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Report highlights lack of political will to provide information to journalists

By Heba Hesham CAIRO: There is no political will to provide easy access…

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PEC tasks sub-committee with monitoring presidential campaign funds

By Amir Makar CAIRO: In a bid to tighten oversight of campaign funding,…

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US congressional delegation downplays meeting with MB presidential hopeful

By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: Just a day after the Muslim Brotherhood unexpectedly announced…

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Egypt military jails dissident officer for six years

By AFP CAIRO: An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced an officer…

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Twice-exiled former Ottoman princess dies

By Suzan Fraser / AP ANKARA, Turkey: Neslisah Osmanoglu, an Ottoman princess who…

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Egypt says arming Syria rebels could cause civil war

By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's foreign minister warned on Monday that arming Syria's…

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Annan says Syria agrees to April 10 peace deadline

By Louis Charbonneau /Reuters UNITED NATIONS: Kofi Annan asked the UN Security Council…

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Al-Shater’s presidency to drastically affect Brotherhood, Egypt, region

By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The nomination of former deputy supreme guide of…

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Bahraini activist allowed into Egypt after 12-hour detention

By Mennatallah Fouad Youssef CAIRO: Bahraini political and Rights activist, Maryam Alkhawaja, was…

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Church withdraws from Constituent Assembly, SCAF asked to step in

By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The controversy over the formation of the Constituent Assembly…

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