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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
Protests outside Qubba palace in mid-February. Youth members of the Al-Dostour Party intend to march to the palace and hold a sit-in (Photo by: Mohamed Omar)
Al-Dostour

Al-Dostour Party youth plans protest on Friday

The protest aims to convince citizens of civil disobedience

Fady Salah
Fady Salah
crash

In Pictures: Balloon crash 18 killed, 3 injured

Tourists from France, UK, Japan, Honk Kong and Hungary involved in a…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
civil disobedience

Ports resume operations while civil disobedience continues

Operations restart in Public Free Zone for Investment as civil disobedience in…

Salma Hegab
Salma Hegab
EOHR expressed concern for the “repeated random arrests of children and their ill-treatment at detention facilities for adults”. (AFP Photo)
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Arbitrary detention of minors rises since November

Systematic targeting of civilians results in disproportionate amount of arrested children

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez