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• Court relaxes sentence for activist Hassan Mostafa

  An Egyptian court on Saturday reduced a sentence for a political activist convicted on charges of assaulting a lawyer in Alexandria in January.A court had sentenced Hassan Mostafa to 2 years imprisonment in March after allegedly attacking the city's ..

• Alexandria woman held over husband's grisly murder

  Prosecutors in Alexandria decided Wednesday to detain 3 suspects for another 15 days pending investigation on charges of premeditated murder, after a wife allegedly murdered her husband with the help of her adulterous lover.Mona Mahmoud, 29, is ..

• Prosecutor General orders investigation into Salafi preacher's detention

  The Cairo Prosecution launches on Saturday an investigation into the arrest Thursday of Salafi preacher Yasser Borhamy at Borg al-Arab Airport in Alexandria as he was returning from Saudi Arabia.The Prosecutor General ordered the Cairo Prosecution ..

• Saturday’s papers: Egypt plunges into electricity crisis

  Saturdays newspapers cover the continuous power cuts with big headlines. While independent dailies discuss the negative ramifications of the mounting crisis, state-owned papers opt for more optimistic language, expressing hope that the crisis will ..

• David Bowie sums up album in 42 words

  David Bowie has issued a 42-word statement about his new album.The 'Ziggy Stardust' singer has broken his silence about 'The Next Day', after writer Rick Moody asked him to offer a 'work flow diagram' of the record.The mysterious singer replied by ..

• Anti-Brotherhood protests in Alexandria, Cairo

  Hundreds of protesters in Alexandria marched from Al-Qaed Ibrahim Mosque to Sidi Gaber after Friday prayers, where hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members had gathered to demand the purging of corruption from the judiciary.Several of the opposition ..

• Source: Cabinet reshuffle imminent

  A senior government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Wednesday that a Cabinet reshuffle will be announced within a few days.The source said that the reshuffle would affect Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim, Culture Minister Saber ..

• Pope calls for Muslim and Christian cooperation

  Pope Tawadros II called on Al-Azhar to launch the previously shelved Family Home Council initiative as part of efforts to boost patriotism and reconciliation between Muslims and Christians. According to state-run MENA news agency, the pope's ..

• Hundreds more mumps, smallpox cases in Alexandria schools

  Alexandria schools have seen 249 cases of mumps and smallpox this month alone, according to Mohsen George, the Alexandria Education Department's general director of executive affairs.This brings the total number of infections this year to 489.George ..

• University students protest alleged Brotherhood influence on union vote

  Dozens of university students protested outside the Higher Education Ministry Wednesday against a ministry order indefinitely postponing student union elections.The angry student bodies claim the move ignores the agreed upon voting system and was ..