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Thursday, 21 April 2016

Monday, 25 April 2015 is a national; the following weekend is a four-day break for Easter, Sham El Nessim

Monday, 25 April is a national holiday for Sinai Liberation day (that’s this coming Monday). The weekend after is a four-day break for Coptic Easter, Sham El Nessim and Labour Day, all rolled into one. (Oh, and for those of you keeping track at home: Ramadan Is Coming. We’re about 47 days away from the start of the holy month.)

As for protests scheduled for 25 April: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will in no way accept a repetition of the clashes that ensued during last Friday’s protests over the return of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, according to sources speaking to Al Shorouk. Former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi has positioned himself as a leader in the “Egypt is not for sale” movement, calling for protests on Sinai Liberation Day.

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