Calls to investigate Rabaa dispersal amid ongoing divide in narratives
Three years after the deadly dispersal of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in, calls for investigations into the violence…
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Holey Artisan Bakery siege: Twenty killed in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's government says 20 hostages were killed by suspected Islamists in a siege in cafe in the capital…
At least 14 dead in clashes between army and Islamists in Libya’s Benghazi
Heavy clashes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi have left at least 14 people dead and 32 wounded, medical…
Libya MPs postpone vote on new unity government
Libya's internationally recognised parliament decided Tuesday to postpone for seven days a vote on a government of…
Egypt military restoring churches destroyed following Morsi’s ouster
After Egypt President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi apologised for not finishing the reconstruction work of Christian…
Jaish al Islam rebel group denies Russia hit oil stash
Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam denied Tuesday a Russian defence ministry report that its jets had destroyed a…
Four Egyptian policemen shoot dead in Giza Pyramids
Unknown gunmen shot dead four members of the Egyptian security forces on a road near the Giza pyramids…
Libya PM withdraws offer to resign
Libya's internationally recognised prime minister, Abdullah al-Thani, has withdrawn an offer to resign, a move…
Libyan Commander killed as Offensive against Islamists Stalls
Islamic State militants said they killed a Libyan army commander in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday, as…
Libyan Tribes Reject Dialogue With Islamists, Brotherhood At Cairo Meeting
A group of Libyan tribal leaders have said, at the conclusion of a conference in Cairo on Thursday, that they…
Special Report: The middle-class Islamists behind Tunisia’s museum attack
One of the young men was a high school literature student who helped his father tend the family olive trees in…
71 receive life sentences for torching Egyptian church
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced 71 people to life in prison over the torching of a church in Giza,…
Four Years after Egypt Uprising, Patronage Politics Dominate Again
How much is a vote worth? In Egypt's Sadat City - a sprawling, industrial center filled with the young and…
Egypt Court Sentences 183 Muslim Brotherhood Supporters to Death
An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges of…
Libya PM Says Egypt will Help Train Army
Libya’s embattled prime minister, Abdullah al-Thani, said on Wednesday Egypt would help to train his army and…
Egypt Inks Agreement to Monitor Internet
The Egyptian government is now able to monitor private communications on Facebook, Twitter and Skype thanks to the…
Hamas Delegation Arrives in Cairo for Gaza Talks
A delegation of members from Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad arrived in Cairo on Sunday for…
The Fight over Egypt’s Mosques: State Versus the Pulpit
A recently issued decree restricting preaching to Islamic scholars who are certified by either Al-Azhar's Grand…
Egyptian Dostour Journalist Covering Islamists-Police Clashes Killed
A 22-year-old journalist from El-Dostour newspaper, Mayada Ashraf, was reported dead while she was covering the…
Security Beefed Up Around Cairo Ahead Of Fresh Pro-Morsi Demos
Egyptian security forces have fortified their presence around the capital and in neighbouring Giza ahead of renewed…
Islamists, Coptic Church Exchange Threats Over Egypt’s New Constitution
The 50-member committee entrusted with amending Egypt's suspended 2012 constitution is struggling to reach…
Islamists Reject Preamble Of Egypt’s New Constitution As Reflecting…
The 50-Member Committee tasked with finalising Egypt's new constitution is in the final days of its work. The…
Islamists Using Attacks Against Copts In Egypt’s Power Struggle: Analysts
Guests were waiting outside the church for the arrival of the bride when two gunmen riding a motorcycle drove by…
April 6 Blames Security, Islamists For Egypt Violence
Egypt's leading youth group the April 6 Youth Movement condemned on Tuesday both sides of the country's deepening…
Islamists Visit Constitution Party’s Dawoud After Brutal Attack
Constitution Party spokesman Khaled Dawoud says he was visited by Islamist figures after being subject to a brutal…
50 Dead As Egypt Islamists Try To Galvanise Protests
At least 50 people were killed in clashes between Islamists and police in Egypt on Sunday, as thousands of the…
Egypt Set for Total Rewrite Morsi Constitution
Egypt is likely to completely rewrite the constitution adopted under Mohamed Morsi, a spokesman for the committee…
Security Forces Hunt Militants After Storming Town Near Cairo
Egyptian security forces were hunting for armed supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood…
As Egyptians Ignore Curfew, Talk of a U.S.-Brotherhood Conspiracy
The sounds made lately by curfew violators here are mostly not shouts or gunshots, but the clacking of dice on…
Attacks on Protesters in Cairo Were Calculated to Provoke, Some Say
The ferocity of the attacks by security forces on Islamist protesters in Cairo this week appears to have been a…
WRAPUP 11-Dozens Die In Egyptian Bloodbath On Islamists’ “Day Of Rage”
Islamist protests descended into a bloodbath across Egypt on Friday, with more than 100 killed on a "Day of Rage"…
Indonesia, Malaysia Protests Over Deadly Egypt Crackdown
Hundreds of Muslims demonstrated in Indonesia and Malaysia Friday against a crackdown on the protest camps of…
France Fears Extremists Will Benefit from Egypt Violence
France's foreign minister said on Friday the escalating tension in Egypt risked playing into the hands of radical…
Islamists Plan Mass Rallies Against Military Coup Friday
Islamists plan to holds mass rallies in Egypt's on Friday squares in response to the Interior Ministry's…
Kuwaitis Vote For New Parliament Amid Boycott
Voters in Kuwait are casting their ballots in the second parliamentary election in less than a year. The vote was…
Death Toll From Attack On Morsi Supporters Rises To At Least 70
Egyptian security forces shot dead at least 70 supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on Saturday, his…
Egypt, A Nation Divided
Supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi are crying foul. But the real loser is not the Islamists, but the…
Egypt’s Soap-Opera Islamists
The scene opens in a Cairo mosque, where men have gathered for Friday prayers. “They ask you about music. Say it’s…
In Egypt, Lonely Voices Warn Of Too Much Love For The Military
Egyptian activists have rallied around the military since it ousted Mohamed Morsi, leaving some of their former…
Egypt’s Interim President Gives First Address To Nation
Egypt's interim president pledged Thursday to protect his country against those who seek chaos and violence in the…