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Salafi sheikh calls for referendum on Islamic Sharia in Constitution
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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