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May 4, 2014

Egyptian university sacks leader of the Muslim Brotherhood from his academic post

An Egyptian University decided on Tuesday to sack the General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, after he received a death sentence in Monday’s notorious mass trial. Mohamed...

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May 4, 2014

Three women amongst 683 anti-coup activists sentenced to death

Three women are amongst those whose documents have been sent to the Grand Mufti of Egypt to gain approval for the death sentences issued against them and 683 other...

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May 4, 2014

Public responses to Egypt's death sentences

Video clip showing responses of the families of some of those who were sentenced to death by an Egyptian court: Commentator: Several cases of passing out and losing consciousness...

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May 4, 2014

Kerry attempts to distance himself from Israel 'apartheid' remarks

US Secretary of State John Kerry attempted to distance himself on Monday from his previous remarks describing Israel as being at risk of becoming “an apartheid state” during a...

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May 4, 2014

Nabulsi soap and the destruction of Palestinian heritage

In the early years of the Second Intifada, Nablus was under violent military closure with checkpoints surrounding the city largely impassable and long-term curfews regularly imposed. This was the...

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May 4, 2014

Kuwait to buy Nile water from Ethiopia

Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome met on Monday with Rashad Mustafa Shawa, chairperson of the Swiss water company Mai Resources International, to discuss the mechanisms of exporting his country’s Nile...

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May 4, 2014

Rights group condemns 'outrageous death sentences' in Egypt

The International Coalition for Freedoms and Rights condemned what it called “the outrageous death sentences” passed against 683 pro-democracy defendants in Egypt yesterday, a statement published by the organisation...

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May 4, 2014

Former Israelli ambassador calls on West to label Muslim Brotherhood terrorist

In a recent op-ed for the Jerusalem Post, Israel’s former ambassador to Egypt Zvi Mazel criticised Western governments, and the US in particular, for not declaring the Muslim Brotherhood...

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May 4, 2014

Tunisian officials protest against allowing Israeli tourists into the country

Members of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) in Tunis have called for sacking two ministers after they breached the Tunisian Constitution by allowing Israeli tourists to enter into the...

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May 4, 2014

Israel freezes PA tax revenue as part of sanctions against reconciliation deal

Israeli government decided to deduct more money from the taxes it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA) as part of sanctions it imposed in the wake of...

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