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Military doctor given 5 years in jail for joining Cabinet protest

Army officer Amr Metwally sentenced to five years by military court for attending December protest in front of Cabinet building whilst in army uniform

Egypt's crisis-ridden constituent assembly to meet Wednesday

Constitution-drafting assembly to discuss way out of resignation crisis Wednesday; Parliament will hold joint session on issue if solution not found

Coptic priest held in Cairo airport over Maspero travel ban

Travel ban lifted on Priest Felopateer Aziz, accused of inciting violence against armed forces during last year's Maspero massacre, after being detained for a few hours at Cairo airport by military intelligence

'Sick man' constituent assembly needs urgent surgery: Farouk Goweida

Farouk Goweida, a member of Egypt's constituent assembly, has called for experts to replace amateurs on the constitution-drafting body, threatens to withdraw from body if changes not made

Tens of students injured as thugs storm Zagazig University

Armed thugs pen down students at Zagazig University in a second day of clashes that broke out between Islamists and independent students after the latter dominated student union elections

Army officer given 6 years in jail for joining Mohamed Mahmoud protests

Officer Ahmed Shoman, who joined protesters during last year's Mohammed Mahmoud Street clashes while in uniform, has been sentenced to 6 years hard labour by a military court

PM Ganzouri to meet interim Coptic pope

Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri is set to meet Bishop Bakhomious on Wednesday to discuss a set of issues including the selection of the Church's next pope

SCAF's advisory council calls for constituent assembly to disband

More setbacks for constituent assembly as an official advisory body to SCAF demands that it be disbanded and the constitutional declaration that determines how its members are selected be rewritten

Politics

Will El-Shater nomination split Egypt's Brotherhood?

The Brotherhood pushed through its decision to nominate second-in-command Khairat El-Shater for president despite widespread internal and external opposition. Ahram Online asks if the Islamist group has gone too far

Under fire: Egypt's Brotherhood launches winner-takes-all offensive

Members dissent during Brotherhood presidential candidate's campaign stop

Brotherhood changes course, fields second in command for Egypt's president

Ahly Ultras hit the streets all over Egypt, still seeking justice for Port Said martyrs

Thousands of football fans and Egyptian activists marched throughout Egypt Wednesday, demanding vital reform of the Ministry of Interior and justice for the victims of the 1 February Port Said disaster

Judiciary denies probing Mubarak over Hawass charges

As former minister of antiquities Zahi Hawass continues to drag the Mubarak name into the case filed against him, the judiciary denies questioning former first lady Suzanne Mubarak over artefacts charges

Under fire: Egypt's Brotherhood launches winner-takes-all offensive

The Muslim Brotherhood's attempt to win the presidency on top of its control over Parliament could either backfire badly or help it command full authority over post-revolution Egypt

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Public sector workers clash with army in first day of sit-in at State Council

After clashes broke out between workers and military police at Egypt's State Council on Monday over an appeals case for the re-privatisation of factories, dozens of workers and their families stage a sit-in

New Israeli embassy HQ in Egypt still in limbo: Sources

Egyptian authorities still have to approve the new location of the Israeli embassy in Cairo but Tel Aviv is picking the spot, say sources

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