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Ramadan talk show questions Salafi dogmas

Ramadan talk show questions Salafi dogmas

Ahmed Abu Haiba, the host of a new talk show this Ramadan, has an ambitious agenda. He hopes that his…
Egypt, Israel attempt to ease tension after mounting violence

Egypt, Israel attempt to ease tension after mounting violence

Egypt and Israel sought on Sunday to defuse a diplomatic crisis over the killing of five Egyptian security personnel during…
Sinai contested: Outlaws, Islamists, Israel and army

Sinai contested: Outlaws, Islamists, Israel and army

ARISH - Moussa al-Delh, a member of Sinai’s influential Tarabeen tribe, was a fugitive before Egypt’s uprising began in January,…
Israelis mull options for protecting border with Egypt

Israelis mull options for protecting border with Egypt

JERUSALEM - Whatever threats Israel faced in recent decades from Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian territories, it could always feel…
Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science

Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science

CAMBRIDGE, England--Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail first proposed building a US$2 billion science and technology institute in Cairo 12 years ago,…
Military sorts out task of determining who’s a ‘martyr’

Military sorts out task of determining who’s a ‘martyr’

At least 846 Egyptians were killed and 6464 injured in Egypt’s recent uprising to put an end former President Hosni…
Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women

Islamists threaten to roll back legal gains for women

Ahmed Abubaker, a 35-year-old teacher has little interest in politics and barely followed the developments of the Egyptian revolution. But…
385 state TV and radio employees lose jobs to cuts

385 state TV and radio employees lose jobs to cuts

Minister of Information Osama Heikal on Wednesday dismissed 385 Egyptian Radio and Television Union advisers, including 20 legal consultants, as…
US religious envoy to export ‘freedom of belief’ to Egypt, Middle East

US religious envoy to export ‘freedom of belief’ to Egypt, Middle East

A proposed US envoy designated to advocate for the rights of religious minorities in the Middle East is stirring controversy…
Military’s evolving media strategy shows who’s boss

Military’s evolving media strategy shows who’s boss

Hosni Mubarak’s last act as president was to hand over control of the state to the Supreme Council of the…
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