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Secular and Islamic groups met to try to defuse the political crisis. Protesters in Cairo rejected prosecutors’ decision to arrest members of the Black Bloc group on terrorism charges. Islamist parties said Black Bloc members must be killed.
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Insight: Egypt is once again risking its futur
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Black Bloc must die, say Jihad and Jama’a al-Islamiya
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Egypt’s army chief warned that the current political crisis could cause the collapse of the state. In Port Said, thousands of protesters called for the downfall of Egypt’s president. Public prosecutors urged that members of the ‘Black Bloc” anti-President Morsi group be arrested.
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Radical Past: Former Associate Calls Morsi a ‘Master of Disguise’
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Omar Abdel Rahman: The push to free the imprisoned Islamist extremist
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Egypt’s transition to democracy put in doubt as ‘militias’ add to polarisation
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Protesters and riot police clashed in Cairo and Port Said for a fifth day in spite of President Morsi’s declaration of a state of emergency on Sunday; 50 people have died in the violence so far. Morsi’s call for national dialogue was rejected by the main opposition alliance.
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Washington casts wary eye at Muslim Brotherhood
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Suez Canal official: Navigation unaffected by violence
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Tens of thousands gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on the second anniversary of the revolt that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. The demonstration grew violent as protesters attacked government buildings and set fire to the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters. Emergency personnel said 110 people were injured.
Mohammed al Zawahiri threatens West, condemns Mali intervention
The younger brother of al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri has called for jihad in Mali and threatened France, as well as other countries. He “organized” last week’s protest at the French Embassy in Cairo. Al Qaeda banners were on display during the protest.
Shin Bet: Rise in attacks from the Sinai in 2012
A newly released report from Israel’s Shin Bet shows a rise in terror attacks originating in the Sinai in 2012. In addition, the report reveals that five attempted infiltrations by terrorists were thwarted last year.
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Egypt: on 25 January, one anniversary but two commemorations
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Egypt’s Revolution, Two Years On
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Some Algeria Attackers Are Placed at Benghazi
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Egypt opposition leader aims to break Islamist dominance
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President Morsi said he was against French intervention in Mali, saying it could create further unrest in the region. He wanted a more “peaceful and developmental” approach to the crisis. As part of a foreign aid agreement, the US began delivering F-16 fighter jets to Egypt.
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Is Qatar fuelling the crisis in north Mali?
Algeria
How a pile of explosives I found in a Libyan field may have ended up in the hands of Algerian terrorists
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In Egypt, coalition of groups opposed to Islamists is fracturing
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Opposition groups called for anti-Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations for Jan. 25. Protesters clashed with police outside a courthouse in Alexandria where policemen are being tried for allegedly killing protesters. Police seized a truck carrying a ton of explosives that was on its way to Sinai.
Rising concerns over foreign militants in the Sinai as more explosives seized
On Sunday, Egyptian authorities seized one ton of explosives in transit to the Sinai. Egyptian officials are increasingly worried that militants from Algeria and Libya are now operating in the Sinai Peninsula.
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Brotherhood Struggles to Exert Political Power in Egypt
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Conservative Islamic political groups formed a coalition to contest upcoming parliamentary elections. The coalition plans to run independently from the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party. An Egyptian court dismissed cases against 379 people accused of taking part in deadly clashes with police.
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Egypt’s Morsi Says Slurs of Jews Were Taken Out of Context
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Three dissidents were charged in court with “insulting the president” and with a new charge, “tarnishing the president’s image.” The foreign ministry demanded that the United Arab Emirates disclose charges against the 11 Egyptians arrested last month.
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Egypt’s Leader, Morsi, Made Anti-Jewish Slurs
Ansar Jerusalem: ‘The light of victory has begun to shine’
Ansar Jerusalem recently released a 52-minute video detailing the group’s attack from the Sinai into Israel on Sept. 21 that killed one Israeli soldier. The new video also sheds some light on the group’s formation.
Report: Egyptian authorities fear increased attacks by militants in the Sinai
Egyptian authorities are worried that Islamists militants in the Sinai may soon resume attacks in response to the Egyptian army’s statements that it does not intend to stop its operations or negotiate with the militants.