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Egypt arrests prominent activist, Ahmed Maher

A prominent Egyptian activist flying home from the United States was detained at the Cairo airport on Friday for what a security source said was inciting a demonstration outside the Interior Minister’s home in March. Ahmed Maher, a founder of … read more

Mubarak arrives at Police Academy for retrial

Ousted president Hosni Mubarak, his sons, and former interior minister Habib El-Adly alongside six of his top aides have arrived at the Police Academy for their retrial session, MENA reported. Mubarak, who received a life sentence in June 2012 for … read more

Egypt struggles to get a loan from the IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it will be holding back on negotiations for the $4,8billion loan to Egypt, because the country’s financial situation is worsening. It has decided to only continue with talks when it receives updated … read more

IMF says Egypt loan talks in ‘evolving’ conditions

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday highlighted Egypt’s rising economic challenges and said that loan negotiations under way must reflect the evolving conditions. The IMF is working with the Egyptian authorities to develop a plan to address “growing fiscal imbalances,” … read more

Mob demands another lynching in Egypt’s Sharqiya

Dozens of people in Sharqiya governorate have attempted to capture and publicly execute a man accused of raping and killing a seven-year-old girl, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. Angry locals surrounded a police station in the Kafr Hassan Saleh district … read more