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Protesters block Bahr Al-Azam road in Giza, provoking violent confrontations with the security forces last December. (Photo via Mohamed Abla’s Facebook page)
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Military court sentences Qorsaya residents

Twelve island residents receive sentences; one reisdent to five years in abstentia…

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein
The results showed that Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq received more media attention than other candidates in the first round of elections. Photo: Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq during the last presidential elections (AFP Photo)
ahmed shafiq

NGOs assess media performance during presidential elections

ANHRI and EOHR alarmed by the violations against journalists in Egypt

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
Egyptian protesters hold an effigy depicting President Mohamed Mursi while shouting slogans during an anti-government demonstration in the canal city of Port Said last Friday (AFP Photo / Stringer)
activists

Port Said residents want army to manage state

People in Port Said circulated a petition to task the army with…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
President Mohamed Morsi met with the Sudanese minister of water resources and electricity on Tuesday to discuss cooperation between Egypt and Sudan on the issue of water resources and irrigation (Photo Courtesy of President Morsi's official Facebook page)
Morsi

Morsi meets Sudanese minister on Nile water issue

Ministers brief Morsi on developments in Nile water sharing and cooperation between…

Joel Gulhane
Joel Gulhane
Funeral of Egyptian border guards killed last August (AFP Photo)
army

FJP announces investigation of party member

The Freedom and Justice Party says it will carry out an investigation…

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
During the clashes CSF used extensive amounts of teargas, in addition to birdshot, while protesters threw Molotov cocktails and rocks at security forces (Photo courtesy of Mansoura City Facebook Fan Page)
Central Security Forces

Protesters injured in Mansoura clashes

Popular Current office turns into a field hospital to treat protesters

Fady Salah
Fady Salah
Ezat Saad, Governor of the ancient temple city of Luxor and Japanese Okumura Hatsuko director of Japanese division in an Egyptian travel agency lay flowers at the site of a hot air balloon accident (AFP Photo / Khaled Desouki)
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Investigations launched into cause of balloon crash

Prosecutor general and Ministry of Civil Aviation investigating hot air balloon crash…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
democracy

Obama calls on Morsi to ‘protect democratic principles’

Morsi speaks to US president who confirms US support for Egypt’s political…

Joel Gulhane
Joel Gulhane
Egypt's main opposition coalition, the NSF, said it will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections due to a lack of guarantees of a transparent process. AFP Photo /Gianluigi Guercia)
Al-Wafd Party

NSF to boycott elections, unsurprisingly

The National Salvation Front has finally announced its position on the parliamentary…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Members of the 6 April movement protest at the courthouse in Minya (Photo courtesy of 6 April Facebook)
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6 April continues to demand justice

Spontaneous protest outside the Minya courthouse on Tuesday

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt