CAIRO - Only a week now, Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak will have to stand trial for corruption and ordering the killing of anti-government protesters during the 18-day revolution that deposed him.
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TEHRAN (Updated) - Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on Saturday said that Tehran and Cairo are determined to resume bilateral relations, despite foreign political pressure on the Egyptian side.
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CAIRO - The defects in the subsidy system exacerbate the miserable conditions of many Egyptians' lives. While better-off individuals also suffer from rising foodstuff prices and decreased salaries, the wealthy minority fully benefit from (...)
CAIRO - Now that the Mubarak regime has been ousted, paving the way for real changes in the country, controversy has arisen over who will follow Amr Moussa, a potential Egyptian presidential contender, as Secretary-General of the Arab League (...)
CAIRO - Egyptian Christians Tuesday refused to end their protests over torching a church in Helwan, south of Cairo, even after strong official promises to rebuild the church and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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CAIRO - Demonstrators in Egypt are planning to take their protests out of Tahrir Square, the epicentre of 17-day protests, in Central Cairo Friday despite warnings from the Vice Psresident and Cabinet ministers that this may result in a military (...)
There will be no seismic shifts in Egypt's coming decade, writes Abdel-Moneim Said*. Rather, we can safely expect a continuation and consolidation of reforms that are already underway
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