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IS bans Christian slogans, Madonna music

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’

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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