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January 25, 2015

Houthis besiege Yemen Defense Minister’s house in Sanaa

Militants from the Shia Houthi movement on Saturday besieged the residence of Yemeni Defense Minister, Mahmoud al-Subaihi, in capital Sanaa, a minister’s guard has said. “Houthi militants laid a siege to...

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January 25, 2015

Turkish president denounces attacks against Islam

Turkey’s president has denounced attacks on the Muslim world during his visit in Djibouti. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments came during a joint press conference Saturday with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar...

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January 25, 2015

Egypt police arrests Beltagi’s 16-year old son

The son of a senior Muslim Brotherhood leader was arrested by police, the leader’s family has said. The family of Mohamed Al-Beltagi, who used to be the head of...

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January 25, 2015

Haniyeh mourns Muslim Brotherhood deputy leader

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has offered condolences to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood over the death of deputy leader Gomaa Amin, who passed away on Saturday. In a statement, Haniyeh paid...

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January 24, 2015

Muslim Brotherhood deputy leader dies

Gomaa Amin, the Deputy Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, passed away in British capital London on Saturday, the movement has said. The Brotherhood said in a statement that Amin...

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January 24, 2015

Democracy is the Answer: Egypt’s Years of Revolution

Alaa Al-Aswany is a controversial figure in Egypt these days. The dentist-cum-author is best known in international circles for his critically acclaimed 2002 novel The Yacoubian Buildingi (later turned into a...

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January 24, 2015

The Saudi Allegiance Commission tackles princely rivalry

In the past three decades the Saudi royal family has witnessed heated rivalry between the two main branches of the family, the Sudairis and non-Sudairis. Following the death of...

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January 24, 2015

Senior Houthi leader resigns over ‘autocratic’ fears

Spokesman and member of Houthis political bureau Ali al-Bakhaiti announced on Friday his resignation from his rebel Shia group, warning of “sectarian and regional polarisation” as well as “autocratic” tendencies. Writing...

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January 24, 2015

More than 30 deaths including children in Syrian regime strike

A Syrian government airstrike hit an opposition-held Damascus suburb on Friday, killing more than 30 people, including six children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Observatory said the...

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January 24, 2015

Al-Saud family chooses Mohammed bin Naif for a strong future

Saudi Arabia’s new King, Salman bin Abdul Aziz, has already decided to resolve the issue of succession by appointing Prince Mohammed bin Naif , his brother’s son, as the...

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