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AUC holds a press conference to announce the capping of rise in student fees Basil El-Dabh

Victory for AUC students

Striking students win tuition fee cap

Basil El-Dabh October 1, 2012

Essam El-Erian , left, and Saad El-Katatny are running for presidency of the FJP (File photo) Mohamed Omar

egypt parliament

El-Katatny to contest Freedom and Justice Party leadership elections

Nominations started Monday, elections scheduled for 19 October

Ahmed Aboulenein October 1, 2012

Mohamed El-Beltagy, one of the top nominees to become the new president of the Freedom and Justice Party Hassan Ibrahim / DNE

FJP start search for new party president

Essam Elerian and Mohamed Al-Beltagy are the top nominees for the position

Daily News Egypt September 30, 2012

Lady cries out as a group of Ramalat Boulaq residents march to the prosecutor general’s office Hassan Ibrahim / DNE

Ramlet Boulaq residents: We won’t leave and we won’t sell

The crisis of Ramlet Boulaq escalates

Ahmed Aboulenein October 1, 2012

Law students protest against increasing the Lawyer’s Syndicate membership fees (File photo) Hassan Ibrahim / DNE

Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression

Decision to double lawyers’ practicing fees overturned

Court reverses syndicate membership fee hike following protests by law graduates

Rana Muhammad Taha October 14, 2012

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, Abu Youssef and a journalist brought to court

Abu Islam claims to be protecting the Islamic doctrine

Hend Kortam October 1, 2012

Mo’em Essam says the idea came to him after the famous and popular graffiti along Mohamed Mahmoud Street in Dowtown Cairo was painted over (File photo) Laurence Underhill / DNE

Graffiti: an alternative expression of dissent

Asyut University holds graffiti workshop

Hend Kortam September 30, 2012

Media freedom tested as morning show investigated

Guest’s comments misunderstood by investigators says director of Neharak Sa’id

Joel Gulhane September 30, 2012

Constituent assembly members gather for a meeting (File photo) Hassan Ibrahim

Calls to withdraw from Constituent Assembly continue

Despite resignations, Constituent Assembly remains in action

Rana Muhammad Taha September 30, 2012

Nile University protesters continue their lessons outside the campus (File photo) Hassan Ibrahim

Thesis defence held in Nile University sit-in

Protesters speak against Nobel prize winner's condemnation of their strike

Rana Muhammad Taha September 30, 2012