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Sudanese and East African refugees have been stuck on the border between Libya and Egypt since the uprising against Qaddafi’s rule began in early 2011 (File photo) AFP PHOTO
Al-Salloum

Refugees protest legal limbo in Egyptian border camp

Sudanese and East Asian refugees protest, demand resettling outside Egypt

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Egyptian Sabri Helmi, also known as Nakhnukh, is seen during a press conference following his arrest in the coastal city of Alexandria on 24 August AFP PHOTO / Stringer
Al-Beltagy

Al-Beltagy urges in-depth investigation of Nakhnoukh’s ties to former regime

FJP leading member insists on crime boss’s association with violent incidents

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Former presidential candidate Khaled Ali speaks at a rally (File photo) Hassan Ibrahim / DNE
constitutional declaration

Khaled Ali sues President Morsy to reveal IMF loan information

Khaled Ali defends people’s right to know about IMF loan in a…

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
The streets of Mallawi have been subject to the rule of a notorious crime boss Basil El-Dabh / DNE
attack

Crime boss in town of Mallawi at large

Local residents deny claims that Ali Abu Hussein is targeting only Christians

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Egyptian tanks are seen being carried on the back of trucks on the Egyptian side of the border city of Rafah on 29 August AFP PHOTO / Stringer
attack

Operation Eagle apparently ongoing

Despite reports of retreat, operation launches latest activity

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Tunisia's ruling Islamist party Ennahda founder and president Rached Ghannouch who ash been accused by opposition activists of increasingly authoritarian behaviour, speaks during a press conference in Tunis AFP PHOTO / SALAH HABIBI
ANHRI

Tunisian Islamists take to the streets

Friday protests demand greater action against old regime

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Bahrain women protesters (file photo) AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH
bahrain

First authorised protest in Bahrain gathers thousands

A mass rally in Bahrain for liberty and democracy

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
An opposition fighter shouts for help as he delivers the body of a civilian who was wounded during shelling by Syrian government forces outside a hospital in Syria's northern city of Aleppo AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS
Al-assad

Aleppo clashes intensify, NAM summit condemns Al-Assad

Increased offensives within Syria, defections and mounting regional pressure

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Ambulances and firemen arrive following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on 28 August AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED
air strike

Israeli airstrike targets militants, injures civilians

Hits against "two terror activity sites" in Gaza leave two civilians injured

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (right) welcomes his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsi during a meeting on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran on 30 August AFP PHOTO/IIPA/SAJAD SAFARI
attack

Morsy’s words changed in Farsi translation

Morsy speech at NAM mistranslated to avoid reference to Syria fighting

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt