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May 4, 2014

El-Baradei pays tribute to Egyptian activist who died in suspicious circumstances

Egyptian activist and blogger Bassem Sabry has reportedly died after he went into a diabetic seizure and fell off a 10th floor balcony yesterday, social media reports claim. Sabry,...

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May 4, 2014

Riyadh is angry with the UAE over efforts to sabotage relations with Doha

According to Al-Amat online news site, Saudi Arabia has intercepted communications between the office of Abu-Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin-Zayed and former Palestinian national security advisor Mohamed Dahlan...

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May 4, 2014

Egypt calls on the world to respect the independence of its judiciary

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry called on the world to respect the independence of its judiciary. Badr Abdel-Atti, the spokesman for the ministry, said in a statement: “All countries of...

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May 4, 2014

German newspapers criticise Egypt's mass death sentences

German newspapers condemned the mass death sentences handed down by the Egyptian Minya Criminal Court on Monday, dismissing them as politically motivated. The Zuddeutsche Zeitung newspaper stated that the...

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May 4, 2014

Kerry says mass death sentences 'disturbing'

US Secretary of State John Kerry vaguely described the mass death sentences as “disturbing”. At a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Tuesday, Kerry said that despite “positive steps”...

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May 4, 2014

Oil prices jump amid renewed political tensions

Oil prices surged on Tuesday as traders reacted to yet another outbreak of violence in Libya and the continued unrest in Ukraine. The price of oil had registered its...

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May 4, 2014

Al-Zahar: Reconciliation will not change Hamas' stands

The reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah will not lead Hamas to recognise Israel’s right to exist or for armed groups to be controlled by Palestinian Authority (PA) President...

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May 4, 2014

Abbas to ask Palestinian parliament to resume work soon

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is to issue a presidential decree asking the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) to resume its work immediately after the formation of a national...

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May 4, 2014

Study expects MENA military spending to reach $920b by 2020

The Middle East and North Africa military spending will reach $920 billion by 2020 of which $27 billion will be invested in the Gulf States, a study by a...

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May 4, 2014

Ashton calls for immediate reversal of Egypt's mass death sentences

The European Union condemned the mass death sentences handed down by Egypt’s Minya Court on Monday. EU’s foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement Tuesday that the...

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