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Cairo lays out presidential campaign rules
Egyptian presidential candidates have a $1.6 million spending limit and 60 minutes of free air time for the first round of voting, an elections commission said.
Interpol Denies Request for Arrest of NGO Workers
Interpol’s headquarters on Monday refused a request by Egypt’s authorities to issue worldwide notices for the arrest of 15 nongovernmental workers—12 of them Americans—accused of illegally operating pro-democracy programs and stirring...
Islamists rally in Cairo against Mubarak old guard
Thousands of Egyptians packed into Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday to protest against a run for the presidency by former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, in an Islamist show of strength against Hosni Mubarak’s old guard.
Palestinian President Meet in Cairo Tomorrow
The Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold important talks on 2/4/2012, Barakat al-Farra Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt and permanent delegate...
Egypt’s Brotherhood faces double backlash
Egypt’s powerful Islamists on Monday faced a backlash on two fronts as they try to solidify their hold on the country’s politics, as liberal politicians quit a panel tasked with drafting a new constitution to protest its domination...
Outrage in Cairo as ‘virginity test’ doctor is acquitted
The Egyptian military doctor who performed the ‘virginity tests’ on some 17 girls in March last year has been acquitted by the courts.
Man in Cairo not al-Qaeda fighter: US
The US does not believe that a man arrested in Cairo is a long-sought senior al-Qaeda military leader on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, US officials say.
Egypt says working to end NGO row: McCain
Egypt says it is working “diligently” to resolve a bitter row with Washington over alleged illicit funding of NGOs for which American and other activists are due to stand trial, US Senator John McCain said on Monday.
Egypt accuses U.S. of using NGOs to thwart revolution
Only days after a visit by the Pentagon’s top general to smooth testy relations with Egypt’s military rulers, the state news service on Monday released a months-old report that accuses the Obama administration of funneling cash to...
Cairo clashes continue on 5th day
One protester was killed on Monday in clashes with police outside Cairo’s security headquarters in the wake of deadly football violence and amid calls by activists for civil disobedience in Egypt.
