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Advisory Council urges police to return to the streets

Advisory Council urges police to return to the streets

The Advisory Council on Tuesday said that it has worked to convince Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim to deploy the police…
Military council undecided on shortening Shura Council elections

Military council undecided on shortening Shura Council elections

The military council has not yet responded to a suggestion to shorten elections to the Shura Council, Egypt’s upper house…
Al-Azhar independence draft law almost completed

Al-Azhar independence draft law almost completed

Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb met with legal expert Tarek al-Bishry on Tuesday to put the final touches on a draft…
Mubarak verdict slated for March, former minister’s trial postponed

Mubarak verdict slated for March, former minister’s trial postponed

Cairo Criminal Court, which is hearing the appeal of ousted President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday, will convene on a daily…
Rights group: Trial for ‘Hitler’s ovens’ comment set for February

Rights group: Trial for ‘Hitler’s ovens’ comment set for February

A trial date for 1 February has been set for a case filed against General Abdel Moneim Kato, an adviser…
A year in review: The military as seen by detainees

A year in review: The military as seen by detainees

“The army and the people were never one hand,” is the provocative title of a blogpost by Maikel Nabil, who…
Veterinarian activists call for independent syndicate following election

Veterinarian activists call for independent syndicate following election

Veterinarian activists have called for establishing an independent syndicate after a candidate endorsed by the Muslim Brotherhood won leadership on…
Egypt court ends ‘virginity tests’ on female detainees

Egypt court ends ‘virginity tests’ on female detainees

An administrative court ruled Tuesday that so-called “virginity tests” on women in the custody of the military are illegal. Nine…
Egypt detains new suspect in gas pipeline bombing

Egypt detains new suspect in gas pipeline bombing

Egyptian authorities detained on Tuesday a new suspect in the bombings of the Egyptian natural gas pipeline supplying Israel and…
Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak trial set to resume, Brotherhood rejects accelerated power transfer

Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak trial set to resume, Brotherhood rejects accelerated power transfer

After a break of nearly 100 days, the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and…
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