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Govt committees demand suspension of food standard specifications

Govt committees demand suspension of food standard specifications

Agriculture Ministry committees on Monday demanded the suspension of the current food standard specifications, saying they “intentionally harm citizens’ health.”…
Syrians in Alexandria rail against Assad regime

Syrians in Alexandria rail against Assad regime

Scores of Syrians in Alexandria demonstrated Sunday to protest President Bashar al-Assad’s ongoing crackdown on anti-government protests in Syria. Protesters…
Policemen protest for better working conditions

Policemen protest for better working conditions

Hundreds of police officers protested outside the Ministry of Interior in downtown Cairo on Monday, decrying the slow response to…
Groups call for protest to demand banning former NDP members from elections

Groups call for protest to demand banning former NDP members from elections

An Egyptian revolutionary umbrella group on Sunday called for a mass demonstration Friday to protest against old regime members being…
Monday’s papers: Virus in the Mubarak brain

Monday’s papers: Virus in the Mubarak brain

Privately owned Al-Tahrir newspaper leads with the headline “Virus in Mubarak’s brain.” A medical source inside the center where the…
Supreme Judicial Council rejects judicial authority draft law proposals

Supreme Judicial Council rejects judicial authority draft law proposals

The Supreme Judicial Council has rejected the two main proposals for the judicial authority draft law. One proposal had been…
Religious figures divided over treatment of Qadhafi’s corpse

Religious figures divided over treatment of Qadhafi’s corpse

Opinion is divided among religious figures over the treatment of the body of former Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, with some…
Brotherhood and Salafis coordinating again for elections

Brotherhood and Salafis coordinating again for elections

The Democratic Coalition, which is dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, is coordinating again with Salafi groups…
Minister rejects US funding of unregistered NGOs

Minister rejects US funding of unregistered NGOs

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abouelnaga has officially relayed to the United States the Egyptian government's rejection of…
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