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April 5, 2014

Egyptian Interior Ministry declines European Commission request to visit prisons

The Egyptian Ministry of Interior declined a request by the European Commission (EC) to visit Egyptian prisons following reports of widespread torture against detainees. Major Abu Bakr Abdel-Kerim, deputy...

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April 5, 2014

Potential presidential rival meets Al-Sisi in secret meeting

Egypt’s former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh had a secret meeting with Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi before his trip to Russia, informed sources in Egypt have claimed....

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April 5, 2014

Erdogan vows to fight 'parallel state'

Turkey’s Prime Minister vowed on Saturday to fight all parallel entities in Turkey and to hold them accountable for their actions before the law and the Turkish people. “We...

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April 5, 2014

Hague says Al-Assad won't budge

Britain’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has said that Syria’s president has no plans to leave office because he believes he is strong and in control of the country. Speaking...

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April 5, 2014

Morsi stands trial on 'espionage' charges

Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, along with 35 others, stand trial today on charges of espionage. Egyptian state television reported that Morsi arrived at the court room on Sunday...

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April 5, 2014

Hamas will treat international forces as occupiers

Hamas announced on Friday that it would deal with any foreign forces deployed in Palestinian territories the same way it is dealing with Israeli occupation, emphasizing its rejection of...

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April 5, 2014

Libyan and Tunisian security inseparable, says Marzouki

Tunisian interim president Moncef Marzouki has reiterated his country’s support for Libya, hours after the Libyan Prime Minister denied a coup d’état in Libya. In a phone call with...

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April 5, 2014

US analyst: Russian arms deal with Egypt 'meaningless'

Elliot Abrams, analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations, said that the arms deal between Egypt and Russia is a “symbolic message”. In an interview with the London-based Al-Sharq...

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April 5, 2014

Russia: US and France planning military intervention in Syria

Russia may call an urgent UN Security Council meeting to “stop the slide towards escalation in Syria”, Russian sources told Al-Mayadeen channel. The source revealed that Russia had information...

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April 5, 2014

Kerry says Obama seeks Syria options, none presented yet

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that President Barack Obama had again asked for policy options on Syria but that none have yet been presented to...

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