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Egypt overturns ban on Mubarak party members

A Cairo appeals court overturned a decision that banned former leaders of Hosni Mubarak's National Democratic Party from running in Egypt's parliamentary elections.

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Egypt: activist sentenced to 15 years in prison

An Egyptian court sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a prominent activist from the 2011 revolution, to 15 years in prison for organizing an unsanctioned protest last year.

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Egypt: court upholds sentences of activists

An Egyptian appeals court upheld the jailing of three men who co-founded the "April 6" opposition movement that played a large role in the country's 2011 revolution.

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Egypt court releases blogger on bail

Blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, imprisoned for violating Egypt's controversial protest law, was ordered released by a Cairo court—but still faces charges.

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Egypt: jihad against feloul?

With Field Marshal al-Sisi consolidating his rule in alliance with Mubarak-era "left-overs," a Qaedist insurgency is rapidly spreading from the Sinai to the rest of Egypt.