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Police clash with protesters in Alexandria

Clashes erupted between security forces and protesters outside the Abu Qir Fertilizers Company headquarters east of Alexandria Wednesday evening. Residents of the Tabia district in Abu Qir surrounded the headquarters and prevented employees from entering. Objecting to the company’s taking … read more

Mass resignations from Salafist Nour Party

The ongoing dispute in Egypt’s Salafist Nour Party continued for the second day in a row with 150 members publicly resigning. On Tuesday evening, ex-members from the Nour Party issued a statement announcing the mass resignation of leading members from … read more

Egyptians run on foreign currency

Residents of Egypt overwhelmed many currency exchanges Dec. 25, as fears of possible devaluation of the Egyptian pound (EGP) manifested across the country. Many currency exchanges reported running out of US dollars (USD) by midday Dec. 25; Egyptians are converting … read more

Egypt approves new constitution drafted by Morsi allies

Egypt announced on Tuesday voters had approved overwhelmingly a constitution drafted by President Mohamed Morsi’s Islamist allies, and the government imposed currency restrictions to cope with an economic crisis worsened by weeks of unrest. Final figures from the elections commission … read more

Islamists tighten grip on Egypt’s Shura Council

The Islamist-dominated upper house of parliament (Shura Council) is due to hold two procedural meetings on Wednesday in preparation for a new parliamentary season after assuming legislative power for the first time in 32 years. The Shura Council, which was … read more

Communications minister resigns

Communications and Information Technology Minister Hany Mahmoud has announced that he submitted his resignation Tuesday and Prime Minister Hesham Qandil accepted it. “After 30 years of working at international companies, I couldn’t cope with government culture, especially under the current … read more

150 Salafi Nour Party members resign

One hundred and fifty members of the Salafi Nour Party from 23 governorates submitted their resignation from the party following a meeting on Tuesday. “We decided to resign from the party, and we wish it success. We will form a … read more

Journalists summouned for insulting President Morsi

The Cairo Appeals Court has summoned journalists Ola El-Shafie and Khaled Salah for questioning after the presidency filed a complaint accusing them of insulting the president. El-Shafie is being called in regarding an article published in the privately owned Youm … read more

Sit-in in Port Said to demand housing access

Hundreds of protesters took part in a sit-in at Port Said governorate headquarters on Sunday, blocking the main route in front of the building. The protesters demanded the immediate release of registration forms for governorate residential units. The governor of … read more