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#Sinai Peninsula: Where #Egypt’s ’war on terror’ targets civilians
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Egyptians carry the coffin of a person who was killed in El-Arish, capital of north Sinai, on July 14, 2014, after militants fired mortar shells last night at a military base. (Photo: AFP-STR) Egyptians carry the coffin of a person who was killed in El-Arish, capital of north Sinai, on July 14, 2014, after militants fired mortar shells last night at a military base. (Photo: AFP-STR)

After each attack in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, everybody starts talking about the need to impose security but the warnings go unheeded and the attacks continue. Palestinians were accused of perpetrating the latest attack in the city of #al-Arish that led to dozens of victims among civilians, the army and the police force but no culprits were (...)

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Sisi « regrets » #Egypt jailing of Jazeera journalists
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he wished three jailed #Al_Jazeera journalists including an Australian had never been tried, in an expression of regret relatives described as encouraging on Monday. Australian Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian Mohammed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohammed were sentenced to between seven and 10 years in jail on charges of defaming Egypt and aiding banned Islamists, in a ruling that sparked a global outcry and demands for a presidential pardon. read more

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#Egypt's government to resign
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Egypt’s military-installed government was due to resign Monday, with new President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expected to make changes to the cabinet on his first day in office, media reported. The ex-army chief was sworn in on Sunday, nearly a year after ousting elected president Mohammed Morsi after millions protested against the Islamist’s divisive one year rule. “The cabinet ended its last meeting on Monday morning ... during which it prepared its letter of resignation to be presented to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,” state news agency MENA reported. read more

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Sisi takes 93% of the vote in #election marred by dismal turnout
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A girl stands looking as polling station officials count ballots in the Egyptian capital Cairo on May 28, 2014 at the end of voting in the presidential election. (Photo: AFP - Marwan Naamani) A girl stands looking as polling station officials count ballots in the Egyptian capital Cairo on May 28, 2014 at the end of voting in the presidential election. (Photo: AFP - Marwan Naamani)

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who toppled #Egypt's first freely elected leader, took more than 90 percent of the vote in a presidential election marred by a dismal turnout, provisional results showed on Thursday, as he joined a long line of leaders drawn from the military. A low turnout figure raised questions about the credibility of a man (...)

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#Tunisia in the Libyan tempest
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A file picture taken on April 18, 2014, shows Tunisian National Constituent Assembly (NCA) deputies attending a parliament session in #Tunis. (Photo: AFP-Fethi Belaid) A file picture taken on April 18, 2014, shows Tunisian National Constituent Assembly (NCA) deputies attending a parliament session in Tunis. (Photo: AFP-Fethi Belaid)

The latest events in #Libya put the Tunisian government in a difficult position in front of its neighbors. The painful blow to Libya’s Islamists by #General_Khalifa_Haftar, leaves Tunisia as the only country in its region with an Islamist orientation supportive of the Turkish-Qatari axis.

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Sisi calls for US military and economic aid to #Egypt
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A file picture taken on May 4, 2014 shows Egypt’s ex-army chief and leading presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi giving his first television interview since announcing his candidacy in Cairo. (Photo: AFP)

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who ousted elected Islamist president Mohammed Mursi and is set to become Egypt’s next head of state, called on the United States to help fight “terrorism.” In his first interview with an international news organization in the run-up to the May 26-27 vote, Sisi called for the resumption of US military aid, worth $1.3 billion a year, which was partially frozen after a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Asked what message he has for US President Barack Obama, Sisi said: “We are fighting a war against terrorism.” read (...)

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#Cairo clashes kill one
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One person was killed during clashes in Cairo overnight between supporters and opponents of deposed Islamist president #Mohamed_Morsi, Egyptian security officials said Thursday. Four people were also arrested during the violence that broke out on the sidelines of a pro-Morsi gathering, the officials said. Since the Egyptian army ousted and detained Morsi on July 3 last year, the security forces have waged a crackdown on protests by his supporters. read more

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Denouncing aspirations of Egyptian uprising, Sisi calls for stability
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An Egyptian man rides his motorbike past campaign posters of #Egypt's former army chief and leading presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi daubed with red paint on May 10, 2014 in the city of Mansura, north of Cairo. (Photo: AFP - Sayed Baz)

Presidential frontrunner Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted elected president Mohammed Mursi, has prioritized stability over freedoms, insisting it will take up to 25 years for Egypt to achieve “true democracy.” Three years after millions of protesters demanding “bread, freedom and social justice” ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak’s regime, Sisi warned such aspirations were hindering national security and slowing a much-needed economic recovery. read (...)

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#Egypt: As elections near, Sisi without electoral program
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Egyptians walk past a huge billboard showing a portrait of Egypt’s former army chief and leading presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on May 9, 2014 in Beni Sueif, some 120 kilometres south Cairo. (Photo: AFP-Mahmoud Khaled) Egyptians walk past a huge billboard showing a portrait of Egypt’s former army chief and leading presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on May 9, 2014 in Beni Sueif, some 120 kilometres south Cairo. (Photo: AFP-Mahmoud Khaled)

The #Egyptian_presidential_elections have entered a decisive phase as the Supreme Elections Committee officially declared May 9 as the last day to drop out from the race. While uncertainty dominated Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s campaign over his political program, which has (...)

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