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A screengrab from a youtube clip shows the Estelle, a ship voyaging to break the Gaza blockade from Sweden
activism

International flotilla sets sail to break Gaza blockade

Swedish based organisation begins voyage hoping to raise awareness for plight of…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Bahraini policemen arrest protestors during an anti-government demonstration in the village of Bani Jamrah, West of Manama, on August 2, 2012. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH
bahrain

US praises Bahrain for report, as clampdowns continue

Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Report: the country is more stable, despite…

Moustafa Ayad
Moustafa Ayad
A handout image made available by the Egyptian presidency on August 2, 2012, shows Egyptian President Mohammed Morsy (8th L) following the swearing in ceremony of the new Egyptian cabinet at the presidential palace in Cairo (photo: AFP PHOTO/EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY)
cabinet

Qandil cabinet is more Islamist than it appears

In addition to the five Muslim Brotherhood ministers, the cabinet also includes…

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein
Syrian rebels stand on pictures of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad as they take position in the northern city of Aleppo on August 3, 2012 (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI)
Arab Spring

UN unifies to condemn own Security Council on Syria

Countries to vote against the UN General Assembly resolution include some of…

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
The El-Nour party has accused the newly appointed Prime Minister of sidelining the salafist party when forming his new cabinet (photo: AFP)
cabinet

El-Nour Party sidelined in cabinet

Second biggest party in the now-dissolved parliament boycotts Qandil’s cabinet

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
Movements such as the No Military Trials for Civilians (NMTC) are also focusing on civilian abduction (file photo: AFP)
25 January

Over a thousand still ‘missing’ since 2011 uprising

Some individuals are abducted and released within hours while others remain abducted…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
The guards were ambushed by members of an unknown group in Algeria's northwestern province of Tlemcen (file photo: AFP)
Algeria

Gunfire at the Morocco-Algeria border leaves three border guards dead

The Algerian border guards were killed in an ambush

Ahmed Khalifa
Ahmed Khalifa
Egyptian protesters shout slogans against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood during a demonstration outside Cairo's Administrative court as they wait for a Court ruling on the panel of Judges designated to decide on the legitimacy of the constitutional committee, on July 30, 2012 in Cairo (AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)
cabinet

FJP headquarters burned

The party is proceeding with legal action following fires at two buildings…

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Iran claims that the upgraded version of a short-range ballistic missile uses a new guidance system, increasing their capability to hit both land and naval targets (photo: AFP)
ammunition

Iran claims testing of new short-range missiles

Defence minister: "These capabilities are defensive and would only be used against…

Ahmed Khalifa
Ahmed Khalifa
A "non-compliant" detainee is escorted by guards after showering inside the U.S. military prison for "enemy combatants" on October 27, 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Photo by John Moore)
Al-Qaeda

Egyptian FM requests release of Guantanamo prisoner

Foreign Ministry has officially requested the release of Egypt’s last prisoner in…

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha