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April 5, 2014

Former military chiefs left public life quietly to keep army strong to face Morsi

The former head of Egypt’s Military Council and his deputy left public life “quietly”, it has been claimed, in order to keep the army strong in the face of...

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April 5, 2014

Rights group publishes list of female students tortured and sexually harassed in Egyptian prisons

The UK-based Arab Organisation for Human Rights (AOHR) reported that 12 female students have been assaulted and sexually harassed while in provisional detention in December 2013. Families of the...

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April 5, 2014

Egyptian party leader alleges torture in jail

The deputy leader of Egypt’s Al-Wassat Party has alleged that he has been tortured for 16 consecutive days during his detention by the authorities. Essam Sultan told a court...

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April 5, 2014

Gulf politicians: Our regimes are putting our countries in danger

Gulf politicians have condemned the policies and practices carried out by the Gulf regimes, which “resulted in the region being subject to foreign dangers such as the intervention of...

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April 5, 2014

Israel’s chief negotiator hints of possible Palestinian recognition of the Jewish state

Israel’s chief negotiator Justice Minister Tzipi Livni hinted on Sunday that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas might agree to recognise Israel as a Jewish state. Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper...

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April 5, 2014

Hamas denies claims of relationship with Dahlan

The Islamic resistance movement Hamas has denied claims of having any relationship with former Fatah member Mohammed Dahlan. Dr Mousa Abu Marzouk, a leading member of Hamas’s political bureau,...

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April 5, 2014

Egypt is missing out on vital communications income

Egypt should set appropriate prices for the use of communications cables that run through the country and benefit instead of letting cables pass free of charge, a communications expert...

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April 5, 2014

Egypt’s military-led government continue to clamp down on free speech

This week the trial of 20 journalists resumed in Egypt. They stand accused of joining or aiding a terrorist group, namely the Muslim Brotherhood, which is being broadly oppressed...

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April 5, 2014

Abbas’ last resort and the pitfalls of international oppression

The belated decision to resort to international institutions has been hailed as a surprise by the media, signalling a dramatic shift from compliance to independence. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...

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April 5, 2014

Cameron’s Muslim Brotherhood probe is already a fix

David Cameron this week splashily announced a “review” into the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK. Right away, it seemed to me an obvious farce. The sheer...

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