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UN deplores Tahrir Square rapes, demands action

U.N. officials deplored reports that 25 women were sexually assaulted during protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and demanded that Egyptian authorities take steps to bring the perpetrators to justice. The executive director of the U.N. Entity for Gender Equality and … read more

Egypt presidency unveils plan for constitutional modifications

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Omar Salem will choose articles of Egypt’s newly-ratified constitution to be subject to possible amendment by a committee appointed by Egypt’s presidency. According to presidential advisor for political affairs Pakinam El-Sharkawy, the committee’s recommendations will then be … read more