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February 7, 2014

Nabil Fahmy: Is he a liability or an asset?

Egypt’s interim foreign minister is fast becoming a national embarrassment and an object of ridicule across the Middle East. In his latest gaffe, Nabil Fahmy introduced his Saudi counterpart,...

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February 7, 2014

Egypt creates a buffer zone with Gaza

The Egyptian army is working to create a buffer zone on the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip in a purported effort to undermine weapon smuggling and chaos caused...

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February 7, 2014

Egypt's interim president says our patience with Turkey 'is about to run out'

Spokesman of Egypt’s interim president, Ehab Badawi, said “Egypt’s patience with Turkey is running out”. Badawi made his statement in an apparent reference to Turkey’s official statements which oppose...

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February 7, 2014

Egyptians protest against home demolitions

Hundreds of residents of the Egyptian town of Rafah took to the streets on Sunday morning in protest at the army’s intention to create a buffer zone along the...

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February 7, 2014

Officers and men get cash rewards for smashing anti-coup protests

The officers and men of Egypt’s security services who smashed the anti-coup, pro-Morsi protests last month leading to the deaths of thousands of civilians have been rewarded for their...

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February 7, 2014

Al-Beltaji insists that right will always win over wrong

Muslim Brotherhood leader Dr Mohamed Al-Beltaji has insisted in a letter sent from his prison cell that “right will always win over wrong in the end”. The leading member...

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February 7, 2014

Military intensifies presence in and around Tahrir and Rabaa Al-Adwiya Squares

The Egyptian security forces intensified their presence on Friday morning in all streets and whereabouts leading to Tahrir and Rabaa Al-Adawiya Squares in an effort to undermine any attempt...

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February 7, 2014

Lawyers call for Salafi Al-Noor Party to be dissolved

Two Egyptian lawyers have filed a lawsuit calling a freeze on all activities of the Salafi Al-Noor Party. The move is seen as a prelude to calls for the...

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February 7, 2014

The Guardian: Jamming targetted at Al-Jazeera traced to sites near Egyptian military bases

The source of jamming of Al-Jazeera‘s Egyptian TV service is outside Cairo, according to a company that investigates interference with satellite signals. Bruno Dupas, president of Integral Systems, said...

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February 7, 2014

Egypt commits 112 violations against press freedoms within a month

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information denounced Egypt’s interim government for punishing media channels with recent judicial decisions to shut down a number of satellite channels operating in...

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