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Ma'an News AgencyThree young Bedouin children sustained serious injuries when a landmine exploded Thursday morning in Sheikh Zuwaid, a Ma'an reporter said.The landmine was believed to be leftover from a previous conflict.The three children, all brothers, were playing when the landmine exploded. They were seriously injured and transferred to el-Arish's general hospital, the reporter

Several Egyptian political forces have called for a series of protests in support of an anti-Morsi petition drive — Tamarod, or "Rebel" campaign — to kick off Friday.A million-man rally is scheduled for Friday with the aim of decrying the imprisonment of political activists and pressing for early presidential polls.The signature-collecting movement, which aims to gather 15 million

Daily News EgyptThe Supreme State Security Prosecution at the Fifth Settlement Court extended on Thursday the detention of eight detainees accused of being Black Bloc members for 15 days. The eight detainees were arrested in early morning police raids on their homes in April after the prosecutor general issued warrants for 22 alleged Black Bloc members.Ahmed Atef, member of the Front to Defend

United Press InternationalPolitical violence that grew out of the January anniversary of the Egyptian revolution is likely to continue, a warning from the U.S. government said.An Egyptian uprising in 2011 unseated long-time President Hosni Mubarak. Last year, Mohamed Morsi became the first president elected in a democratic vote in Egyptian history.Frustration with Morsi's administration has led

Daily News EgyptThe Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) said student elections were more democratic and showed higher participation rates than previous years but the current elections system may need reconsideration.The NGO released a report Thursday titled the, “fall back of the Muslim Brotherhood students and the rise of new student groups.”After being postponed

Daily News EgyptA report was filed on Wednesday to the Supreme State Security Prosecution accusing the Tamarod campaign of attempting to overthrow the regime.Tamarod, or “Rebellion”, is a petition campaign that was launched in late April to gather signatures to withdraw confidence from President Mohamed Morsi’s leadership.Lawyer Ashraf Nagui filed the report against campaign

Egypt's prominent political forces continue to announce their backing of the recently launched anti-Morsi 'Rebel' campaign, giving a fresh momentum to the defiant initiative.Egypt's Constitution Party, founded by democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei, announced on Thursday its official and "full" support of the petition movement that seeks to collect signatures in favour of a vote of no-confidence

The 6 October Misdemeanour Court on Wednesday fined television host Jihan Mansour LE10,000 for "insulting" and "defaming" Essam El-Erian, vice president of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party.The court ordered Mansour to pay LE10,000 in "compensation" to the veteran Muslim Brotherhood member.Last October, El-Erian accused the Dream TV host of taking money to insult him and the

Ma'an News AgencyGaza's Interior Ministry announced a state of alert along its border with Egypt on Thursday after gunmen kidnapped seven Egyptian soldiers and police officers in Sinai.The Hamas-run ministry said security was heightened in case the kidnappers tried to smuggle the Egyptian servicemen into the Gaza Strip.Witnesses told Ma'an that Egyptian forces closed seven smuggling tunnels in

Kuwait News AgencyEgyptian President Mohammad Morsi is keen on holding the justice conference and will make sure that resolutions from the event will be forwarded to the legislative council for deliberation, said a Presidential spokesman here late Wednesday.Spokesman Amr Amer told the press that President Morsi was keen on providing sovereignty to each authority in Egypt, to enable them to

A number of prominent figures, during thier participation in "Arab Jerusalem Conference forever" conference organized by a number of Nasiri parties and movements, signed Egyptian Anti-president form.And comes on top of figures that have signed the form, Abdel Hakim Abdel Nasser, son of the Egyptian late President Gamal Abdel Nasser.Meanwhile, a number of Nasiri parties and movements has launched

Egypt's security sources said on Thursday that the Egyptian army prepares to a military operation on extremist armed groups in Sinai after kidnapping 7 security men.Central Security sector announced that armed groups in Sinai have kidnapped a 7 security men during thier monthly leave. And there are fears of smuggling them to the Gaza Strip through the

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday summoned his defence and interior ministers over the kidnapping hours earlier of policemen and soldiers in the Sinai peninsula, the official MENA agency reported.The crisis talks at the presidential palace come after unidentified gunmen kidnapped three Egyptian policemen and four soldiers in the lawless Sinai peninsula, security officials said.The

Security officials say suspected militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula abducted seven security personnel, including a border guard, as they headed to Cairo for holidays.The officials said masked gunmen ambushed two taxis at gunpoint outside the city of el-Arish early Thursday. The gunmen then fled with six policemen and one border guard, none of whom were in uniform. The officials said forces in

A number of Egyptian prosecutors have recommended establishing a specialized committee to investigate crimes of human trafficking, saying there are loops in the existing legislation.In a training workshop on dealing with cases of human trafficking, the prosecutors explained that these crimes are not accurately tackled under current laws, as they are novel to Egypt and imposed by new social and

ReutersAn al Qaeda-linked militant cell detained in Egypt was planning suicide attacks on the French and U.S. embassies, the state news agency MENA reported on Wednesday, quoting investigators.Authorities on Saturday announced the capture of three Egyptians with links to al Qaeda, saying they had been found in possession of 10 kg (22 pounds) of explosive materials."The investigations revealed

Cairo Criminal Court has acquitted former housing minister Ahmed El-Maghrabi and businessman Mounir Ghabbour of illegally acquiring public lands.In May 2011, a court slapped the former minister with a five-year jail sentence for facilitating the acquisition of 18 feddans (roughly 18 acres) of land in the suburb of New Cairo by Ghabbour's tourism company, Sakara for Investment, at an under-priced

Egypt's Supreme Judiciary Council decided Wednesday to suspend the preparatory works for a "justice" conference scheduled to be held soon, due to the upper house's decision to discuss a new bill on judicial authority.Discussing a new bill on the judicial authority with the Shura Council is a step that contradicts with the requirements of holding the conference, the judiciary council said in a

Oman News AgencyA delegation from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the Sultanate led by Hussain bin Jawad Abdulrasool, Head of Organizations and International Relations at NHRC visited the National Council of Human Rights (NCHR) in the Arab Republic of Egypt.The visit came to complement the visit paid by honorable Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Riyami, Chairman of NHRC to the Egyptian

Egypt SIS Egypt's Prime Minister Hisham Qandil said on Tuesday that the cabinet is preparing a draft law to help police protect peaceful protests and arrest outlaws.The Egyptian premier made the remarks during his visit to the Public Security Sector in Abbassia District of Cairo to attend a meeting with the newly-elected board members of the 43 police clubs across the country.Qandil said the bill