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March 8, 2014

Egypt to prosecute Morsi over new charges

Egypt’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi along with 25 defendants will face trial on charges of “insulting the judiciary”, a judicial source told Reuters on Sunday. The defendants include secular...

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March 8, 2014

Syria’s opposition forces on the ground announce their rejection of the Geneva peace talks

A powerful alliance of Syria’s armed rebel groups announced on Sunday its rejection of the peace talks set to begin in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday, which means that any...

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March 8, 2014

Cost of war in Syria reaches $22 billion

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister of Service Affairs Omar Ghalawanji said on Sunday that the cost of the war in his country has now reached $22.7 billion, Syria’s Al-Watan newspaper...

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March 8, 2014

Egypt’s April 6 Movement to take part in January 25 protests

The general coordinator of April 6 youth movement, Amr Ali, confirmed that his group will take part in nationwide protests scheduled for the anniversary of the January 25 revolution....

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March 8, 2014

Hamzawy: Egypt’s 2014 constitution renders military custodian over state

Amr Hamzawy, professor of political science at Cairo University criticised public figures who defend the 2014 constitution which does not enjoy sufficient public approval and does not reflect popular...

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March 8, 2014

Egypt to introduce 10 to 12% VAT

Egypt is set to introduce Value Added Tax (VAT) this year after it announced that a bill which places VAT at 10 -12 percent will be finalized by the...

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March 8, 2014

Coup forces have killed 7,000 in Egypt

A senior Egyptian judge claimed on Sunday that more than 7,000 civilians have been killed in the country since the coup which overthrew President Mohamed Morsi last July. Judge...

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March 8, 2014

UN chief insists Israeli measures in Jerusalem have no legal validity

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon insisted on Saturday that Israel’s legislative or administrative measures taken to change the character and status of Jerusalem have no “legal validity”. The UN chief’s...

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March 8, 2014

Is the West negotiating with Al-Assad rather than toppling him?

An article in the Financial Times has examined the effects of reports about European security contacts with Syrian officials regarding attempts to resolve the Syrian crisis. Writer Roula Khalaf...

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March 8, 2014

Israeli aircraft fire missiles at targets in the Gaza Strip

At dawn on Sunday, Israeli aircraft launched two raids on targets in the central and southern Gaza Strip. No casualties have been reported. Palestinian sources quoted eye-witnesses who said...

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