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February 5, 2014

Court upholds one-year prison sentence for former Egyptian PM Qandil

Al-Dokki Misdemeanour Court has upheld a one-year prison sentence against the former Egyptian prime minister who headed deposed President Mohamed Morsi’s government. Hisham Qandil was convicted for his failure...

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February 5, 2014

El-Baradei tweets stir up controversy in Egypt

Former interim Vice President Mohamed El-Baradei has stirred up controversy in Egypt with a series of tweets which followed a period of silence since his resignation in protest at...

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February 5, 2014

Warm welcome for Tunisian president after Morsi release demand

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has received a warm welcome on his return from the UN General Assembly in New York. Crowds at Carthage International Airport carried him shoulder-high for...

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February 5, 2014

Security services dismiss workers for political affiliation

An Egyptian activist has claimed that the state security agencies have made sure that employees in government institutions have been fired because of their political affiliation with the Islamic...

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February 5, 2014

Egyptian soldiers “chant for Morsi inside a military base”

Video Egyptian activists have broadcast a video showing a number of Egyptian soldiers chanting slogans in support of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi and against the military rule of...

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February 5, 2014

Interim authorities continue Morsi’s energy policies, but claim credit

Egypt’s interim government continues to take over projects designed by Dr Hisham Qandil’s government under elected President Mohammed Morsi and claim them to be its own. For example, the...

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February 5, 2014

Al-Nahda to engage in national dialogue to end crisis in Tunisia

The leader of Tunisia’s Al-Nahda (Renaissance) Party, has praised the political dialogue in the country and the general consensus about the resumption of discussions this week. Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi...

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February 5, 2014

Egypt’s railways lose 190 million pounds

Hussein Zakaria, Chairman of Egypt’s National Railways Authority revealed that its losses have amounted to 190 million Egyptian pounds as a result of the stoppage of services since the...

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February 5, 2014

59 university professors detained in Egypt since military coup

Egyptian activists have published through social media networks a list of university professors who have been detained since the military coup which ousted the country’s first elected civilian president,...

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February 5, 2014

Another detainee dies in Egyptian military jail; family suspects torture

Egypt’s interim Interior Ministry has reported the death of Abdel Wahab Mohamed Abdel Wahab Falah; 44 years old in Al-Minya military prison from a diabetic coma. However, the deceased...

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