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February 8, 2014

Al-Ghannouchi: Jihad is in Palestine not Tunis

Leader of the Tunisian Al-Nahda movement, Sheikh Rashid al-Ghannouchi, has congratulated the Tunisian army and police for thwarting “terrorist acts” in the country and denounced calls for jihad. Al-Ghannouchi...

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February 8, 2014

Algeria and Egypt agree to strengthen bilateral security cooperation

Algeria and Egypt have agreed to establish a bilateral contact group to strengthen their bilateral security cooperation. The agreement came at the conclusion of talks on Monday, which took...

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February 8, 2014

Morsi has the right to choose governors, says human rights chief

Changing governors is the right of the state president, the Secretary General of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights Abdullah Al-Ashaal has affirmed. They are, he added, chosen...

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February 8, 2014

Egypt says that targeting its water resources is a red line

The Egyptian presidency affirmed on Thursday that it would not allow anything to affect Egypt’s portion of the River Nile, nor would it accept any criticism concerning such a...

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February 8, 2014

Ethiopia prepared to discuss Al-Nahdah Dam with Egypt

Ethiopia announced on Wednesday that it is ready to discuss the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam with Egypt, noting that Egypt’s portion of water would not be affected. The Ethiopian Minister...

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February 8, 2014

South African organisations call for Israel to be excluded from diamond processing

Human rights groups, trade unions and several other major civil society organisations have called for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to exclude Israel. The international diamond regulatory body is...

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February 8, 2014

Ethiopian decision to divert Nile expected to anger Egypt and Sudan

The Ethiopian government announced on Monday that it will start work soon on diverting the Blue Nile, a move that is expected to spark the anger of the two...

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February 8, 2014

Egyptian Speaker says Bahrain’s security is Egypt’s security

The Speaker of the Egyptian Shura Council, parliament’s upper house, said on Monday that Bahrain’s security is part and parcel of Egypt’s national security. Dr Ahmad Fahmy made his...

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February 8, 2014

Egyptians make arrests over Sinai kidnapping

The Egyptian army has arrested a number of suspects believed to have been involved in the kidnapping of soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula, a senior official said on Monday...

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February 8, 2014

Senior Fatah member accused of destabilising Sinai

Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party has accused senior Fatah member Mohammed Dahlan of working to “destabilise” security in the Sinai Peninsula. According to the Deputy Head of the FJP,...

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