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Egypt cabinet reshuffle to be announced within hours

A reshuffle of the Egyptian cabinet will be announced within hours, reported a local newspaper. The reshuffle will include eight portfolios, including the ministry of justice, an informed source told the state-owned Akhbar newspaper. The upcoming cabinet changes will be … read more

Egypt’s chief IMF negotiator quits

Egypt’s chief negotiator with the International Monetary Fund has resigned, Reuters is reporting. Hany Kadry Dimian was also the country’s deputy finance minister was in post for six years and his resignation is a worrying step for Egypt’s talks over … read more

Activists call for Tahrir mass protests 17 May

A number of Egyptian political youth groups have announced joining independent calls for a mass demonstration in Tahrir Square in central Cairo scheduled for 17 May to “continue the revolution’s demands.” The protest call focuses in particular on the “absence … read more

Mubarak appeal session to be held in secret

The media was not allowed into court in former president Hosni Mubarak’s appeal session on Sunday after the presiding judge ordered the hearing be held in secret. The court is to rule on whether Mubarak will remain in detention or … read more