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Ambiguity Over Voting Constituencies May Further Delay Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections

The court objected specifically to altering the boundary of Cairo’s seventh constituency and the redistribution of constituencies in the southern governorate of Qena.   The constituency division...

The Star Pupil Who Scored Zero in All Her Exams

  Her expectations were high - and rightfully so. Mariam Malak had achieved nearly perfect marks in previous years, results which made her one of...

The Arab World’s Wealthiest Nations Are Doing Next to Nothing for Syria’s Refugees

A fair amount of attention has fallen on the failure of many Western governments to adequately address the burden on Syria's neighboring countries, which are...

Egypt’s Population Grows by 3.5 Million Since 2014

  Egypt’s population increased by 2.2 million in the year following January 2014 to reach 87.9 million in January 2015, and by 1.5 since then...

Liberal Politician Abul-Ghar Resigns from Egyptian Social Democratic Party

Abul-Gahr, 75, said his exit was prompted by destructive splits, "polarization" and failed attempts to "heal the rift" within the party. "It strikes me...

ISIS Issues Dhimma Contract for Christians to Sign, Orders Them to Pay Jizyah

In return, under the 11-article contract, which was published on the leading ISIS-affiliated jihadi forum Shumoukh Al-Islam, ISIS will protect them and their property, and they...

Egypt Appoints Female Judge as Aide to Justice Minister

  Ghada El-Shahawy will be the first woman in Egypt's history to serve as an aide to the justice minister. She will be responsible for...

Egypt to Form Independent Committee to Investigate High School Student’s Claims

  Egypt's prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab has asked justice minister Ahmed El-Zend to form an independent committee to investigate the case of a Thanaweya Amma (High School) student who got zero marks in all...

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