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Egypt
Yehia El-Gammal assigned key roles as part of his portfolio as deputy prime minister
More members of Mubarak's regime and inner circle come under investigation with nine businessmen also ordered to remain in the country
Blaze at Egyptian interior ministry building allegedly set by bitter policemen. Journalists’ Tweets indicate authorities mute them from reporting
Islamists back investment and free markets, says Brotherhood
Dismissed police protest bitterly in front of Egyptian Interior Ministry, allegedly set it on fire, rumoured to burn any archives of their corruption
An Egyptian minority political party frustrated with Egyptian foreign affairs minister’s useless actions call for protests.
The Muslim Brotherhood is finally prepared to enter the political arena as a legitimate actor, but they still need to deal with popular perceptions of their intentions and millions of new entrants to the political realm  
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Egypt's military supreme council swore in a new Cabinet Tuesday that includes 11 new ministers

Estimates of former president Mubarak's vast fortune begged for investigations. An Egyptian judge reveals Mubarak's monthly salary

Demonstrators returned to Tahrir Square Tuesday as their demands remain on the shelf and Mubarak's prime minister continues to head the interim government

Egypt's traditional opposition finds itself sinking in the sands of change as the regime crumbles and the younger generations find their voice

Tuesday, Cairo is set for an emergency Arab League meeting to discuss Libyan revolt

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The area surrounding the Citadel was turned on Wednesday night into the scene of another round of clashes between Copts and the police

Speculation surrounds the priest's death

Egypt's opposition parties demand that the government take the attack on the Two Saints Church seriously and work to uproot the underlying causes of current sectarian tensions

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The 2010-2015 parliament will have a sweeping NDP majority

The legally imposed limit on campaign spending of LE100,000 is proving little more than wishful thinking, what with the cost of billboards, TV adds and thugs for hire

President Hosni Mubarak hails the NDP for its sweeping majority in the parliamentary elections, as well as the performance of the Higher Council for Elections

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