#budgets
Unemployment dips to 12.7 percent in second quarter
The official unemployment rate fell to 12.7 percent in the second quarter of 2015, down from 12.8 percent last quarter. This is…
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#anti-terrorism law
Sisi ratifies controversial anti-terrorism law
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed into law on Sunday new anti-terrorism legislation that was drafted last month following the assassination of General Prosecutor…
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#civil service law
Authorities refuse to authorize protest against new Civil Service Law
The Ministry of Interior refused to grant public sector workers authorization to protest against a new Civil Service Law (presidential decree 18/2015) scheduled for Monday…
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#journalist detentions
Fate of detained photojournalist unknown after referral to court
A session to review the detention of photojournalist Shawkan, scheduled for Monday, was cancelled, and his case referred to the criminal court…
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#Assiut
50 people seek medical care after chlorine gas leak in Assiut
A chlorine leak from a water station in the Upper Egyptian province of Assiut caused labored breathing and asphyxiation in over 50…
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#Egypt-Saudi Arabia relations
Saudi arrests 413 Islamic State members, including 7 Egyptians
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that their security services have arrested 413 people accused of being members of Islamic State (IS) in…
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#Ahmed Abu Zeid
Foreign Ministry accuses HRW of being ‘suspicious and politicized’
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid slammed the New-York based Human Rights Watch on Saturday night, calling its work in Egypt “suspicious and politicized.” According…
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#arms deals
Russia supplies Egypt with new warship
The Russian government decided to send Egypt a new missile boat on Saturday, as part of a mutual military cooperation deal between…
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#CNN
Foreign Ministry slams CNN report on executed Croatian hostage
The Foreign Ministry lashed out on Friday at a report by CNN on the Croatian hostage beheaded by the Islamic State-affiliated militant…
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#Hesham Barakat
Pro-Brotherhood groups fight to keep memory of Rabea alive, others work to wipe it away
While a few small marches were reported in Cairo, Giza and Alexandria on Friday, no large-scale protests or associated security crackdowns took…
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#Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights
On Rabea anniversary, rights groups release slew of statements calling for justice
On the second anniversary of the violent dispersal of sit-in camps at Rabea al-Adaweya and Nahda Square that left more than 1,000…
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#Al-Faraeen
Update: Okasha arrested for outstanding court orders, not libel, says MOI
The outspoken TV anchor Tawfiq Okasha was arrested on Friday and is reportedly being detained in the Nasr City police station. Okasha's…
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#Ikhwan Online
Muslim Brotherhood remembers Rabea in English, but less so in Arabic
The “Rabaa Story” website does not state that it is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. But its logo is shared by the…
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#Al-Azhar
Al-Azhar, NCW and Arab Lawyers condemn Amnesty call to decriminalize sex work
Al-Azhar issued a statement on Wednesday denouncing Amnesty International's call to decriminalize prostitution, describing the recommendation as a diabolical attempt to undermine…
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#Abu Zaabal deaths
Sentence against police officer charged with Abu Zaabal deaths reduced
Khanka Misdemeanor Court has reduced the prison sentence handed to a police officer for his responsibility in the deaths of 37 detainees…
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#Moody's
Suez Canal expansion likely to have small but positive impact, says ratings agency
Credit rating agency Moody’s said in a Thursday statement that the newly opened Suez Canal expansion will likely boost Egypt’s credit quality…
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#Arish
Curfew hours reduced in Arish
Egypt’s Cabinet has reduced curfew hours in the North Sinai city of Arish, as well as the Arish-Rafah International Road, to four…
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#Ghada Waly
In latest crackdown, Social Solidarity Ministry dissolves 10 more NGOs
In its ongoing crackdown on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the Ministry of Social Solidarity shut down another 10 organizations on Tuesday. The ministry…
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#Alexandria
Military court sentences 253 civilians in absentia to life imprisonment
A military court in the coastal city of Alexandria issued lengthy prison sentences (ranging from three years to 25 years) against 452 civilians on…
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#Dar al-Salam
Police beat man inside Cairo metro station
In response to a widely circulated video of policemen brutally beating a man inside Dar al-Salam metro station in Cairo, the Interior…
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