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Prosecution summons officers accused of torturing detainees
Egypt

Prosecution summons officers accused of torturing detainees

The Beni Suef public prosecutor on Monday summoned a number of officials from Beni Suef security to investigate complaints that…
Moussa: Islamists won’t take power
Egypt

Moussa: Islamists won’t take power

Arab League chief Amr Moussa, a leading contender to become Egypt's next president, said Islamists will not take power in…
Political parties call on military to crack down on Salafis
Egypt

Political parties call on military to crack down on Salafis

Political parties have warned of the increasing political role of the Salafis and other Islamic groups that they call “extremist”…
Three thousand Islamists due to return from abroad
Egypt

Three thousand Islamists due to return from abroad

A lawyer who works with various Islamist groups has predicted that 3000 leading figures of the Jama'a al-Islamyia and ُEgyptian…
Leader of Jama’a al-Islamiya quits following internal divides
Egypt

Leader of Jama’a al-Islamiya quits following internal divides

Internecine disputes in Jama’a al-Islamiya have forced the group's leader, Akram Zuhdi, and its most prominent theorist, Nageh Ibrahim, to…
Multiplying Tahrir Square
Opinion

Multiplying Tahrir Square

As Egypt moves towards parliamentary elections later this year, secular liberals and Islamists have a common interest in building a…
Lest the revolution turn into a wasted opportunity
Opinion

Lest the revolution turn into a wasted opportunity

Following the successful 1919 revolution and after the British occupying forces succumbed to the will of the Egyptian people, King…
Families of Islamist detainees demand their release
Egypt

Families of Islamist detainees demand their release

The families of 157 political detainees protested in front of the Cabinet building on Tuesday, demanding a general pardon for…
Barak voices optimism on political change in Egypt
Egypt

Barak voices optimism on political change in Egypt

Jerusalem--Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down on Monday Israeli fears that political change in Egypt might ultimately lead to Islamist…
Egypt’s Copts march to demand a secular state
Egypt

Egypt’s Copts march to demand a secular state

Hundreds of Coptic Christians protested in front of the State Television building on Sunday to call for the amendment of…
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