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Egyptian national Abdullah Reda El Hamahmy, who allegedly attacked two soldiers with a machete near Paris’ Louvre Museum before being shot in the abdomen on Friday, is currently in custody in a hospital but is refusing to speak to investigators, Reuters reported. French investigators are working to determine whether El Hamahmy acted alone.
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Al Bashir threatens to resort to UN Security Council over Halayeb
Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir has threatened to resort to the UN Security Council if Egypt refuses to start negotiations over the Halayeb triangle. In an interview with Al Arabiya, Al Bashir insisted he believes the area is Sudan’s and should be ceded by Egypt. He also denied that Sudan is harboring any members of […]
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US appeals court rejects request to immediately reinforce travel ban
A US federal appeals court rejected the Justice Department’s request to immediately reinstate President Donald Trump’s travel ban on nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, The New York Times reports. The Trump administration’s response is expected today.
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Pats beat Falcons in first US Super Bowl overtime
New England Patriots come from behind to win (American) football Super Bowl once again: It looked like the Falcons would be the ones clipping the Pats’ wings as the Atlanta team opened a 28-3 lead — until the Patriots came back to win the game 34-28 in the first overtime period played in Super Bowl […]
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CORRECTION- Due to a technical issue, we failed to post the full Weekend Edition column Beyond the Rubicon by Aly El Shalakany this past Friday. The issue has been fixed and the complete article, Show Me The Money, is available on our website now. We regret the error. *** Investor relations analyst wanted: Inktank Communications, […]
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Egypt’s Afcon loss dominates foreign press coverage
Egypt’s defeat at the Afcon final is getting coverage far and wide in the international press, with the story being picked up by ESPN, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNN, Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, The Guardian, BBC, the Associated Press, and the Daily Mail. We’re going to go sit in the corner and cry a for a few […]
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Activists attempt to repeal Assembly Law
A group of rights activists are attempting to annul Egypt’s 1914 Assembly Law arguing that it was repealed as early as 1928, Ahmed Aboulenein writes for Reuters. The law, which has been used to jail opposition activist over the past three years, was handed down under the British occupation in the lead up to World […]
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Other stories worth noting this morning:
Activist Sharif Abdel Kouddous’ piece for the outstanding outfit The Intercept on the alleged hacking of activists by the Egyptian state is getting wide attention on social media despite treading little new ground. A Hamas official said the organization “would be happy” if Egypt were to broker a deal for a captive swap between Hamas […]
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The (break)dancing sheikh
Sheikh MJ? A bearded salafi man shows he still has some sweet dance moves that left us impressed — but very confused at the same time (runtime 00:27).