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August 14, 2014

University of Cape Town SRC endorses boycott of Israel, declares it an apartheid state

The University of Cape Town’s Student Representative Council (UCT SRC) has backed a call to boycott Israeli produce, and “unconditionally” declared Israel an Apartheid state. The memorandum tabled by...

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August 14, 2014

Mekky criticises allegations that Muslim Brotherhood killed demonstrators

Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak has failed to defend himself against the prosecution’s accusations against him, Egypt’s former justice minister, Counsellor Ahmed Mekky said yesterday. During a telephone call...

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August 14, 2014

Morsi supporters stage rallies to mark Rabaa massacre

Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi staged demonstrations on Thursday morning in parts of Egypt to commemorate one year since security forces violently cleared two major pro-Morsi protest encampments...

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August 13, 2014

US State Department expresses concern about the Human Rights Watch report on Rabaa massacre

The US State Department expressed concerns about the “the mass killings in Egypt during the months of July and August 2013” as reported in the Human Rights Watch report...

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August 13, 2014

Dr Mohamed El-Beltagi's letter to his martyred daughter Asmaa El-Beltaji on the first anniversary of her martyrdom

My daughter (my teacher, my role model and the comfort of my life); it has been a year since your pure soul ascended in the company of a constellation...

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August 13, 2014

Rabi'a Adawiya, the Sufi mystic behind the mosque

It is one year ago today that Egyptian forces stormed the square in Cairo where thousands of supporters of Mohammed Morsi, the first democratically elected President of Egypt, were...

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August 13, 2014

The problem is ISIS, not the Brotherhood

Almost a month after the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip began, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, broke his silence when he spoke at a press conference...

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August 13, 2014

Tribal leader: We hope Al-Abadi restores Sunni rights in Iraq

A leader in what is known as the “Iraqi Tribal Rebels” said yesterday that they hope that elected Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi would restore the rights of the Sunnis...

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August 13, 2014

Palestinian delegate puts deadline to talks with Israel

Qais Abdul Karim, member of the Palestinian delegation in Cairo, today announced the deadline for talks with Israel is the same as that for the 72-hour ceasefire which ends...

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August 13, 2014

Iran abandons its ally in Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki

The Islamic Republic of Iran has declared its support for the “legal process” that has brought about the nomination of Haidar al-Abadi to succeed Nouri al-Maliki as Iraqi prime...

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