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Al-Jazeera's acting bureau chief Mohammed Fahmy, a Canadian-Egyptian, center, and Australian correspondent Peter Greste, center right, appear in a defendant cage along with other defendants during a trial on terrorism charges in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 22, 2014.

Al Jazeera Journalists Muslim Brotherhood Photos Protests in Egypt Wikipedia: Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

Sydney Morning Herald
Prosecution wants maximum sentence for al-Jazeera journalists, including Australian
Fri 6 Jun 2014
Cairo: Egypt's prosecution has called for the maximum sentence for al-Jazeera journalists – including Australian... (photo: AP / Ahmed Gamil)

In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013 file photo, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi salutes during an arrival ceremony for U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo.

2014 Egyptian presidential election Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Photos Politics Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2014

Voa News
Egypt's Sissi Crushes at Polls, Turnout Questioned
Fri 30 May 2014
Elizabeth Arrott CAIRO — Egyptian officials say preliminary results give former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sissi a sweeping victory in his presidential bid against Hamdeen Sabahi. But,... (photo: AP / Jim Watson)

An Egyptian army solider adjusts his helmet in front of a polling center in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 28, 2014.

Al Jazeera Thu 29 May 2014
Revisiting Egypt's civil-military relations
As former Minister of Defence Field Marshal Abdul Fattah el-Sisi prepares to assume his duties as Egypt's new president, the debate about Egypt's civil-military relations will be brought to the fore.... (photo: AP / Nariman El-Mofty)
Egypt Coup Human Rights Mideast Peace Photos Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2014

An Egyptian voter holds a card with the photo of Defense Minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi with Arabic that reads, "Sissi

STL Today Thu 29 May 2014
Egypt: El-Sissi way ahead in presidential poll
CAIRO (AP) — Partial results of Egypt's presidential election announced late Wednesday showed the nation's former military chief comfortably ahead of his rival after votes from 2,000 polling stations... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
2014 Egyptian presidential election Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Mohamed Morsi Photos Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2014

An Egyptian woman casts her vote at a polling site in the upscale Zamalek district of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 27, 2014, the second and final day of the presidential election with the country's former military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi poised for an almost certain victory.

Independent online (SA) Tue 27 May 2014
Egypt election enters final day
Cairo - Former army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is expected to emerge from a second and final day of voting on Tuesday as Egypt's next president, with supporters seeing him... (photo: AP / Maya Alleruzzo)
Democracy in Egypt Egyptian Uprising Presidential Elections - Egypt Wikipedia: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Photos

File - In this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 file photo, Egyptian police fire water cannons to disperse a protest by secular anti-government activists in Cairo.

BBC News Sun 25 May 2014
Echoes of the past as Egypt chooses a new president
In Egypt it seems there has always been someone lying awake in the hot, airless night, dreading the policeman's midnight knock. It is hard to imagine it now but once... (photo: AP / Mohammed Asad)
Egypt Revolution Human Rights Muslim Brotherhood Photos Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2014

A bystander throws a tear gas canister that came back from the al-Azhar University campus after the canister was originally shot by the Egyptian security forces towards protesters at the school in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 2, 2014.

Belfast Telegraph Tue 6 May 2014
Promise to end Muslim Brotherhood
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the former military chief who removed Egypt's Islamist president and is poised to win the upcoming presidential election, has said the Muslim... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abu Zaid)
Egypt Conflict Human Rights Muslim Brotherhood Photos Wikipedia: Muslim Brotherhood

Leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badie, bottom center, and senior Brotherhood figurer Salah Soltan, right, gesture, during an appearance at a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.

Mail Guardian South Africa Tue 29 Apr 2014
Egypt condemned after court hands down 683 death sentences
The United Nations and Washington have condemned death sentences handed to 683 alleged exremist Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie, in an... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abu Zaid)
Egypt Conflict Human Rights Photos UN Wikipedia: 2013 Egyptian coup d'état

Palestinian school students participate in a rally calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 20, 2014.

The Guardian Fri 25 Apr 2014
Gaza wants back in from the darkness as Hamas feels the isolation
Toppling of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has left territory out in cold as residents weigh up benefits of Palestine unity government People celebrate in Gaza City after an... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Egypt Conflict Gaza Strip Mideast Peace Photos Wikipedia: Hamas

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Offshore

	Iran And Iraq Responsible For 'Sharp Global Spike' In Executions Business Insider
	Hagel Calls Out Israeli Defense Minister For Slamming The US Business Insider
	FIFA Official Allegedly Paid $2 Million To Give The 2022 World Cup To Qatar Business Insider
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Terrorism

	France arrests four over suspected Syria jihadist ring Swissinfo
	U.S.-Saudi relations still strained by Syria The Washington Post
	Coups and terror are the fruit of Nato's war in Libya The Guardian
	The Bloody War that Doesn’t Exist CounterPunch

A Syrian refugee boy, right, sits outside his tent next to his family at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Monday, May 20, 2013. Oxfam an international aid organization is appealing for more funds to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, saying warmer weather will increase health risks due to lack of shelter, water and basic sanitation. Oxfam says it needs $53 million dollars to improve access to water and proper sanitation for Syrian refugees. So far the aid group has received $10.6 million dollars.

Kerry Pledges Refugee Aid in Lebanon

In this July 22, 2013, file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour, left, standing next to Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, listens to the national anthem during a medal ceremony at a military base east of Cairo.

President-elect Sisi tells Egyptians it is ‘time to work’ on rebuilding economy

Sava at Litija. The Sava is located in the Southeast Europe, flowing through Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and along Bosnia-Herzegovina border.

Bosnia floods unearth grim wartime mass grave

Quake hits 123 km west-northwest of port city in Turkmenista Swissinfo
Egypt turns to Western economic advisers‚ signalling possibl The Himalayan
10 Things to Know: This Week's Takeaways San Francisco Chronicle
Wary US unlikely to restore full Egypt aid soon New Straits/Business Times
>10 Things to Know: This Week's Takeaways Seattle Post
Reporting the Middle East: Please Go Back to the Streets Antiwar
North Korea detains U.S. tourist; three now in custody Swissinfo
Clinton describes daylight with Obama on Egypt San Francisco Chronicle
Egyptian Election Law Helps to Block Opposition New York Times
>Clinton describes daylight with Obama on Egypt Seattle Post
News Analysis: Sisi expected to restructure Egypt's foreign Xinhua
Can monarchies survive? The Washington Post
Turning Apathy into Activism for Freedom of Expression in th Huffington Post
Governments access Vodafone’s networks with no restraints New York Post Online
Why Obama pardoned psycho-killers WorldNetDaily
Ukraine's Poroshenko to be sworn in as east seethes with sep Swissinfo
Jordan's U.N. envoy proposed as new U.N. human rights chief Swissinfo
More than 60 migrants drown in boat sinking off Yemen - U.N. Swissinfo
Give strongmen a reason to fear the public The Japan News
The Week to Week News Quiz for 6/6/14 Huffington Post

Photo of Sheldon Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands and Hong Kong-listed subsidiary Sands China. Photo taken 19 June 2010 in Hong Kong at a press conference held at the Four Seasons Hotel, following China Sands AGM. 19 June 2010

Sheldon Adelson discovers the limits of his power - in Israel

President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, during his arrival on Marine One helicopter, Friday, May, 9, 2014.

Obama's minimalist approach to foreign policy

President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation in Ukraine, March 1, 2014.

Obama: Rams' pick of openly gay NFL player Michael Sam 'an important step'

Cellphone operator wades into surveillance debate STL Today
>Cellphone operator wades into surveillance debate Seattle Post
Cellphone operator reveals scale of gov't snooping Palm Beach Post
>AskMen.com Global Expansion Hits High Gear as Ziff Davis An Seattle Post
Egx Gains Egp 16.1 Billion, Main Index Up By 4.7 Percent All Africa
Egypt Urges More Job Opportunities in Arab Labor Market All Africa
Five Percent Tax Income On +one-Million-Pound Earners All Africa
Economic Ministerial Group Tackles Exchange Market Situation All Africa
Capmas - Generated Electricity Up By 4.6 Percent in 2012-201 All Africa
Government Approves 10-Percent Pension Increase As of July All Africa
Egyptian-UAE Cooperation in Field of Training Teachers All Africa
Abdel-Nour - King Abdullah's Initiative a Roadmap to Settle All Africa
Agriculture Minister - Plan to Reclaim Four Million Feddans All Africa
Exclusive: Egypt turns to Western economic advisers, signali Baltimore Sun
Exclusive - Egypt turns to Western economic advisers, signal Swissinfo
Foreign Reserve Down By U.S. $206 Million in May All Africa
Brazil's Rousseff loses voter support on economic woes Swissinfo
SuperMax mulls units in Brazil, Egypt, Asia The Hindu
Dubai tops the world's best performing stock markets as UAE CNN
Young emir finds cash cannot solve Qatar’s mounting woes Independent online (SA)

In this photo provided by Greenpeace, actress Lucy Lawless, left, joins activists in stopping a Shell-contracted drillship from departing the port of Taranaki, New Zealand, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Lawless, a native New Zealander, best known for her title role in "Xena: Warrior Princess," climbed the oil-drilling ship bound for the Arctic to try and stop it from leaving. (AP Photo/Greenpeace, Nigel Marple) EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Norway rejects Greenpeace appeal over Arctic drilling -Statoil

A man sits under a banner with the photo of Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi as he drinks his tea at the " Al Mosheer Cafe" or "Marshal Cafe" in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2014.

To Many Egyptians, Presidential Elections Only Mean A New Dictator

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets the crowd during a visit to Sevastapol celebrating Victory Day and the 70th anniversary of Sevastopol’s liberation, 9 May, 2014.

Putin orders Russian troops back to bases after drills near Ukraine

Ukraine's Poroshenko sworn in as president as east seethes Swissinfo
The Dutch 'Iron Lady' destroying Syria's chemicals New Straits/Business Times
Egypt criminalizes sexual harassment CNN
The CIA Tweets; Internet Explodes In Not-So-Covert Sarcasm National Public Radio
Rebels down Ukraine army plane on eve of Poroshenko's sweari Swissinfo
Hezbollah says Syria vote means foes can't demand Assad quit Swissinfo
NCSU Theatre’s ‘Walking Across Egypt’ is a sell out The News & Observer
Nazi restitution fraud case stirs anger at Vienna court Swissinfo
Insurgents fight Iraqi forces in city of Mosul Swissinfo
Fourth person dies after Brussels Jewish Museum shooting Swissinfo
Egypt: Morsi supporters protest ahead of Sisi inauguration The Siasat Daily
Nigerian newspapers accuse army of seizing print-runs Swissinfo
WHO experts find hospital breaches worsened MERS outbreak in Swissinfo
Pope's Mideast prayer meeting not political meddling - Vatic Swissinfo
Serbia indicts four for Milosevic-era journalist murder Swissinfo
At least one killed in Kosovo power plant blast, supplies hi Swissinfo
Libyan jails marked by torture, lack of due process - U.N Swissinfo
Israeli police raid East Jerusalem TV station mid-broadcast Ha'aretz
Putin, Ukraine leader break crisis ice at D-Day event Swissinfo
Polls show cliffhanger presidential election in Colombia Swissinfo

Thai anti-government protesters wave their national flag on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thai PM in crisis meeting with Senate as protesters move to oust him

A Palestinian fishermen inspects his destroyed fishing boat hauled up onto the shore, close to the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, on the Mediterranean Sea, on March 26, 2014.

Open Gaza's seaport, end the blockade

Alert over spike in Middle East flu-like virus

Alert over spike in Middle East flu-like virus

Separatists kill member of Ukrainian special forces Swissinfo
Sudanese police clear protest calling for opposition leader' Swissinfo
Israeli leaders congratulate Egypt's Sisi for his victory Swissinfo
Putin, Ukraine leader talk at D-Day anniversary event Swissinfo
Afghan election front-runner escapes assassination attempt Swissinfo
Poll says Colombia President Santos leads in election race Swissinfo
Army officer arrested for suspected plot against Mali's pres Swissinfo
Brazil's Rousseff loses voter support; rivals, too - poll Swissinfo
Kazakh president's arch-foe arrested in Vienna Swissinfo
Blast in police compound in Turkey's southeast injures sever Swissinfo
Under pressure from Baghdad, Italy warns oil traders off Kur Swissinfo
Explosion at Kosovo coal-fired power plant, fatalities feare Swissinfo
Egypt political parties concerned over new parliamentary ele Swissinfo
Syria a Bargaining Chip in the P5+1 Negotiations Between Ira Huffington Post
Jack the Ripper hunted near home, new forensic analysis find The Australian
News Analysis: Rebuilding Egypt's ailing economy top task fo Xinhua
Invisible barcode can trace bomb makers The Australian
Pointless yet addictive, Tetris turns 30 The Australian
What Rachel Maddow purposed not to tell you about me WorldNetDaily
Egyptian prosecutor: 'Mercy leads to the drowning of an enti The Christian Science Monitor

Chelsea players John Terry, right, Didier Drogba, second right, coach Guus Hiddink and player Florent Malouda, third left, crowd around referee Tom Ovrebo, second left, as they leave the pitch following their Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match against Barcelona at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Chelsea says it will take strong action against any fans found to have made threats against the Norwegian referee who officiated the club's Champions League semifinal against Barcelona. London's Evening Standard newspaper said Thursday that death threats have been made over the Internet against referee Tom Henning Ovrebo.

Congo soccer stadium stampede kills at least 15

Oscar Pistorius sits with his head in his hands in the dock on the third day of his trial at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day in 2013.

Witness: Pistorius asked friend to 'take blame' for restaurant gunshot

Muslim protesters display posters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi during a rally in support of the toppled leader, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, July 26, 2013.

Egypt silences ex-leader with soundproof box for court appearance

Ghana seek to redress wrongs from 2010 The Guardian
Arsenal snubbed Bradley over nationality, father claims Goal
World Cup guide: Group G Sporting Life
Syria’s Assad re-elected Independent online (SA)
Baseball roundup: Cairo gets by New Franklin to move to titl STL Today
Boyz, Egypt in exciting draw The Gleaner
Tiny Qatar stands to benefit from go-between role The Charlotte Observer
90: The c**k-ups and flabbergasting faux-pas FourFourTwo
Reggae Boyz announce changes for Egypt clash The Gleaner
Al-Sisi’s big win confirmed Independent online (SA)
Saudi king plans Egypt donor meet Independent online (SA)
Syria election: Bombs and the ballot box - how Bashar al-Ass The Independent
Islamists torch Christians’ shops in Egypt Independent online (SA)
From Airstreams to teardrops: The joys of retro camping The News & Observer
Sabahi’s appeal rejected Independent online (SA)
Roy Hodgson bemoans the national ‘obsession’ with Wayne Roon The Observer
Roy Hodgson pleased with England’s forward options before Wo The Observer
Luis Suárez lifts Uruguay but there are options if he misses The Observer
World Cup news in brief The Observer
Football news in brief The Observer

The President of the United States Barack Obama talks to Polish soldiers after laying down a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during his visit to Warsaw, Poland on Friday, May 27, 2011, the last stage of his trip to Europe.

Obama says reaffirms U.S. support for Poland's security

An overweight man wears a shirt patterned after the American flag during a visit to the World Trade Center

Study: Obesity and Overweight Rates Climbing Worldwide

Yingluck Shinawatra, opposition Pheu Thai Party's candidate for prime minister and youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, gestures as she boards the train during her election campaign rally in Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand Wednesday, June 29, 2011.

Bangkok under the boot

Palestinian hunger strike passes 40-day mark Al Jazeera
Western states to send low-level officials to Sisi inaugurat Swissinfo
Worsening health of Palestinian detainees on hunger strike d United Nations
After Assad's election triumph, fear grips stay-at-home Syri Swissinfo
Should U.S. measure the black market? CNN
Assad declared landslide victor in wartime Syrian election Swissinfo
Summer reveals night's brightest star WorldNetDaily
Assad declared landslide victor in civil war election Swissinfo
Kerry says Lebanon needs president to meet security challeng Swissinfo
Maverick ‘godfather of ecstasy’ dies at 88 The Australian
What Tiananmen taught me CNN
Italy to grant citizenship to children born to asylum holder Swissinfo
Hong Kong recalls Tiananmen killings, China muffles dissent Swissinfo
UK-based Serbian academics vow to expose 'dubious degrees' Swissinfo
Fighting rages in Eastern Ukraine town, residents flee Swissinfo
Jailed Greek far-right leader appears in parliament, hurls a Swissinfo
New ceasefire in northern Yemen after fresh air strikes Swissinfo
Red Cross official shot dead in Libyan city of Sirte - offic Swissinfo
Suspect in Jewish museum shooting refuses extradition to Bel Swissinfo
Sri Lanka again rejects devolving police powers to ease tens Swissinfo

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