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Is Egypt Next?

Khaled Said, a small businessman in the historic Egyptian city of Alexandria, was dragged from an Internet café by police and beaten to death in the street last summer. Said wasn’t known as a political type. But according to human-rights … read more

Billboards to be removed from locations in Cairo

A decision of Cairo’s governor and the minister of transport to remove all outdoor billboards from Cairo as well as from the Cairo-Alexandria road has triggered numerous objections, especially by advertising companies. On Friday, the body responsible for outdoor advertising objected … read more

Egypt to introduce law on church construction

The Egyptian government will issue a law exclusively addressing church construction, as distinct from a law for building houses of worship currently being drafted, a National Democratic Party (NDP) leader said on Saturday. State-run news agency MENA quoted Moustafa al-Fiqqi, … read more

More cases of self immolation in Egypt

Three more Egyptians set themselves alight on Friday, apparently inspired by an act of self-immolation in Tunisia that prompted protests that led to the ousting of the president. An unemployed 35-year-old Egyptian set himself alight and was seriously wounded, security … read more

Egyptian oil worker kidnapped off Nigeria

Kidnappers abducted an Egyptian oil worker early Friday from a ship off Nigeria’s coast after seizing control of the vessel for several hours before leaving, the military said. The whereabouts of the victim were unclear after the incident aboard a … read more