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IS bans Christian slogans, Madonna music
April 25, 2015
IS bans Christian slogans, Madonna music
The Islamic State in Syria is preventing football fans from wearing T-shirts bearing slogans for the world's most popular football…
Al-Masry Al-Youm releases Abnoudi’s ‘death interview’
April 23, 2015
Al-Masry Al-Youm releases Abnoudi’s ‘death interview’
When renowned Egyptian poet Abdel Rahman al-Abnoudi felt that his health was deteriorating and that his days were numbered, he…
Reuters: Sisi’s crackdown on Islamists yet to win over Egyptian village
April 22, 2015
Reuters: Sisi’s crackdown on Islamists yet to win over Egyptian village
Egyptian police often raid homes in this rundown village just outside Cairo, residents say -- part of a broad crackdown…
Can any man establish a new country on a border land?
April 21, 2015
Can any man establish a new country on a border land?
In early April 2015, a Czech man named Vít Jedlička declared himself president of a newly founded 7 square kilometer…
Israeli presence in the headwaters of the Nile: agriculture, training and intelligence
April 21, 2015
Israeli presence in the headwaters of the Nile: agriculture, training and intelligence
According to Egyptian political analysts, Israel is highly interested in the Nile Basin region, due to its economic, political and…
Factbox: Egypt’s trials of Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood leaders
April 21, 2015
Factbox: Egypt’s trials of Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood leaders
An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, to 20 years in jail on charges of inciting the…
Palestinian man recounts arrest at 13, spending 8 years in Israeli jails
April 21, 2015
Palestinian man recounts arrest at 13, spending 8 years in Israeli jails
Awni al-Habet, 41, still remembers the eight years he spent in an Israeli prison on charges of belonging to the…
More torture accusations at police stations
April 20, 2015
More torture accusations at police stations
Amr Farghaly, a resident of Manial, said an officer from the Old Cairo Police Station arrested his father nine days…
Police in Egypt: Torture, repression and bribes within departments and prisons
April 19, 2015
Police in Egypt: Torture, repression and bribes within departments and prisons
“The police are at the service of the people” is the slogan of the Interior Ministry. But it seems quite…
Better walk than take a cab
April 19, 2015
Better walk than take a cab
In an attempt to counter the greed of taxi drivers in Mansoura, activists called on people to walk on Monday…