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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

The trial of ten people accused of responsibility for a mass food poisoning incident at Al-Azhar University will begin on Wednesday.The head of the university dormitories, the kitchen supervisor and eight cooks are charged with neglect and disregarding regulations over the use and storage of food.On 1 April, over 500 students were hospitalised with food poisoning after eating on campus. Less than

Hundreds of people besieged the security directorate in Gharbiya's Kafr El-Zayyat on Wednesday over the alleged disappearance of a woman in nearby Asdima village.The woman, G.A, 24, a housewife, is believed to have disappeared on Tuesday afternoon after she did not return home from a trip to the market and her phone was turned off.Clashes began earlier in the night when protesters blocked the

Deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party Essam El-Erian on Tuesday called on Egyptian officials to take pre-emptive measures ahead of the Umrah pilgrimage season after Saudi Arabian authorities confirmed that 15 people in the kingdom had succumbed to the deadly coronavirus. Millions of pilgrims are expected to converge on the Saudi city of Mecca for this year's Umrah