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Egyptian riot policemen sit in the shade by damaged buildings on 2 August as people walk through debris from the aftermath of clashes on 1 August between Christians and Muslims in Dahshur village, on the outskirts of Cairo AFP PHOTO/TAREK EL GABBAS
copts

Copts protest Dahshur ‘sectarianism’

Giza governor had implemented the mandates issued by President Morsy to form…

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Police increase their presence at the Sikh Cultural Center in Richmond Hill Queens in New York on 6 August AFP PHOTOS / Mehdi Taamallah
religion

Ex-soldier in the US kills worshipers in Sikh temple

Authorities considering defining attack as “domestic terrorism”

Connor Molloy
Connor Molloy
A 54 year old Tunisian citizen, identified as Mohammed bin Amer bin Saleh, receives treatment for serious wounds he sustained when a carbomb blew up in central Tripoli on 4 August. Gunbattles between youth allegedly competing for market place and a car blast sent a shudder through the Libyan capital, residents and security sources said, adding on person was wounded AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA
Arab Spring

Red Cross attacked in Libya

At 6:45 in the morning, attackers pummeled the ICRC residence while ICRC…

Connor Molloy
Connor Molloy
A hand out picture made available by the Egyptian presidency shows Egytpian President Mohamed Morsi (C) meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil (R) and Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib (L) at the presidential palace in Cairo on 6 August AFP PHOTO/EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY
Arab Spring

Libyan delegation arrives at president’s palace

Reports say the Libyan delegation is here for an extended visit to…

Ahmed Khalifa
Ahmed Khalifa
This undated image grab taken on 5 August from a video uploaded on YouTube purportedly shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau speaking in a 38-minute clip, would could not be independently verified as authentic, but it was similar to previous videos of Shekau AFP PHOTO / YOUTUBE
africa

Suicide bomber attacks Nigerian military checkpoint

8 killed in suicide car bomb attack on a military checkpoint in…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
A picture taken on 24 November 2008 shows Syria's then agriculture minister and current prime minister Riad Hijab in Quneitra. Hijab has defected to the opposition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on 6 August, as state media reported his abrupt sacking just two months after his appointment AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA
Arab Spring

Syrian PM flees with family

Hijab was appointed by President Bashar Al-Assad this past June after serving…

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh

IDF searching for remaining gunmen from Sinai attack

Gunmen killed at least 13 guards before stealing armoured vehicles and crossing…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
The new Interior Minister Major General Ahmed Gamal Al Din AFP PHOTOS
cabinet

Guns of the cabinet: Egypt’s revolving security apparatus

Part two of a series that examines the composition of the Qandil…

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein
MP Essam El-Erian AFP Photo
cabinet

Morsy 100 day plan restart

El-Erian explained that Morsy's 100-day plan should only be appraised starting now

Ahmed Khalifa
Ahmed Khalifa
The Sinai region is both a destination for tourism and a contentious security zone between Egypt, Israel and Gaza (file photo: AFP)
attack

18 Soldiers dead at a security check point – Sheikh Zuwaid

Anonymous gunmen attack security checkpoint at Sheik Zuwaid, killing 18 Egyptian soldiers.

Fady Salah
Fady Salah