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Egypt

Tens of thousands of protesters affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups filled Tahrir Square in Cairo today, calling for the imposition of Sharia law. In al-Arish, Salafist demonstrators fired RPGs into the air, injuring a boy; and in Assiut, Salafists beat up a group of Communists.




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As Egypt charts new foreign policy course, away from US line, Iran hopes to warm ties





Egypt

Libya: Gaddafi pressuring Al-Azhar to issue anti-Nato fatwa for ‘crusade’ against Islam





Egypt

Egypt Military Moves to Cement a Muscular Role in Government




Egypt

Tunisia: Arab democracy ‘impossible’ without Islamists





Egypt

Egypt – ‘Harassment of Christian girls’ sparks sectarian strife




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Egypt – Christian tycoon faces wave of Muslim anger over bearded Mickey Mouse photo


Egypt

Security forces wounded more than 1,000 protesters at Tahrir Square in Cairo. The protesters demand the prosecution of security officials who killed demonstrators earlier this year.


Egypt

A military court will re-try Mohammad al Zawahri for his involvement in terror attacks in Egypt in the 1990s. Mohammed is the brother of Ayman al Zawahiri, the new leader of al Qaeda who also leads the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.


Al Qaeda

Former comrade-in-arms warns that al-Qaeda’s new leader bears grudge against US, Egypt