety and security particularly following... Read more »
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Egypt: Court Adjourns Decision On Brotherhood's Legal Status
An administrative court adjourned on Tuesday its verdict on five appeals to dissolve Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to January 1. Read more »
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