Month: February 2014

Terror attacks spike in Arab Spring countries during 2013

IHS Janes’ Terrorism and Insurgency Centre notes increases in violence across Middle…

Ali Omar Ali Omar

US Department of State criticises Putin’s support for Al-Sisi presidential bid

Al-Sisi’s visit to Russia would not impact shared interests with Egypt, says…

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Anti-Coup Alliance calls for marches on six-month anniversary of sit-in dispersals

The pro-Morsi bloc called for demonstrations under the name “Rabaa, icon of…

Ali Omar Ali Omar

Workers’ welfare in Qatar: Navigating a minefield

By James M. Dorsey Qatari organisers of the 2022 World Cup – in…

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US embassy staff member detained in Cairo without charges: embassy spokesman

US State Department will work with all sides, including Muslim Brotherhood, to…

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265 dead in January: Independent count

Independent statistical database Wiki Thawra reports 108 dead on revolution’s third anniversary…

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Egypt mummy found in well-preserved sarcophagus

Spanish archaeologists have discovered a 3,600-year-old Egyptian mummy inside a wooden sarcophagus…

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Putin backs Sisi’s ‘run’ for Egyptian presidency

The 59-year-old Egyptian field marshal has not actually declared his presidential ambitions…

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Egypt ranks 159th of 180 countries in 2014 World Press Freedom Index

Egypt’s media underwent a “Brotherisation” and “Sisification” in 2013, according to a…

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Parties condemn state’s violent practices

ESDP calls for investigation into alleged torture of detainees

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