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Former head of Muslim Brotherhood dies in hospital: lawyer
Egypt

Former head of Muslim Brotherhood dies in hospital: lawyer

The former leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Islamist movement, Mohamed Akef, has died in a Cairo hospital after an illness,…
Worlds of Islam, Michael Jackson collide in Egyptian film
Culture

Worlds of Islam, Michael Jackson collide in Egyptian film

An Egyptian ultraconservative Muslim preacher hears on his car radio news of the death of Michael Jackson, the pop singer…
Malaysia nixes beer festival after Islamist protest
Society

Malaysia nixes beer festival after Islamist protest

Kuala Lumpur officials have withheld a permit for the annual Better Beer Festival, scheduled to be held in October. The…
Sisi sees vindication in moves against Qatar
Features/Interviews

Sisi sees vindication in moves against Qatar

The alliance with Gulf countries to isolate Qatar has given a significant boost to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who over…
Alone in Maiduguri: the orphans of Boko Haram
Features/Interviews

Alone in Maiduguri: the orphans of Boko Haram

Local officials in Maiduguri face the dilemma of how to get thousands of homeless children back to school in a…
48 referred to military trial for Palm Sunday church bombings
Egypt

48 referred to military trial for Palm Sunday church bombings

Attorney General Ahmed Sadek referred 48 defendants to military trial on charges of collaborating with the Islamic State group in…
Trump praises Sisi, says he hopes to visit Egypt
Egypt

Trump praises Sisi, says he hopes to visit Egypt

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he hoped to visit Cairo soon, praising President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after a…
Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks
World

Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks

Mali's National Assembly has voted to extend a state of emergency by six months in a bid to quell an…
Egyptian high court reverses 14 death sentences against Islamists
Egypt

Egyptian high court reverses 14 death sentences against Islamists

Egypt's highest court on Wednesday quashed death sentences imposed on 14 Islamists over an attack on a police station in…
Thirteen hostages rescued, six gunmen killed in Bangladeshi cafe attack
World

Thirteen hostages rescued, six gunmen killed in Bangladeshi cafe attack

Suspected Islamic gunmen attacked an upscale cafe in the Bangladeshi capital popular with foreigners before police stormed the building on…
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