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AILY EWS MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2013 N D ISSUE NO. 2249 NEWSTAND PRICE LE 4.00 EGYPT www.thedailynewsegypt.com Egypt’s Only Daily Independent Newspaper In English MEDIA WAR NO FLY ZONE VEG OUT Arrests follow Media City clashes EgyptAir is waiting for cabinet Veggie Fest provides music with a near 6 October approval to built Aero City vegetarian iftar 2 7 8 El-Beblawi meets party heads Hassan Mustafa AL-NOUR PARTY CONDEMNS MEETING released Court orders the release of Alexandrian political activist By Basil El-Dabh Adaweya and Nahda Square. the government and the release of method that lacks transparency,” The parties also discussed “bad political detainees as part of tran- said Taha in a statement in response after six months in jail Interim Prime Minister Hazem El- financial conditions with regards to sitional justice and an “economic to the absence of Islamist parties Beblawi met party heads and lead- economic and social justice,” ac- package to meet the urgent needs in the meeting. He condemned the ers of the National Salvation Front cording to Aboul Ghar. of citizens.” government’s “dealing with political on Saturday evening to discuss the Founder of Al-Tayar Al-Shaaby Topics including security issues parties according to political and ongoing political crisis. and former presidential candidate in Sinai, social and economic initia- ideological vision,” warning that Chairman of the Egyptian Social Hamdeen Sabahy recommended a tives, and upcoming parliamentary such practices would lead to more Democratic Party Mohamed Aboul “security blockade” around the sit- and presidential elections were dis- polarisation and tension in the Ghar said the politicians discussed ins at Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Nahda cussed during the meeting. country. a number of issues, the most im- Square before dispersing it “with Spokesman of Al-Nour Party, Taha called on the government portant of which was the Muslim the highest degree of restraint” ac- which was not invited to the meet- and all Egyptians to remove “past Brotherhood and demonstrations cording to Al-Tayar Al-Shaaby. ing, Sherif Taha condemned the grudges” and create an atmosphere and sit-ins supporting ousted presi- Sabahy also called on a commit- interim prime ministers’ meeting for “comprehensive national recon- dent Mohamed Morsi at Rabaa Al- ment to the roadmap announced by in a statement. “We deplore this ciliation on an equal basis.” Muslim Brotherhood leaders to face Arab Ahmed Political activist Hassan Mustafa was acquitted and released pending trial after he was detained last January court on 25 August By Rana Muhammad Taha added that the decision to release Mus- tafa confirms his innocence. Court will investigate charges of inciting violence and killing protesters in front of the Brotherhood’s headquarters in Moqattam On Sunday, the Alexandria Criminal Mohamed Salem, Mustafa’s brother, Court ordered the release of political claimed Mustafa was the victim of a plot By Nouran El-Behairy Guidance Bureau Mohamed Rashad the case will be examined by Judge the defendants allegedly threw an activist Hassan Mustafa pending trial. by the prosecution and security forces Bayoumi are accused of inciting mur- Mohamed Amin Al-Qarmoty of the incendiary bomb at Captain Shady Mustafa was arrested in January and to round-up certain political activists. On Sunday the Cairo Court of Ap- der and assisting the accused murder- South Cairo Criminal Court. Mohamed Sabry to stop him from ar- remained in jail for six months. He was “We hope this is a new era in dealing peals designated its session on 25 ers Mostafa Abdel Azim, Mohamed The trial includes 29 other de- resting them. charged with helping ten detainees es- with political activists,” Khalaf said. August to examine the case against Abdel Azim and Atef Abdel Galil. They fendants accused of using exces- Several protests were held in front cape custody, and insulting and assaulting Protesters gathered outside Al-Man- Muslim Brotherhood leaders accus- are all accused of possessing weapons. sive force and terrorising resi- of the Brotherhood’s headquarters a public employee. sheya court, where Mustafa was being ing them of inciting violence against El-Shater, Bayoumi and Mostafa dents of the Moqattam area. The in Moqattam during ousted presi- Hamdy Khalaf, one of the lawyers tried, on Sunday morning to voice their protesters in front of the Brother- Abdel Azim are in custody, while the prosecution accused them of using dent Mohamed Morsi’s reign; the defending Mustafa in court, said the de- solidarity with the detained political hood’s headquarters in Moqattam. others remain fugitives. knives and live bullets to threaten most violent was in March, when at fence team requested postponing the activists, Salem said. He added that the Supreme Guide of the Brother- Chancellor Medhat Edris, member residents. least 200 were injured after a protest trial and releasing Mustafa. The trial was trial took place amid maximum security hood Mohamed Badie, his Deputy of the technical bureau of the appeals They are also accused of violently dubbed by opposition as “Reclaiming postponed until 2 September. measures. Khairat El-Shater and Member of the court told state news agency MENA attacking a police officer on duty; Dignity”. Khalaf denied that Mustafa helped any Mustafa was tried and sentenced detainees escape. The detainees were to two years hard labour in March on arrested for blocking the railway. They charges of assaulting prosecutor Ahmed were protesting the Badrashein train Darwish. The sentence was later re- Burns extends visit crash which occurred in January, killing duced to one year of hard labour in June. at least 19 conscripts. The political activist was released William Burns, US deputy secretary of state, extends his visit in an effort to end political dispute “Abdel Mawgood Lotfy, who was on the latter charge in early July after then Alexandria Security Director, Darwish withdrew his complaint. He re- By Fady Ashraf came to the scene of clashes and asked mained in preventive detention on the people to calm down and promised charge of helping detainees escape. US Deputy Secretary of State Wil- that the ten detainees would be re- Hassan Mustafa is a prominent Alex- liam Burns extended his visit for leased,” Khalaf said. andrian activist most famous for help- one day to meet Prime Minister Ha- Khalaf said the policeman whom Mus- ing shed light on the Khaled Said mur- zem El-Beblawi and Defence Minis- tafa is accused of assaulting denied that der case in 2010. He began a hunger ter General Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi, in Mustafa helped the detainees escape. He strike twice since his imprisonment. his continued talks to end violence and to start a peaceful and inclu- sive political process, according to state-owned news agency MENA. We cannot afford to The armed forces spokesman is- sued a statement on his Facebook page, saying the meeting between fail: Fahmy Al-Sisi and Burns was about sharing opinions about the political situa- By Joel Gulhane tion is, what our interests are and how tion and its effect on Egypt’s demo- we can achieve those interests.” cratic transition. Nabil Fahmy said on Sunday the interim Fahmy reiterated that he had or- They discussed ways of reduc- government “cannot afford to fail,” add- dered a restructuring of the ministry ing violence, increasing stability and ing that the government’s plans are am- and its three main goals, which he paving the way for inclusive national bitious but stressed that it has a respon- revealed in July. He said that over reconciliation, within the roadmap sibility to “correct things that have gone the next nine months the goals are, set for the transitional phase. wrong last year and in years before.” firstly: “explain the revolution prop- The spokesman said General handout Armed Forces The interim minister of foreign erly and achieve support for it.” The Sedki Sobhi, Chief of Staff of the Commander of the armed forces Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi met with Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on Sunday affairs hosted foreign journalists at second goal Fahmy outlined is “refo- Armed Forces, and US Ambassador the ministry for a question and an- cusing Egypt, replacing its centre of Anne Patterson also attended the must decide their future and that El-Beblawi also briefed Burns on my, Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh swer session on Sunday, the second gravity where it should be, which is meeting. the US only aims to bring all the the economic situation, and Burns Abdallah Al-Nahyan and members in as many days. Fahmy told report- in Africa and the Arab world.” The presidency issued a press views closer, the statement read. declared that the US welcomes from the Anti-Coup Coalition, during ers: “this is an interim government He added: “we are not going to go statement regarding Prime Min- El-Beblawi assured Burns that the resumption of negotiations his visit which began on Friday. with a historic mandate, we don’t around asking others to do what we ister Hazem El-Beblawi’s meeting the government is progressing in between the Egyptian government Freedom and Justice party have time but we have a responsibil- are doing but we are going to try to with Burns. its execution of the roadmap dur- and the International Monetary spokesperson Tarek El-Morsi said ity to help Egypt reconcile, to help provide a model for what we can do Burns briefed El-Beblawi on the ing the transitional period and the Fund soon. Burns’ meeting with the Anti-Coup Egypt lay down the foundations by in the region and use that model as an results of his meetings with sever- peaceful political environment can Burns met interim president Adly Coalition was a trial effort to reach way of democratic institutions that example.” al political fronts and emphasized accommodate every political front Mansour, Vice-president Mohamed a solution to the political crisis and will carry us into the next generation The third goal is to: “build for the that the people are the ones who without exclusion.
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