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Poll: 78 percent of French object to Hijab in universities
World
August 9, 2013
Poll: 78 percent of French object to Hijab in universities
78 percent of the French population objects to the wearing of the Islamic headscarf (hijab) in universities lecture rooms, according…
Morsy’s ouster: Understanding international reaction
Egypt
July 16, 2013
Morsy’s ouster: Understanding international reaction
As the Armed Forces spokesperson concluded the General Command’s statement announcing the removal of Mohamed Morsy from the presidency, a…
Tunisian rulers bemoan Egypt’s “coup against legitimacy”
Egypt
July 4, 2013
Tunisian rulers bemoan Egypt’s “coup against legitimacy”
TUNIS - Tunisia, birthplace of the Arab Spring pro-democracy uprisings, on Thursday criticized the Egyptian army's removal of elected president…
Azhar aims to recover Quran manuscript
Archaeology
June 6, 2013
Azhar aims to recover Quran manuscript
Egypt's Al-Azhar institute said on Thursday that legal measures were underway to recover a Quranic manuscript taken from Cairo in…
Black, Arab rail staff kept away from Peres visit to Paris: union
World
April 15, 2013
Black, Arab rail staff kept away from Peres visit to Paris: union
A French union has accused its national railway of keeping black and Arab employees out of sight when Israeli President…
Central African Republic rebel chief to name power-sharing government
World
March 25, 2013
Central African Republic rebel chief to name power-sharing government
A rebel leader in Central African Republic pledged to name a power-sharing government after seizing the capital Bangui on Sunday…
Anti-interventionist stance on Mali reflects Morsy’s domestic considerations
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Anti-interventionist stance on Mali reflects Morsy’s domestic considerations
President Mohamed Morsy opposes France’s intervention in Mali even though the campaign, which seeks to restore the Malian government’s control…
France to ‘quickly’ withdraw Timbuktu forces: FM
World
February 4, 2013
France to ‘quickly’ withdraw Timbuktu forces: FM
photo http://www.france24.com/en/20130204-france-quickly-withdraw-timbuktu-forces-fm France is working to "very quickly" withdraw its forces from Timbuktu, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday, without…
30 French warplanes blast Islamist targets in Mali
World
February 3, 2013
30 French warplanes blast Islamist targets in Mali
PARIS — Thirty French warplanes on Sunday blasted Islamic extremist training and logistics centres in northeast Mali, just hours after…
French police arrest two in Toulouse killings probe
World
January 30, 2013
French police arrest two in Toulouse killings probe
French police arrested two people on Tuesday in the hunt for accomplices of an Al-Qaeda-inspired gunman who went on a…