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Salafi sheikh calls for referendum on Islamic Sharia in Constitution
Egypt
September 22, 2013
Salafi sheikh calls for referendum on Islamic Sharia in Constitution
Mahmoud Amer, head of the Ansar al-Sunna al-Mohamadeya Society in Damanhour, has called for a referendum on the application of…
Security forces crackdown on south Arish
Egypt
September 21, 2013
Security forces crackdown on south Arish
The crackdown in Sinai continued on Saturday, south of Arish, as security forces combed the area in search of militants…
Security forces crack down on Rafah, Sheikh Zuwayed villages
Egypt
September 17, 2013
Security forces crack down on Rafah, Sheikh Zuwayed villages
Army and police forces continued their crackdown on suspected radicals on Tuesday in the villages of Rafah and Sheikh Zuwayed…
Egypt pursues crackdown on Sinai militants as protests held
Egypt
September 13, 2013
Egypt pursues crackdown on Sinai militants as protests held
Egyptian troops and helicopter gunships attacked Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula on Friday in a drive to crush a…
Two Brotherhood leaders in Helwan arrested Saturday
Egypt
August 24, 2013
Two Brotherhood leaders in Helwan arrested Saturday
On Saturday, security forces arrested Muslim Brotherhood leader and former MP al-Mohammadi Abdel Maqsoud and Brotherhood leader Tareq Hassan in…
A day of bloodshed in Nasr City
Egypt
August 14, 2013
A day of bloodshed in Nasr City
The scene in the hospital is of a war zone: blood is everywhere, with patients lying on the floor screaming…
Arab League summit to focus on ending bloodshed in Syria
World
March 26, 2012
Arab League summit to focus on ending bloodshed in Syria
In a historic Arab league meeting in Baghdad this week, Syria is likely to top the agenda, as regional leaders…
Tear gas kills two Bahrainis after police violently dispersed protestors
World
March 24, 2012
Tear gas kills two Bahrainis after police violently dispersed protestors
A man and a woman have died of asphyxiation caused by tear gas grenades fired by Bahrain's security forces to…
Annan to hold 2nd meeting with Syrian president
World
March 11, 2012
Annan to hold 2nd meeting with Syrian president
BEIRUT — A UN official in Syria says envoy Kofi Annan will hold a second meeting with the country's President…
No military solution in Syria: EU ministers
World
March 10, 2012
No military solution in Syria: EU ministers
European Union foreign ministers Saturday rejected all recourse to a military solution in Syria while reiterating that President Bashar al-Assad…