Monday 8th February, 2010
Yemen Al Qaeda leader blasts Arab states in new tape
Egypt News.NetCairo, Feb 8 (DPA) The deputy head of Al Qaeda's Yemeni branch accused Egypt and Saudi Arabia of helping 'crusaders' wage a war against the Arabian peninsula, in an audiotape posted on Islamist websites Monday.
Egyptian opposition leaders held in pre-dawn raids
Egypt News.NetCairo, Feb 8 (DPA) Police detained senior leaders of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood, the country's largest opposition group, in a series of pre-dawn raids Monday, the group and police said.
Capello yet to officially inform Ferdinand about England captaincy
Egypt News.NetLondon, Feb 8: England manager Fabio Capello has said that he does not plan any talks with new captain Rio Ferdinand until the England squad face Egypt next month.
Sofapaka ready to challenge Egyptian giants
Daily NationSofapaka somewhat surprisingly beat Mathare United and Tusker FC to the Kenyan Premier League title last year, following a number of impressive performances at the end of the season.
Background: Fighting the new plague in the land of Egypt
Jerusalem PostOn Monday morning, Egyptian security forces pounced on the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in a nationwide sweep, arresting 14 people including the movement’s No. 2, Mahmoud Ezzat, and Essam el-Er...
Hamas leader says U.S. blocking Palestinian unity
ReutersMOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal on Monday accused the United States of undermining Palestinian unity efforts and said he saw no chance for peace in the Middle East under Israe...
Egypt arrests 3 top Muslim Brotherhood leaders
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Egypt/Israel: Egypt Should End ‘Shoot to Stop’ Practice at Sinai Border Crossings
Human Rights WatchEgypt should stop shooting migrants who pose no threat and deporting others to possible torture...Israel should not be forcibly returning people to Egypt, where they are detained arbitrarily and even ...
Sweden Implicated in Egypt’s Abuse of Suspected Militant
Human Rights WatchThe Egyptian authorities failed to honor their diplomatic promises and their own human rights obligations under international law. The Swedish government never should have returned Agiza to a country ...
Egypt’s New Chill on Rights Groups
Human Rights WatchThese two groups have been spotlighting important human rights issues for years. By refusing to give them legal status, the government has confirmed that the new NGO law is intended to stifle civil so...
Egypt Ends ID Bias against Baha'is
Human Rights Watchreport by Human Rights Watch and the EIPR publicized this problem and documented the Interior Ministry's policy of refusing mandatory identification documents to Baha'i Egyptians as well as to citi...
Egyptian Police Arrest Top Muslim Brotherhood Figures
VOAEssam al Erian, Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood top figure, gestures during a conference at group’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt (Jan.16, 2010 file photo)
Egypt families protest deserter's torture death
ReutersMANSOURA, Egypt, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Around 80 people protested outside a Mansoura hospital on Monday after the authorities released the body of an army deserter, whose family say he was tortured to ...
INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-Egypt investment bank HC gets Syria licence
ReutersCAIRO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Egyptian investment bank HC Securities and Investment, which has 5 billion Egyptian pounds ($911 million) under management, received permission on Monday to open an office ...
Palestinians split over local election call
ReutersRAMALLAH, West Bank, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The West Bank-based Palestinian government on Monday called local elections for July in a move the Hamas Islamist group said was illegitimate.
Three to appear in court for Egyptian's death
General SourcesTwo police officers and a civilian were expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday for allegedly killing an Egyptian hawker at the Bruma flea market, police said. "They wil...
Three to appear in court for Egyptian's death
General SourcesTwo police officers and a civilian were expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday for allegedly killing an Egyptian hawker at the Bruma flea market, police said. "They wil...
Egyptian tycoon linked to newspaper takeover deal
General Sourcesnational newspaper titles the (daily) Independent and the Independent on Sunday. Sources close to the deal said Lebedev, the owner of the London Evening Standard, was trying to persuade the Sawiris fa...
Egyptian opposition leaders held in pre-dawn raids
General SourcesPolice detained senior leaders of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood, the country's largest opposition group, in a series of pre-dawn raids Monday, the group and police said.The Muslim Brotherhood is b...
Top Brotherhood members held in Egypt swoop: Islamists
General SourcesRahman el-Berr, the group's lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel Maksud said in a statement posted on the website. The attorney, citing initial reports, said that 10 other members of the opposition group ...
Egyptian opposition leaders held in predawn raids - Summary
General SourcesCairo - Police detained senior leaders of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood, the country's largest opposition group, in a series of predawn raids on Monday, the group and police said. The Muslim Broth...
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