#Mada Morning Digest
Today’s headlines: October 28
The headlines in today's main state and privately owned newspapers: Runoffs are silent, Al-Masry Al-Youm (page 1) The people of Egypt announce their…
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#activist detentions
Twitter backlash against jailed activist Alaa Abd El Fattah ensues
#FreeSmeda, a parody of the #FreeAlaa hashtag campaigning for the release of jailed activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, became one of the…
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#2015 parliamentary candidates
Nour Party candidate attacked in Mahalla
A Nour Party parliamentary candidate was attacked on Tuesday by unknown assailants, according to state-owned Al-Ahram, and has suffered head injuries and…
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#Ahmed Abdel Rahman
Timelines turn red in support of activist Alaa Abd El Fattah and other detainees
Minutes after midnight on Monday, social media users changed their profile pictures to activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, who today marks one…
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#acquisitions and mergers
Otlob bought by German e-commerce giant
Otlob, Egypt’s largest food-ordering website, has been bought by German e-commerce investor Rocket Internet. The sale, announced Monday, expands the German conglomerate’s…
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#Mada Morning Digest
Today’s headlines: October 27
The headlines in today's main state and privately owned newspapers: New strategy to deal with crises, Al-Ahram (page 1) Military rescues Alexandria, Al-Wafd (page…
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#2015 parliamentary elections
First day of runoff elections fails to reel in expat voters
Few expatriates showed up to vote at Egyptian embassies and diplomatic missions on Monday, the first day of voting abroad in the…
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#New Suez Canal
Suez Canal revenues falling, despite expansion project
Suez Canal revenues continued their downward trend in September, with US$448.8 million in tolls collected compared to US$469.8 million in the same…
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#Alexandria
Alexandria governor resigns in wake of deadly storm
Alexandria Governor Hany al-Messiry has resigned in the wake of Sunday's disastrous downpours that killed at least five people and inflicted millions of pounds…
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#comics
Comics in Cairo metro stations rail against sexual harassment
Cairo commuters are being challenged to re-think one of the city's chronic social ailments by a new series of comics tackling sexual harassment…
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#Ancient Egypt
Egypt to scan pyramids with advanced technology as of next month
Egypt is planning in-depth surveys and technological scans of several pyramids and ancient burial sites to search for hidden tunnels and undiscovered passages, the…
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#Mada Morning Digest
Today’s headlines: October 26
The headlines in today's main state and privately owned newspapers: Government drowns in Alexandria, Al-Masry Al-Youm (page 1) Egypt swims on the…
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#ETUF
Kafr al-Dawwar joins Mahalla textile workers on 5th day of strike
Several thousands of workers at two of Egypt's largest textile companies — the Kafr al-Dawwar Textile Company and the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company…
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#human trafficking
Justice Ministry to establish special courts for human traffickers and smugglers
Egypt plans to establish special courts to try smugglers and human traffickers, the Reuters-affiliated Aswat Masriya news website reported on Sunday. Justice Minister…
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#Alexandria
Bad weather conditions result in 5 deaths in Alexandria
The Health Ministry stated that five people were killed in Alexandria on Sunday as the coastal city experienced heavy rain and bad…
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#Mada Morning Digest
Today’s headlines: October 25
The headlines in today's main state and privately owned newspapers: Next parliament …Threatened with dissolution. Fifteen appeals in front of Administrative Court…
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#Education Ministry
Prime Minister freezes new grading policy after widespread protests
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail decided on Saturday to freeze the decision allocating 10 percent of high school thanaweya amma grades to attendance and behavior,…
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#attacks on police
2 police officers, Nour Party candidate killed in North Sinai
A roadside bomb targeting an armored vehicle killed two police officers and injured at least nine people on Saturday, the BBC reported.…
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#January 25 2015
Witnesses in activist Shaimaa al-Sabbagh’s murder acquitted
An appeals court acquitted 17 Popular Socialist Alliance Party members on Saturday who had been accused of violating the protest law and threatening national…
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#Agriculture Ministry
Update: Former agriculture minister referred to court on corruption charges
State Security prosecution referred former Agriculture Minister Salah Helal, along with other ministry officials and businessmen, to criminal court on corruption charges,…
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