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Despite WGAD Opinion from September 2008, Al-Shatar and 3 others remain detained; health deteriorating

In September 2008, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), a group of independent experts mandated by the Human Rights Council to investigate situations of people detained illegally,

Egyptian government is questioned on the disappearance of LE 1272 billion

The MP disclosed that irregularities of the same year included LE 3955 million spent on publication, advertising, bonuses to some officers assigned by other bodies, preparing conference halls and offices

Bus crash kills 16 in Egypt

Cairo: A bus collided with a van on one of Egypt’s southern highways on Saturday, killing at least 16 people.

Yemen initiative gets Egypt praise

The Arab League summit in Libya has not been the nicest of places for member states, with disagreements abounding and little substance being created.

Egypt vows to fight escalating corruption

Transparency International (TI), printed the 2009 National Integrity System Study which reported that: the “corruption perception in index" based on citizen surveys has ranked Egypt at 111 out of 180

Sabri: Islamic, Christian shrines passing through critical stage

Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, the head of the higher Islamic authority, said that the Islamic and Christian holy shrines in occupied Jerusalem are passing through a critical stage and the world

Professors in Egypt on national strike.

Professors from the nation's public universities have scheduled stage demonstrations to be held Tuesday, March 23

Drafted work condition law protested by Egyptian Doctors

Activists from the Doctors without Rights (DWR) movement met with the head of the Egyptian Doctors Syndicate on Tuesday to discuss a new draft law aimed at regulating the medical

Egypt’s Opposition calls for constitutional reform

Four Egyptian opposition parties called for sweeping constitutional reforms Monday to ensure free elections and to limit president's powers

Egypt rejects UN rights investigator criticism

Cairo: The Egyptian government has denied all observations made by the United Nations Human Rights Council report, local NGOs have reported. The report by Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and