Hundreds of protesters backed by 40 politicians demonstrate in front of the Journalists' Syndicate against the escalating violence by the military regime
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International condemnation of violent crackdown on protests in Egypt grows as EU foreign policy chief joins the chorus of alarm
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Ahram Online investigates how normally peaceful men can brutally beat, sexually assault, and kill their fellow citizens
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While the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm performed well in the first phase of the Egyptian parliamentary elections, party officials are not resting on their laurels
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For Egypt's Coptic Christians, the win of the Islamists at the ballot box was no surprise. Opinion is divided, however, on how to react: stay and fight for equal rights, or leave
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Amid the barrage of tear gas, bullets and buckshot targeting Tahrir's revolutionaries, a story of tolerance and unity unfolds in a mosque and church now turned field hospitals
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Despite the liberal use of seemingly toxic gas, protesters vow to remain in the square until military rule in Egypt is brought to an end
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After three days of deadly police attacks on protesters in Tahrir, hundreds of thousands descend onto the streets to rid themselves of the ruling military and install a 'national salvation' government
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By describing in depth the pain of having a relative detained by the Army, family members highlight the plight and uncertain fate of the thousands of Egyptians referred for military trial
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Workers accuse manpower minister Ahmed El-Borai of supporting new independent trade unions at the expense of state-run Egyptian Trade Union Federation
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Political parties and movements from across the spectrum warn SCAF of million-man march on Friday if controversial raft of principles isn't scrapped
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Though each proportional list in the upcoming parliamentary elections must contain one woman, some prominent women political figures fear that women will be marginalised in the poll
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The state sanctioned persecution suffered by Coptic Christians in Egypt under Mubarak's rule shows no sign of ending under the military council, ensuring the struggle for rights remains as vital as ever
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Various political parties and presidential hopefuls hold a chaotic press conference, warn Egypt at the 'door of a huge confrontation', and slam state TV for inciting hatred against Copts, but no statement
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With the Muslim Brotherhood keeping its distance, prospects for tomorrow's planned demonstrations against the ruling military council remain far from certain
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Egyptians in Downtown Cairo were taken by surprise yesterday when they met none other than Egypt’s military ruler, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, touring the streets
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Amid predictions that the world will end tomorrow, some Egyptians ask if the ousted president wasn't, in fact, the Anti-Christ
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Some optimistic commentators point out that gains have been made in the transitional period, whereas others are concerned about the high levels of torture and number of military trials under SCAF
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Brotherhood's political party hails today's trial of ousted president for strengthening the people's trust in Egypt's current rulers
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As Egyptians are hypnotised by the start of Mubarak's trial, some of the most important political movements give Ahram Online their initial reactions, ranging from emotional to skeptical
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