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February 5, 2014

Coptic activist: Muslim Brotherhood is protecting democracy

The founder of the anti-coup Coptic Egyptian Movement, Rami Jan, has described the Muslim Brotherhood as protectors of democracy and the legal rulers of Egypt. Jan attended a talk...

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February 5, 2014

Ethiopian Nile dam 30% completed

Ethiopia’s government has completed around 30 per cent of the Renaissance Dam on the River Nile. Sources in the government say that the administrative and technical work at the...

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February 5, 2014

Egypt’s central bank confirms economic achievements under President Morsi

The Egyptian Central Bank announced on Tuesday that net transfers from Egyptians working abroad increased during the past fiscal year to reach a record high of $18.7 billion. During...

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February 5, 2014

Egypt has enough resources to survive, but wary investors fear unrest

British Petroleum announced earlier this month that it has found gas resources estimated to be around 1.2 trillion cubic feet, or more, in the Salamat well in the Nile...

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February 5, 2014

Pro-coup TV channel terminates contract of comic presenter

Egyptian CBC TV has terminated the contract of comedian Bassem Youssef, who is well known for having caused great controversy during the yearlong rule of ousted President Mohamed Morsi....

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February 5, 2014

El-Baradei to EU Foreign Ministers: What happened in Egypt is a ‘coup’

Egyptian media are reporting that former interim Vice Prime Minister Mohamed El-Baradei has described the events in Egypt on 30 June as a “military coup”. El-Baradei’s statement came during...

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February 5, 2014

Egypt’s military presses President Morsi to resign

A source close to Dr Ahmed Abdel Atti, the office manager for President Mohammed Morsi, who has been kidnapped by the military council, said that Dr Abdel Atti has...

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February 5, 2014

Salafist control of border crossing embarrasses Jordan

Retired Egyptian Brigadier General Safwat Al-Zayyat said on Wednesday that Islamist control of the borders between Syria and Jordan embarrasses the Jordanian government. The military expert, who often appears...

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February 5, 2014

Clashes leave 51 Egyptians dead and more than 250 injured

PHOTOS The death toll from clashes between security forces and pro-Morsi supporters has risen to 51 killed and 268 wounded, Egypt’s MENA state news agency has said, quoting figures...

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February 5, 2014

Marzouki describes Egypt’s situation as shocking

Tunisia’s interim President Moncef Marzouki has described Egypt’s situation as shocking to himself or any other “democratic person”, based on the fact that liberals and human rights activists have...

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