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Nile oil slicks drift downstream

Cause of the spills still unknown

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Morsy discusses draft constitution with political leaders

Most liberal and leftist parties expressed their disappointment with the Constituent Assembly

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Nation Without Torture commemorates the first anniversary of torture victim Essam Atta. (PHOTO BY HASSAN IBRAHIM)
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Al-Mansour street remembers Essam Atta

Nation Without Torture campaign commemorates Atta’s death

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Sami Mahran, former secretary general of the dissolved People’s Assembly. (DAILY NEWS EGYPT)
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People’s Assembly secretary general faces trial

Case politically motivated says defence lawyer

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Constituent Assembly presidential dialogue

Sadat accuses president of meddling

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Tit-for-tat violence in Aswan

Security situation volatile in upper Egyptian town

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Tyres burn as tension in the Sinai spills over into violent clashes. (PHOTO BY NASSER EL-AZZAZY)
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Attacks ignite Sinai

North Sinai police chief sacked, protesters still surrounding governorate building

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Student unions of seven universities, including Cairo and Helwan, along with many political parties rejected the bylaws drafted by ESU. (PHOTO BY NOURAN EL-BEHAIRY)
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Students’ Union press conference descends into chaos

Journalists furious with abrupt conclusion

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Military personnel have been sent out of Egypt to help settle the mandatory military service status of young Egyptians living abroad. (AFP PHOTO / CHRIS HONDROS)
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Military to settle service issues with Egyptians abroad

Panels dispatched to embassies around the world to contact draft dodgers

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Bishop Tawadros of Beheira is the new pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church. (PHOTO BY HASSAN IBRAHIM)
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New pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church selected

President Morsy to “see if he will attend” the enthronement ceremony

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