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File photo of Egypt’s General Prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud speaking to reporters in his office in the High Court in Cairo. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Files)
by Safaa Azab | Mar 28, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Egyptian court on Wednesday overturned a controversial decision by President Mohamed Mursi to sack former Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmud, ordering his reinstatement. Mursi had sacked Mahmud in November last year as part of a...
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The military takes over security in Port Said city after the police’s withdrawal yesterday from Port Said city, 170 km (106 miles) northeast of Cairo, March 9, 2013. (REUTERS)
by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Mar 12, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat— Egypt’s Al-Gama’a Al-Islamiyya has begun to form “popular militias” to put an end to the security vacuum on the Egyptian street. In an official statement issued by the group, Al-Gama’a Al-Islamiyya pledged “not to stand idly by in...
