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BDS calls on Netflix to drop Israeli show
Thriller show Fauda has been criticised for glorifying Israeli violence

Prosecution to investigate opposition politicians calling for election boycott
Leaders of civilian movement are accused of attempting to topple regime

Op-ed review: civil opposition under fire after calling for election boycott
For several days, the media has been slamming civil opposition formed of political groups and figures, including former presidential candidates Hamdeen Sabahi and Khaled Ali, after they launched a campaign calling for boycotting the upcoming presidential election. Such criticism was further reflected in op-eds published in Sundayâs newspapers, occasionally putting civil forces and the outlawed …

MoU between Qatar, US to combat terrorism financing not enough: Arab states
Arab Foreign Ministers meet with Tillerson following the signing of the MoU

Egyptians boycott 1 December embargo
The boycott campaign did not completely fail, and succeeded in many areas, says CPA head

BDS Egypt announces G4S as new target for boycott campaign
Second annual conference commemorates Nakba Day

Growing Egyptian support for Palestinian resistance movement
The current protest movement has the potential of turning into an intifada, says Palestinian historian

Protesters gather at Press Syndicate in solidarity with Palestine
Other stands were organised in Cairo University and Alexandria University on Sunday

BDS Egypt to hold conference in solidarity with Palestinian resistance
Our aim is to push Egypt to take stronger stance against Israel and to redefine national security strategy, says BDS spokesperson

As Egypt votes, many to boycott elections in Cairo
Egyptians are electing their first parliament since the 2013 coup that overthrew President Morsi. But, Naomi Conrad reports from Cairo, amid a climate of intimidation and repression, many are boycotting the elections. In the grimy, dimly lit hallway of a crumbling building in downtown Cairo, someone has painted a huge red star on the wall …

Campaign calls for boycott of Alexandria taxis without meters
Taxi drivers respond online that their situation is misunderstood

Users boycott Egyptâs telecoms companies
Group claims Egyptian telecommunications companies are âexploitativeâ, demands consumers dictate prices

Egyptâs BDS movement ready to challenge corporate, political elites over Israeli occupation
International headlines were made after Orange CEO seemed to accept movementâs boycott argument

BDS movement launched in Egypt
Amid popular support from political parties, student and labour movements, campaign aims to âredirect political struggle to Palestinian causeâ

Young political parties and the election game: To play or not to play?
Party members eager to reflect revolutionâs demands for democracy by participating

Shoukry warns against sectarian and ethnic conflict during Bahrain summit
Egyptian foreign minister is on two-day trip to the Gulf country to discuss international security in Middle East
In Pictures: Turnout threatens to mar Sisi win
AFP – Egypt was wrapping up a presidential election Tuesday with fears of a low turnout threatening to cloud the expected victory of the ex-army chief who toppled its first freely elected leader. As polls opened for the second and final day of voting, authorities announced that they were declaring a public holiday and extending …

Forgery will not give legitimacy to any criminal: Brotherhood
The group rejects elections and maintains that ousted president Mohamed Morsi is the legitimate president of Egypt

Egyptian expats vote with eased regulations
Early figures indicate approximately 200,000 Egyptians turned out in first three days of overseas voting

6 April Youth Movement and Misr Al-Qawia announce boycott of presidential elections
Banned 6 April expresses respect for Hamdeen Sabahy, but decides to boycott elections after interval voting

Islamists boycott Algeria vote as North African tide turns
AFP – Algeriaâs Islamists â once the countryâs leading political force â are boycotting this monthâs presidential election, chastened by recent poor performances at the polls and setbacks for ideological soulmates across North Africa. The three main moderate Islamist parties have forged an unlikely alliance with the fiercely secularist Rally for Culture and Democracy to …

Misr Al-Qawia members sentenced for campaigning against constitution
Party spokesman describes the sentencing as âharshâ and surprising

Israeli PM meets top ministers over boycott threat: reports
The meeting comes less than a fortnight after US Secretary of State John Kerry warned that Israel was facing a growing campaign of delegitimisation which could worsen if peace talks with the Palestinians collapsed.

Israeli ministers harangue Kerry over boycott remark
Washingtonâs top diplomat also referred to âtalk of boycottsâ of Israel.

Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya to boycott referendum
Islamist group calls on Egyptians to refrain from voting on the constitution

FJP officially announces it will boycott referendum
Anti-Coup Alliance announces new protests in support of suspended 2012 constitution

Wasat Party initially boycotting constitutional referendum
The decision comes one day after the Anti-Coup Alliance announced that it would boycott

Judgesâ Club boycotts Justice Conference
Shura Council designates 25 May session for discussion of controversial amendments to the judiciary law

NGOs call for boycott of G4S for affiliation with Israel
Groups call for EU and Arab nations to cut ties with security company

NSF welcomes election suspension
âRules of the game have changed,â says spokesperson, not ruling out the possibility of participation