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Kabul blast leaves six dead, Taliban and Haqqani blamed
A suicide attack in Kabul was attributed to the Taliban and suspected links to the Haqqani network

After Syrian Embassy violence, MB calls for demonstrations
MB calling for protests all over Egypt to show solidarity with the Syrian uprising

Ramlet Boulaq residents: improve the area or give us fair compensation
Campaign of arbitrary arrests continues in Ramlet Boulaq

Ramlet Boulaq resident released after surprise arrest following press conference
Anwar Ramadan Abd El-Latif, who was shot in the leg during clashes on 2 August, was arrested today after the Ramlet Boulaq Popular Committee held a press conference detailing the hardships the community has been facing since and before.

Editor’s letter: The fading of moral references
While riding home in a taxi one night last week, a small truck packed with five or more young men in their early twenties was driving in front of us. The exuberant-looking group seemed to be cruising the city while enjoying dinner in the back of their truck. All of a sudden, after they had …

Minister of interior announces the return of gendarmes
Plans for more security and police development proposed in a ministry meeting

Charges against Australian journalist dropped
Charges were pending for six months

Freedom and rights on agenda
Constituent Assembly discusses first draft of rights and freedoms in new constitution

Mulsim riots in Kenya protest against Muslim cleric’s killing
Mombasa’s Muslims protesting the killing of Aboud Rogo Mohammed, amid continuous riots

Student referred to criminal court for sexual harassment
After few hours of investigations, the harasser was referred to court, charged with rape

“Killed by police” father arrested
Al-Mansh arrested for destroying public property, aggression against authorities

Firearms, explosives and lions discovered in raid
The ministry of interior arrests “the king of thugs”

The “Be a Man” campaign is launched in the metro
“The female carriage is for women only” posters were plastered everywhere in several metro stations

Turkish parliamentarian kidnapped by rebels
Kurdish forces draw attention amidst a military offensive

Tunisians protest lack of change since revolution
Six protesters injured in anti-government protest in Sidi Bouzid

Shots fired outside presidential palace
Shots were heard outside the presidential palace in the Heliopolis neighborhood of Cairo on Wednesday night at 10.30pm.

Attacks on Media Production City
Khaled Salah accusing Freedom and Justice party of inciting protesters against Media practitioners

Bahraini policemen charged with hospital violence
Authorities make some concessions to rights groups but crackdown against opposition continues

“Abduction: a state’s thuggery”
The No Military Trials movement has decided to begin a campaign to address this issue.

Mosque arson in US comes days after Sikhs attacked
Authorities considering defining attack against minority as “domestic terrorism”

UN deadline in Sudan set to end without progress
As the United Nations’ deadline for peace talks between Sudan and South Sudan looms ever nearer, Sudan has been plagued by the largest anti-government demonstration the country has seen since austerity measures were implemented in June. The protest raged on Tuesday as over 1,000 people, mostly students, took to the streets in Darfur in …

El Adly appealing his life sentence
The former Minister of Interior is citing procedural flaws in his trial as grounds for appeal of his 25 year sentence

Power cuts and strikes plague Hurghada tourism
In the resort city power cuts are exacerbated by airport police officers and security guard strikes

Bombings continue to plague Iraq
Violent actions continue in Iraq

UAE goes after dissidents and Islamist opposition group
Scores of activists and members of Al-Islah rounded up by Emirati police

Romney’s Israel visit puts spotlight on region’s fragile state
Recent incidents involving Israeli troops in Palestine illustrate the ongoing fragile state of affairs in the region

Fights erupt at Cabinet Building protest trial
Fights erupted on Sunday after a court postponed the trial of the 269 protesters who took part in the protests near the Cabinet building in December

Bahrain interior minister orders investigation into violations
Sheikh Rashed Ibn Abdullah Al-Khalifa has ordered an investigation into violations of personal rights committed during crack-downs on protesters

Police raid farm and free former Shura Council member
In a shootout with kidnappers, officers free Ahmed Khalil

Moroccan police rain batons down on protesters
Protesters took aim at the wealthy clique of Moroccans known as the Makhzen, the governing elite centered around monarch King Mohammed VI