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Protesters at State Council support appeal against Constituent Assembly

By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Dozens of political activists and movements organized a protest…

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SCAF meets political parties over Constituent Assembly standoff

By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) held…

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Secular forces slam Constituent Assembly, debate SCAF intervention

By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Secular forces slammed Tuesday the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly,…

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A 25 percent no vote on constitution should be considered a veto, says Moussa

By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: At an American Chamber of Commerce event on Monday,…

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Body of brutally beaten woman to be flown to Iraq

By Elliot Spagat / AP EL CAJON: A Muslim leader says that the…

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Islamic union rebukes France over cleric ban

By AFP DOHA: The International Union of Muslim Scholars, headed by Sheikh…

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UN: Asylum requests to rich countries rose in 2011

By AP GENEVA: Afghans topped the list of asylum claimants to the…

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Egypt must stop trials of children in military courts: HRW

By AFP CAIRO: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Egypt's military…

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Egyptian Christians await new pope, debate role

By Yasmine Saleh and Abdel Rahman Youssef / Reuters CAIRO: Picking a new…

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Egypt among world’s worst violators of religious freedom, says report

By Mennatallah Fouad Youssef CAIRO: Egypt once again ranked among the world’s worst…

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