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Clashes that erupted in Tahrir Square Tuesday night during a unity celebration ended by Wednesday morning, eyewitnesses said. The fighting left six injured. They said the violence started when a group of people attacked street vendors in the square. The injured refused to go to the hospital in fear they would be arrested and were treated in the square. Hundreds of people had gathered in the square for a national unity celebration organized by some revolutionary groups. Protesters set up a stage in the middle of the square and hung TV screens. Several activists and the Suez-based band Semsemeya took part in the celebration. Participants sang patriotic songs. “While everyone was celebrating, thugs attacked the square and clashed with each other to ruin the celebration,” an eyewitness said.

Egypt officially informed Israel more than two months ago that it would not allow an annual Abu Jewish festival to take place in Egypt this year due to internal instability, an Egyptian diplomatic source said on Wednesday. "It was a unanimous decision by all relevant bodies in Beheira Governorate, where the Abu Hasira shrine is located,” the source said. The Abu Hasira festival, which was scheduled for 9 and 10 January, is held on the annual anniversary of the death of Rabbi Abu Hasira, whose mausoleum is located in the village of Damtu outside Damanhour. Political groups in Egypt had announced on Monday that they plan to protest during the festival, prompting authorities to announce that the festival had already been cancelled. The source added that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) approved the decision to outlaw the festival this year, communicating it to Israel through diplomatic channels, confirming that Israel understood the...

The decision of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ (SCAF) to declare 25 January a national holiday will not undermine calls to protest against military rule, revolutionary movements said on Wednesday. They said that they had expected the SCAF to announce a holiday in honor of the martyrs who fell victim to the brutality and repression of the Mubarak regime. “It is a nice gesture that came too late,” said Ahmed al-Naqr, spokesman for the National Assembly for Change, who called on citizens to demonstrate peace††††y on that day. “Military trials must stop, trials of the killers of the rebels since the outbreak of the revolution must be held, and political prisoners must be released,” he said. Khaled Talima, a member of the 25 January Revolutionary Youth Coalition, said the military council should protect the civil state and social justice, not simply recognize the revolution without achieving it...

The trial of military officers who joined Tahrir protesters in November 2011 was adjourned on Wednesday after one of the judges on the panel was changed, the Al-Badeel news †††site reported. The trial is to recommence on 12 February. Due to the change to the panel, the new hearing was scheduled in order to listen to lawyers’ pleas once again. Captain Ahmed Shuman, one of the officers on trial, had joined a group of protesters demanding the speedy hand-over of power to civilians in November. Shuman handed himself over to the military police in late November. Shuman had also joined protesters demanding the ouster of deposed President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February, the day before Mubarak stepped down. However, that time, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) pardoned him following pressure from sympathetic protesters. The new †††site said that Shuman faces several military charges, including "use of the internet to incite a coup aga...

The marathon three-part elections for Egypt’s People’s Assembly, the lower house of the Egyptian parliament, came to a conclusion on Wednesday, with the closure of polling stations after run-offs for the third phase. The third round of elections was held in eight Egyptian governorates, namely Qalyubiya, Gharbiya, Daqahlia, North Sinai, Marsa Matrouh, Minya, New Valley and Qena. Turnout for the run-offs was reportedly low. Five governorates saw re-runs in some constituencies, where judicial rulings had annulled voting results or halted the process, according to Abdel Moez Ibrahim, head of the High Judicial Elections Commission. However, several constituencies are still waiting to complete the voting process. In accordance with a court ruling, elections for individual candidates in Daqahlia are to be held again, although the commission did not specify a certain date yet. The list-based and individual elections of South Sinai, as well as the i...

Following its victories in parliamentary elections, the Muslim Brotherhood is inclined to choose its deputy guide, Khairat al-Shater, to head the next coalition government that the group is preparing to form, Brotherhood sources said on Tuesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said the group’s Freedom and Justice Party is engaged in talks with parties that left the Democratic Alliance — a group it once led — for them to rejoin the alliance. The goal is to constitute a parliamentary majority and form a coalition government. Shater is one of the most important leaders of the group. The prominent opposition figure and businessman was imprisoned by deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The group and the party tasked Shater last month with preparing a development plan for Egypt. Shater calls his plan “Project Renaissance.”

The Free Egyptians Party’s decision to boycott Shura Council elections has caused a rift among members of the Egyptian Bloc, which includes the Tagammu Party and the Social Democratic Party. The Shura Council is Egypt’s upper house of parliament. Despite the decision, Tagammu has pledged to compete in the elections, while the Social Democrats remain undecided. The Free Egyptians attributed its boycott to a "lack of seriousness in addressing violations committed so far during parliamentary elections, which have impacted the results of the vote." The party has not left the Egyptian Bloc, however, and its decision does not mean that other bloc members will boycott the elections, the Free Egyptians said in statement on Monday. Tagammu Party spokesperson, Nabil Zaki, told al-Masry al-Youm on Tuesday that his party would continue supporting its candidates for the coming elections

The governor of Sharqiya Governorate has punished school teachers for setting a test involving the composition of a congratulatory telegram to the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party for their success in the parliamentary elections. The assignment came during an Arabic †††††††† examination at Al-Qenayat preparatory school. One section of the test labeled the revolutionaries as "saboteurs.” Some parents were angered by the incident, while revolutionaries said they would take legal action against the school.

Religious figures from different Egyptian Christian sects have taken opposing stances on the involvement of Copts in the planned protests on 25 January, one year after the start of the Egyptian uprising. Some church leaders have called on Coptic Christians to boycott the demonstrations, while others have encouraged participation. In defense of the boycott, some church leaders say that the democratic transition is being conducted in accordance with the ti††††ble set by the military council. “Egypt is moving towards democracy, and the parliamentary elections were fair,” said Shubra al-Khaima Bishop Morkos. “What we need now is presidential elections and a new constitution.” “The military council committed itself to handing over power in June,” he said, adding that the council should be given the opportunity to fulfill the pledge as long it is abiding by the deadline. However, Andrea Zaki, vice presi...

Ambulance sirens and the sound of an occasional gunshot in the background cannot break the determined, measured cadence of Abdallah Omar Abdel Rahman, the son of the man convicted of helping coordinate the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and one of the leaders of a Cairo sit-in aiming to have him freed. “Everyone has come to know the heroism of this man and the truth, which was concealed by the corrupt Mubarak regime,” he says. The protest for the release of Abdallah's father, Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman — known as “the Blind Sheikh” — could not seem more out of place. Just a street over on Qasr al-Aini, a December protest outside the cabinet building devolved into a street battle between protesters and unrestrained military and police forces, which ultimately left 17 dead and hundreds injured. But at the sit-in, located just a few hundred feet from the US Embassy in Cairo, five men sit down for ...

A secretary who thought she was pregnant with her first child after piling on the pounds was terrified to discover she actually had cancer. Kayleigh Terry, 21, had also been suffering from pains and fatigue but was bemused when a pregnancy test came back negative. A follow-up ultrasound scan revealed she had a large cancerous growth which covered an area from her breast to her lower abdomen. She was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma and had emergency chemotherapy to shrink the potentially deadly tumour. Kayleigh lost her hair and eye-lashes along with 3st in weight after the shrunken tumour was removed a few months later. But today after a gruelling two year battle, Kayleigh is celebrating after being given the all-clear and even hopes she may be able to start a family in the future. Kayleigh of Warrington, Cheshire said: 'I thought I was going to be a mother and I never thought for one moment I had a tumour growing inside me. It just looked for all intents and p...

The son of football legend Trevor Francis has appeared in court charged with burglary after he allegedly stole a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes and expensive jewellery from former England star and Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie's £1.7million home. Appearing at Warwickshire Magistrates Court, Leamington Spa, today, 24-year-old James John Francis was committed to appear for trial at Warwick Crown Court on February 29. Francis, who wore a smart grey suit with an expensive-looking watch, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address during the short hearing. The youngest son of Birmingham City legend Trevor, who became Britain's first £1million player in 1979, is alleged to have stolen a string of luxury goods from a cottage at Hendrie's six-bedroom country house in leafy Rowington, Warwickshire, in July last year. Among the high-value goods stolen, it is alleged Mr Francis jnr, who is a semi-professional footballer himself, stole golf clubs, a Vertu smartphone, designer cl...

Hong Kong, one of the world's richest cities, is abuzz with a luxury property boom that has seen homes exchanged for record sums. But the wealth of the city has a darker side, with tens of thousands priced out of housing altogether and forced to live in the most degrading conditions. These pictures by British photographer Brian Cassey capture the misery of people - some estimates put the figure as high as 100,000 - who are forced to live in cages measuring just 6ft by 2 1/2ft. Yan Chi Leung is mentally ill and lives in the 6ft by 2.5ft wire cage at the bottom of this stack of three Kong Sui Kao, 64, sits in his home in a room with 19 other cages The city is one of the planet's most densely packed metropolitan areas, with nearly 16,500 people living in every square mile of the territory. Unscrupulous landlords are charging around US$200 a month for each cage, which are packed 20 to a room, and up to three levels high. Read more: http://www.dailymail.c...

John Terry has played down his latest knee scare and is confident of being fit for Chelsea's Barclays Premier League game against Sunderland on Saturday. Terry hurt his right knee colliding with the post while making a goalline clearance in Sunday's FA Cup win over Portsmouth. The Blues and England captain was able to continue at the expense of some swelling, adding to the left-knee problem that has been troubling him recently. Knee injury: Terry receives treatment against Portsmouth That issue forced Terry to undergo a late fitness test ahead of Sunday's game, amid reports he needed an injection to get through the previous Monday's victory at Wolves. Terry, who is renowned for playing through the pain, told Chelsea TV: 'I have been struggling with the other knee but I clattered into the post with my right knee. 'All is fine. It's a little bit swollen but I am sure with the couple of days off we have, it will heal.' Meanwhile, Gary C...

Tottenham moved within striking distance of Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester City after coasting to victory over Everton thanks to goals from Aaron Lennon and Benoit Assou-Ekotto. Knowing a win would put them level with second-place Manchester United, Tottenham started nervously, but Lennon cut in from the right after getting on the end of Assou-Ekotto's brilliant crossfield pass and slotted past Tim Howard to settle the home crowd's nerves. The full-back then added a second just after the hour when he blasted a 30-yard shot which flew past Howard off Tim Cahill's backside to seal the success. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2085308/Tottenham-2-Everton-0-Spurs-points-spot-win.html#ixzz1jBwdalxv

Luis Suarez has set his sights on finishing a turbulent season on a high by helping Liverpool lift a trophy and secure a top-four finish. The striker wants to repay the support of manager Kenny Dalglish and his team-mates after he was handed a eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2085071/Luis-Suarez-double-target-repay-Liverpool.html#ixzz1jBwWONfB

Manchester City slumped to their second home defeat in four days as Steven Gerrard's early penalty moved Liverpool to within 90 minutes of their first Wembley appearance since 1996. Lacking key men, including skipper Vincent Kompany who sat forlornly in the stands as he began a four-match ban, and drained by the energy exerted at having to play for 78 minutes with 10 men against Manchester United at the weekend, City were a shadow of their usual selves. It represented the first time they had lost back-to-back games at the Etihad Stadium since February 2008, before Sheikh Mansour began his billion pound quest to conquer the English game. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2085330/Manchester-City-0-Liverpool-1-Steven-Gerrard-penalty-settles-it.html#ixzz1jBvyMlOG

Some NHS hospitals are spending as little as 86 pence a meal on food for patients. New figures show a massive disparity in what is spent per day on food and drinks for patients. Some hospitals spend as little as £2.57 per patient while others spend more than £22 a day - nearly £7.50 per meal. The National Health Service spends around £500million a year on food and drink for patients The data, compiled by the NHS Information Centre, give details of spending on food and drink in 2010-11 of more than 350 primary care trusts, foundation hospitals and other NHS organisations. It showed more than 30 trusts - almost one in 10 of the total - fork out less than £5 a day on breakfast, lunch and dinner for each patient in their care. The lowest spender is Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, which spends just £2.57 a day. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2085015/NHS-hospitals-feed-patients-90p-meal--splash-7-50.html#ixzz1jBvaGhaC

young woman who was tormented for six years by a phone text stalker has spoken of her shock when she discovered it was her neighbour. Hollie Townsley, 21, was sent thousands of anonymous obscene messages and phone calls, which started when she was only 14. Miss Townsley , who became too frightened to leave the house, was unaware that her stalker was neighbour Gary Wilson, who she had known for most of her life. Wilson, 51, was jailed for four years at Newcastle Crown Court last week after admitting putting Hollie in fear of violence by harassment. The court heard that Wilson believed his neighbours resented his successful bid to build a conservatory. He began bombarding the teenager with messages, starting with a text saying 'I know what what you're wearing', which Hollie believed was a joke by a friend at school. But things quickly escalated, and it became clear she was being followed as the texter knew what she was doing and where she was at all times. Miss To...

Customer complaints about failures by the ‘big six’ energy firms hit four million last year. Mistakes on bills and inaccurate meter readings were the biggest source of anger and frustration, say researchers. The errors mean many thousands of customers are being overcharged on monthly direct debits, leaving them in credit with energy firms. Losing out: The Which? survey suggests that wronged customers are missing out on as much as £4million a year in compensation But in other cases repeated estimated bills mean customers are paying too little and are then confronted with a sudden and large demand for payment for gas or electricity. The figures – compiled by Which? – suggest energy firms are failing to deal with complaints fairly or give customers advice on how to pursue them. The consumer group found that nine in ten people who were unhappy with the way a complaint was dealt with did not then pursue it with the energy ombudsman. Which? suggests that, as a result, the...

It is my human right not to work for Poundland: Graduate who faced losing benefit sues ministers A graduate made to work for her jobless benefits as a shelf stacker in Poundland is taking legal action against the Government under the Human Rights Act. Cait Reilly, who studied geology at university, had been unable to find a job in her subject area and was claiming unemployment benefit while volunteering in a museum in the hope it would lead to a job in that sector. But the 22-year-old had to give up the placement in order to work in the budget store under a Government scheme designed to encourage the long-term unemployed back to work. Work experience: Cait Reilly said she had to sweep up and fill the shelves at the Poundland store in Kings Heath, Birmingham Miss Reilly is now taking landmark legal action against the Government after being told she risked losing her £53.45-a-week Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) payment if she turned down the two-week unpaid work experien...

Most brides cannot wait to see their wedding photos. But for Sarah Hart, they only highlighted her weight problem. The mother-of-two, 30, had a joint wedding with her sister. But her size 24-gown dwarfed her size eight sibling's. After seeing the photographs, Sarah continued to pile on weight until she got so big she could not even stretch an aircraft seatbelt around her waist on a holiday flight. Double wedding: Sarah Hart (left) used this photo of her joint wedding with her sister, Amanda, to motivate her to lose weight But instead of going on a traditional diet, Sarah had gastric mind band therapy where she was hypnotised into believing she had a stomach the size of a golf ball. Using her wedding photos as inspiration, Sarah started eating tiny portions and shed more than 11st in just under two years. She now tips the scales at just nine stone 12 pounds. Today Sarah, of Caerphilly, south Wales, said: 'My dress was absolutely huge. I needed to have it custom...

Photographs of the rubbish-strewn home where the body of a toddler murdered by his mother was found have been released by prosecutors. Kimberley Hainey, 37, was last month found guilty by a majority verdict of murdering her son Declan at a flat in Paisley, Renfrewshire. She was also convicted of failing to report Declan’s death to police or other authorities and of concealing his body in the flat while pretending he was alive for eight months. Rubbish strewn cot: The bed where Declan Hainey was left dead for up to eight months is filled with waste including empty bottles of Irn-Bru, 3 Hammers cider, Lucozade, vodka and crisp packets. On the table are strewn cans of Tennents lager and more snack packaging, with more rubbish on the floor Filthy: A dirty kitchen counter in the flat in Paisley, Renfrewshire, covered in unwashed dishes empty containers including Clover margarine, Lurpak butter, a host of microwave meals, hamburger packaging and a bottle of pills ...

After about a year during which more than 12,000 Egyptians were tried in military courts and activists waged a relentless campaign against military justice for civilians, the ruling military council seems to have dropped the practice. At least for now. The number civilians transferred to military courts has decreased significantly in recent months as almost all detainees from the clashes in and around Tahrir Square between protesters and security forces in November and December are being interrogated by the civil prosecution. At the same time, the Maspero case, which was originally investigated by the military prosecution, has been transferred to a civilian judge. “I consider it a victory for the movement, as we launched a vicious campaign that succeeded in turning the words ‘military trials’ into a hated one in public opinion,” said Mona Seif, a founder of the No to Military Trials for Civilians movement. It seems the m...

The advisory council to Egypt's military rulers plans to call for a national consensus conference, council spokesperson Mohamed al-Kholy told Al-Masry Al-Youm Tuesday. The council’s panel, tasked with creating dialogue among different political powers, will continue to contact political powers in preparation for the conference, which will address issues pertaining to the transitional period, Kholy said. “The council will discuss during the upcoming days the way to make these different powers gather in one conference that shows a national consensus over various issues,” Kholy said. “Some political powers have shifting situations regarding different issues,” Kholy added. He said the council seeks to involve ministers and government officials in the dialogue. Abdallah al-Maghazy, deputy secretary general of the council, expected that the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) will be...

Egyptian presidential hopeful Mohamed Selim al-Awa has stressed the parliamentary majority’s right to select members of the panel that will draft the country’s new constitution. According to the Interim Constitution issued in March, Egypt’s newly elected parliament will select a 100-member panel to draft a new constitution. In an interview with satellite TV channel Al-Arabiya late Tuesday, Awa said the new parliament should have the right to scrutinize the government’s work and withdraw its confidence in the cabinet. He also predicted that the next constitution will stipulate that the new parliament complete its term to its end. The party that wins a majority of seats in Egypt’s lower house, the People’s Assembly, will select the constitutional panel, Awa said. He added that political forces have frequently assured that panel members will represent all parties. Liberal and secular forces fear Islami...

25 January has been set as a national day and the military will organize a huge celebration of the revolution, a member of Egypt’s ruling military council has said. During a meeting with military reporters, Major General Ismail Etman, the head of the military’s morale affairs department, said all military leaders who sacrificed their lives during the revolution last year will be awarded. One-third of the military are revolutionary youth, Etman said. He said some of them took part in securing Maspero and Mohamed Mahmoud streets. Etman said there will be three main celebrations. The first will be completely organized by youth on 25 January in Tahrir Square. He said the youth and the culture minister have cooperated so that it will be a popular artistic celebration. The second will be an official celebration similar to those of the military for celebrating the 6th of October war and the 23 July revolution, Etman added.

An Egyptian army officer and con†††††† were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with Bedouins that broke out when military police tried to remove them from state land in Suez Governorate, security sources said.

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has called on Egypt’s military rulers to accelerate their handover of power to civilians.In a statement issued after meetings with political and religious forces, Tayyeb said Egypt’s army must return to its barracks as soon as possible. He said the entire political and religious spectrum is determined to continue achieving the demands of the revolution, and added that Egypt needs national agreement that doesn’t exclude any factions.On Wednesday, a national dialogue meeting was held at Al-Azhar — the largest institute of Islamic learning in the Sunni Muslim world — to recapture the spirit of the 25 January uprising.Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri, Pope Shenouda III, presidential hopefuls Amr Moussa and Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, and political groups such as the Freedom and Justice, Wafd, Social Democratic, Tagammu, Nour and Adl parties, attended.Representatives of revolution...

Tora prison authorities have confiscated an iPad discovered with detained former Agriculture Minister Amin Abaza during a surprise inspection.Police officers found the device hidden among Abaza’s personal things. Prosecution services have been informed so they can investigate the incident.The inspections of detainees’ cells have intensified on orders by Mohamed Naguib, assistant interior minister of prison affairs, to confiscate banned possessions.The measure aims to guarantee equality between inmates.Authorities may deny Abaza visits for some time as a penalty for his possession of the device.Abaza faces charges of squandering and seizing public funds, as well as illegally seizing lands in Sinai worth LE19 million.Tora prison has several key figures from the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak who have been in custody on multiple charges since Egypt’s uprising last year. They include Mubarak’s sons, Alaa and Gamal, ...

Egypt will cut some mobile services on 15 January for subscribers using Chinese mobile phones, as earlier directed by the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA).The cuts affect mobile phones that don’t comply with technical standards, which harms mobile phone companies.NTRA said on its †††site that about 509 Chinese brands in Egypt that comply with standards will not be cut.The authority called on mobile phone companies to send †††† messages to subscribers using such phones to inform them of date their service will be cut if they don’t change their phones.An official source told Al-Ahram newspaper that cutting the service will take up to two months. He also warned citizens of buying any other devices that don’t comply with the standards.The NTRA †††site has a list of all devices that can be used, the source said NTRA had earlier warned citizens about buying mobile phones that don’t comply with the standards, the sourc...