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Lawyers welcome case opened against Khaled Saed’s police killing

Alexandria's Attorney General Councilor Yaser Refaie has ordered the referral of the two informants; Mahmoud Al-Falah and Awad Sayed who were involved in the killing of the "emergency-law martyr" Khaled

Interview with Mohamed ElBaradei on Democracy in Egypt

How do you change a country in which the opposition suffers violent repression? Gero von Randow and Michael Thumann spoke to the Egyptian Mohamed ElBaradei, winner of the Nobel Peace

Six Palestinians killed in tunnel blast

Six Palestinian citizens were killed on Saturday when a gas cylinder exploded in one of the tunnels dug under the Egyptian-Palestinian borders in Rafah area, south of the Gaza Strip,

El-Baradei ‘Dances with Wolves’

Egypt is riding the wave of ElBaradei euphoria. In the run-up to the 2009-10 election marathon, the country simmers with protests.

Emergency measures a ‘catastrophe’ for Egypt

Opposition leaders, rights groups and foreign governments have condemned the extension of Egypt’s three-decade state of emergency by a further two years.

Opposition and workers unite in call for political change

In an unprecedented union of political activists and workers Cairo 's streets in Egypt witnessed loud opposition

Why The West Should Relinquish Mubarak

Egypt is at a critical juncture. In the run-up to the election marathon of 2009–10, destined to determine both the future role of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egyptian politics and

MB and Wafd Party agree to continue constructive dialogues

The Muslim Brotherhood's recent meeting with members of the opposition Wafd Party proved to be amiable. The delegation headed by Dr. Mohamed Ali Bishr discussed unified efforts regarding political reform

Egypt to charge Brotherhood leaders with money laundering

The Egyptian government has charged five members of the country’s leading opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood with money laundering and raising funds abroad. According to Egypt’s Attorney General Abdel Meguid

Amnesty International: Egypt urged to protect peaceful demonstrators

The protestors have been calling for political reform and for an end to the 29-year government-imposed state of emergency which has been used to curb protests and freedom of expression.