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Unannounced inspection commences in seven prisons

Abo Za’abal Prison Number Two is the worst in condition

AbdelHalim H. AbdAllah

Trial of Al Jazeera journalists adjourned to 5 March

Committee to Defend Press Independence condemns international critique of Al Jazeera journalists…

AbdelHalim H. AbdAllah

Libyans vote for constitution body amid bombs, tensions

Polling stations opened across most of Libya, although they stayed closed in…

Daily News Egypt

Army blames lack of notification, weather and geography for hikers’ deaths

Armed forces details the efforts taken to rescue the missing hikers earlier…

Joel Gulhane

Family of Taba bombing bus driver receive EGP 150,000

Security tightened in all tourist areas following Taba bombing

Joel Gulhane

Cairo University teaching assistant suspended

The assistant was accused of breaking into the Faculty of Engineering; says…

AbdelHalim H. AbdAllah

Egypt dreads Sinai bus bomb impact on tourism

The government's census agency said the number of tourists plunged in December…

Daily News Egypt

Twin Beirut suicide bombings target Iranian centre

Lebanon’s army confirmed the attack was a double suicide car bombing, and…

Daily News Egypt

South Sudan says contact lost with key town

The United Nations meanwhile said that 10 people had been killed in…

Daily News Egypt

More civilians evacuated from Syria’s Homs: governor

The United Nations and Syria’s Red Crescent began operations to evacuate trapped…

Daily News Egypt