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A criminal court ruled on Monday to release Islamic preacher “Abu Islam”, on bail of 20, 000 Egyptian pounds in a blasphemy case. (File Photo) AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI
Abu Islam

Court releases preacher detained for blasphemy

A recorded footage of Abu Islam saying that 90 percent of female…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
“The reference to ‘the interests of citizens’ is conspicuously overly broad….It could be used by a future government to restrict arbitrarily the right to peaceful assembly on pain of criminal prosecution. (AFP Photo)
ahmed mekki

Rights groups fearful of Egypt’s draft laws

National and international human rights groups have expressed concerns over Egypt’s draft…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
In response to questions on whether the Muslim Brotherhood influences his presidential decisions, Morsi said that his “background with the Brotherhood is part of my psychology, humanity and belief”. (AFP Photo)
civil disobedience

Morsi repeats invitation for dialogue

Appears in a long pre-recorded televised interview

Ethar Shalaby
Ethar Shalaby
Missing activist Mohamed El-Shafaai was identified at the Zeinhom morgue in Cairo on Sunday evening (Photo Courtesy of Facebook)
activist

Missing activist found dead

More than three weeks after going missing, activist Mohamed El-Shafaai found in…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Parties boycott said it could not participate in the elections under the continuation of a "tyrannical regime" that insulted the dignity of its citizens. (File Photo)(AFP\Photo)
al-nour party

Parties consider election participation

Al-Nour Party meets to decide approach to elections, while opposition groups are…

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
The economic committee at the Shura Council continued deliberating the sukuk bill as it discussed the technical aspects of the project law. (File Photo) (AFP Photo)
Economy

Shura Council approves raising military pensions

Pensions for military personnel to be raised from 15% to 20% with…

Fady Salah
Fady Salah
Al-Masry is a political activist, who has been very vocal since the onset of the 2011 Revolution Photo: Hamada Al-Masry (Photo\Courtesy of Facebook Fan Page Freedom for Hamada Al-Masry)
cairo

Profile: Hamada Al-Masry

Al-Masry was stabbed and taken to the police station by his assailants,…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Hunger strikes

Inmates at Tura prison begin hunger strike

Prisoners and families demand better treatment and conditions for inmates

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Civil disobedience in Mahalla started Yesterday (Photo by Mahmoud Haroun)
Central Security Forces

Civil disobedience stumbling in Mahalla

Mahalla workers reject calls for civil disobedience, police officers end their strike

Fady Salah
Fady Salah
Syrian National Council chairman George Sabra met with the Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby on Sunday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria Photo: George Sabra (AFP\Photo)
Arab League

SNC criticises international community for silence on Aleppo

In a meeting with a delegation from the Syrian National Coalition, the…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez