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Egyptian 6th of April movement members protest against the renewal of the state of emergency during a demonstration on September 16, 2013 in downtown Cairo (TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)

Egypt: Officials say country making progress on democracy

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 17, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian officials have been making efforts to win support for the interim government following criticism abroad, including from the US and Europe, of the way former president Mohamed Mursi was ousted at the beginning of July. Egyptian...

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A man smokes a water pipe as he watches Jon Stewart on a TV screen at a coffee shop, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egypt: Anti-Brotherhood TV channel suspended

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Sep 16, 2013 | Media

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian authorities suspended the broadcasting licence of Al-Fareen television channel on Saturday, saying that it violated media regulations, undermined the “revolutions” of January 25, 2011, and June 30, 2013, and is responsible...

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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, seated, and his two sons, Gamal Mubarak, left, and Alaa Mubarak, right, attend a hearing in a courtroom at the Police Academy, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Mohammed Al-Law)

Egypt: Mubarak’s lawyer threatens legal action against newspaper

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Sep 16, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A storm has erupted in Egypt following the publication of the transcript of a secret recording of a conversation between former President Hosni Mubarak and a doctor treating him at Turrah Prison in Cairo. The transcript was published by Al-Yawm...

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A man walks past graffiti depicting ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in downtown Cairo September 2, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egyptian Brotherhood may participate in referendum, says acting leader

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Sep 15, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Rafiq Habib, acting head of Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, has suggested for the first time that the party may take part in the forthcoming referendum on the proposed amendments to the...

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An Egyptian soldier stands guard next to an armored personnel carrier in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Egypt extends state of emergency until November

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Sep 13, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Thursday, the Egyptian government extended the nationwide state of emergency for two additional months due to the deteriorating security that saw a failed assassination attempt against the interior minister and growing violence against police...