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Safe haven: Mount Halal is said to be the refuge for Sinai militants

Safe haven: Mount Halal is said to be the refuge for Sinai militants

The name of Sinai’s Mount Halal returned to the media this week amid the armed forces’ reports about strikes against…
Military injustice: Activists, lawyers deem military trial pardons insufficient

Military injustice: Activists, lawyers deem military trial pardons insufficient

This weekend, the outgoing head of military judiciary Adel Morsy released 13 civilians who were convicted in military trials following…
Empowered Brothers celebrate, their way

Empowered Brothers celebrate, their way

The Muslim Brotherhood has mobilized its supporters for a mass gathering in Tahrir Square in support of President Mohamed Morsy’s…
Inconsistent regulation frustrates North Coast fishermen

Inconsistent regulation frustrates North Coast fishermen

ALEXANDRIA — The microbus drops one off at the bustling Abu Qir fish market, where merchants display the fruits of…
Israeli media frets little over Morsy power grab

Israeli media frets little over Morsy power grab

Following President Mohamed Morsy’s firing of Hussein Tantawi, head of the formerly ruling military council, and other leading generals on…
Q&A with Rajaa Ben Slama: Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide

Q&A with Rajaa Ben Slama: Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide

Raja Ben Slama, a professor of Arab civilization at Manouba University in Tunis, founder of The Tunisian Cultural Association to…
Under new leadership, media face old oppressive policies

Under new leadership, media face old oppressive policies

More than a month ago, the Muslim Brotherhood’s mouthpiece newspaper coined two dichotomous categories of media. One was “the black…
Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle

Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle

In the working-class neighborhood of Bulaq al-Dakror, a group of men gathered 28 July to prevent what they called a…
Olympic pleas: Egypt’s poor performance attributed to defective sporting system

Olympic pleas: Egypt’s poor performance attributed to defective sporting system

Karam Gaber, Egypt’s Greco-Roman wrestler, won the silver medal in the 84 kilogram division Monday, raising the country’s tally to…
A lost enemy: Secularists fear Morsy move paves road for grip on power

A lost enemy: Secularists fear Morsy move paves road for grip on power

By claiming legislative authorities and canceling a military-issued constitutional charter that gave the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces the…
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