Egypt’s opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, will boycott Saturday’s scheduled referendum on a new constitution amid protests against the country’s newly elected president Mohammed Morsi, who is accused of curtailing freedoms and a personal power grab.
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Egypt: Opposition Groups to Boycott Referendum on New Constitution
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Gaza: Celebratory Gunfire Marks Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas
A truce has been reached between Israel and Hamas, ending a week of fighting which cost the lives of at…
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Middle East: Obama and Romney Are on the Same Page on Syria
As the world watched the foreign policy debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney, those in the Arab world view both of their stances against Assad as ineffectual and muddled.
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Lebanon: Who Killed Intelligence Chief Wissam Al Hassan?
Syria, Iran, Hizbullah and Israel are all suspects in the death of Lebanon’s chief intelligence chief Wissam Al Hassan, who was killed in a bomb explosion, which killed eight people and wounded around 80 people, in Beirut on Friday
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#MuslimRage
Twitter has been joking about #MuslimRage in response to the recent Newsweek headline about the protests in the Middle East