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Rise of Islamists frays UAE-Egypt relationsDays before his overthrow, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received a senior visitor from the UAE, one of several Gulf monarchies long supportive of the most Arab populous country and its veteran More… |
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Alcohol sale banned in Egypt's new suburbsTwo years after the Egyptian revolution that ousted an authoritarian regime, liberals are increasingly concerned that the ruling Islamists are out to curb personal freedoms and build a society in More… |
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Tunisia Islamists reject PM's moveTunisia's governing Islamists rejected on Thursday a plan by their party chief and prime minister to dismiss the government after the shooting of a leading critic, whose death sparked the bigg More… |
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Tunisian govt dissolved after critic's killingTunisia's ruling Islamists dissolved the government and promised rapid elections in a bid to restore calm after the killing of an opposition leader sparked the biggest street protests since th More… |
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Algeria ends desert siege with 23 hostages deadAlgerian troops ended a siege by Islamist militants at a gas plant in the Sahara desert where 23 hostages died, with a final assault which killed all the remaining hostage-takers. Believed to be More… |
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Egyptians narrowly back new constitutionEgyptians voted narrowly in favour of a constitution shaped by Islamists and which opponents said was a recipe for deepening divisions in the nation, officials in rival camps said on Sunday after the first round of a two-stage More… |
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Islamists rally behind Mursi as rifts widenIslamist crowds demonstrated in Cairo on Saturday in support of President Mohamed Mursi, who is racing through a constitution to try to defuse opposition fury over his newly expanded powers. Many thousands assembled outside Cairo More… |
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Hardline group 'threatening Tunisia'Tunisia underestimated the negative impact a small group of hardline Islamists would have on its ability to attract investors and reform its economy, said President Moncef Marzouki. Marzouki, attending the United Nations General A More… |
UAE islamists had military wing: papersIslamists detained in the UAE have confessed to setting up a secret organisation with an armed force whose aim was to take power and establish an Islamic state, local media reported on Thursday. More… |
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UAE arrests 10 more in clampAt least 10 local Islamists have been arrested in the UAE over the past several days as part of a widening crackdown on dissidents, activists said on Sunday. More… |
