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Initial Results of Egypt’s Runoff Vote Show Parties Gain Firm Footing

The Free Egyptians Party said it won thirty-six seats, the most out of the political parties contesting the individual seats. Mostaqbal Watan (‘Future of Homeland’) came in second...

Syrian War Draws Central Asian Jihadists

    Mahmoud Habibulloh, a 64-year-old watchman in this Kyrgyzstan small town of Kara Suu, in the Fergana Valley, was thrilled when his son told him...

Coptic Christians Targeted for Kidnappings in Egypt

    The phenomenon of kidnapping Coptic Christians for ransom has spread in Minya province, the latest of which occurred last week.   A group kidnapped a five-year-old...

European Parliament Awards Sakharov Prize to Raif Badawi

    "An extremey good man"   “The conference of Presidents decided that the Sakharov Prize will go to Saudi blogger Raif Badawi,” said Schulz announcing the 2015...

World’s Oldest Bible on Show as British Museum Tracks Egypt’s Religions

    Titled "Egypt: faith after the pharaohs", the exhibition covers 12 centuries, from the country's integration into the Roman Empire in 30 BC to the...

Two Sudan Churches Destroyed

    On Oct 22, authorities demolished the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sudan (LCS) in Omdurman, citing re-development reasons, after first giving the church only 72...

A Gas Discovery in Egypt Threatens to Upend Mideast Energy Diplomacy

    Eni’s gamble worked. The company, using drilling rights from the Egyptian government, found what it called a “supergiant” natural gas field. It may be...

Egypt Rights Lawyers Say New Prison Law Legalizes Abuses

    Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi issued the amendments and additional articles in the official gazette late Sunday.   The lawyers' main concern is an amendment which allows...

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