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3,204 candidates registered in 6 days for parliamentary elections: Egypt's High Elections Commission

With Egypt's parliamentary elections looming on 28 November, the High Elections Commission states that 2,958 candidates have rushed to pitch in their name for a Lower House post and 248 for Upper House

Blogger Maikel Nabil boycotts military's 'soap opera' trial against him

The courtroom trying detained Egyptian blogger today, Maikel Nabil, was empty of his presence and that of his family and lawyers in a strong message against martial law trials

Maspero violence was a 'catastrophe': Egypt's tourism minister

Minister Abdel Nour panned Egypt's state-run media for inciting anti-Coptic sentiment and blamed bloody events on infiltrators

BREAKING NEWS: Gilad Shalit in Egyptian hands

Website fingers former regime figures

New website names and shames ex-Mubarak regime officials in attempt to prevent them from re-entering politics through upcoming parliamentary polls

Electoral committee sets budget limit for electoral campaigns

The use of religious or ethnic slogans also been banned

Journalists' Syndicate elections to continue

Appeal hearing overturns banning order on last Friday's elections

Journalists' syndicate should proceed with elections: Egypt State Commissioner's Authority

Egypt's State Commissioner recommends that the journalists' syndicate proceed with elections after a group of journalists tried to stop them through the court system

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Copts in the diaspora: Physically distant but emotionally close

Coptic Diaspora shaken by violent attacks on fellow Coptic Christians in Egypt; fear revolution won't change deep-rooted discrimination against Christians

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Coptic Pope Shenouda calls Maspero victims 'martyrs', refutes SCAF story

Egypt's Copts: A cry of pain

Egyptian TV coverage of Maspero clashes constitutes 'professional misconduct,' says minister

Committee: State TV's Maspero coverage did not incite violence

Committee investigating state media coverage of Maspero incident finds 'professional errors' but no incitement to violence

Anti-army blogger Maikel Nabil threatens to commit suicide

Maikel Nabil, not wishing to participate in the military's 'soap opera', requests his lawyers not attend tomorrow's retrial

Egyptian TV coverage of Maspero clashes constitutes 'professional misconduct,' says minister

State media in the spotlight for inciting violence against Coptic demonstrators

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'Israeli spy' to be exchanged for 81 detained Egyptians

US-Israeli Ilan Grapel, charged with espionage, has been in custody since 12 June

Activists 'ready to die for Egypt' post their will on Twitter

In the wake of the bloody events at Maspero, Egypt’s activists urge their peers to write their 'will' on Twitter to prove their readiness to die for change

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