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February 5, 2014

Egypt's coup leaders call for end to subsidies on basic goods

VIDEO In a new leaked audio tape, the Egyptian coup leader Gen. Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi has called for an end to subsidies on bread and energy in Egypt, as well...

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February 5, 2014

Egypt expels Turkish ambassador

The Egyptian coup authorities have today ordered the Turkish ambassador to leave the country saying that Turkey has blatantly interfered in Egypt’s internal affairs, a foreign ministry statement said....

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February 5, 2014

Detained Palestinian and Syrian refugees begin hunger strike in Egypt

About 50 Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Egyptian prisons started a hunger strike on Friday in protest against the inhuman conditions of their detention, an official for the UN...

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February 5, 2014

Egypt's political forces denounce military trials in draft constitution

Egypt’s National Salvation Front (NSF) and Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution have denounced a new constitutional article which allows civilians to be tried before martial courts. Egypt’s...

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February 5, 2014

Egyptian students apply to Israel's Institute of Technology

Despite Egyptian official denial of all forms of normalization with Israel, Israel’s Institute of Technology (Technion) announced that thousands of Arab students; including 600 Egyptians have applied to join...

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February 5, 2014

Egypt-Turkey Business Council calls to keep politics separate from economic relations

A senior member of the Egypt-Turkey Business Council has called to keep political disagreements separate from economic relations following the Egyptian foreign ministry’s decision on Saturday to expel the...

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February 5, 2014

6 April Movement condemns new protest law

The 6 April Youth Movement has condemned a new law restricting public protests that was signed by interim President Adly Mansour on Sunday. According to the movement, the “police”...

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February 5, 2014

Coup coalition party criticises new protest law

The deputy leader of Egypt’s Al-Nour Party has criticised the new protest law approved on Sunday by Interim President Adly Mansour. Tal’at Marzouq, the party’s legal advisor, said that...

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February 5, 2014

Orthodox Church in Egypt threatens to withdraw from Constitution Committee

The Orthodox Church representative on the so-called Committee of 50 charged with drafting Egypt’s new constitution has threatened to withdraw for the second time in protest at the drafting...

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February 5, 2014

Al-Sisi warns army of coup failure

Egyptian coup leader General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has called for his supporters to unite in order to protect the coup roadmap for the future. He warned them of its...

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