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Muslim Brotherhood calls for mass protest against new Egyptian cabinet:

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called to hold a mass rally next Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square to demand a new government. The Al Quds Al Arabi newspaper said the movement, which was banned during the rule of president Hosni Mubarak, is demanding a government without any figure who served under Mubarak. Ref. Source 2

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RAF Rescue Mission

Two RAF Hercules have flown about 150 civilians to safety after a rescue mission in the Libyan desert, the defence secretary says. Ref. BBC

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Millions call for civilian rule in Egypt:

Millions of people have taken to the streets across Egypt for another day of protests, demanding the military government hand over power to a civilian one. Ref. Source 7

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High turnout in Egyptian constitutional poll:

Voters to decide on a package of constitutional reforms in the first election since Hosni Mubarak's overthrow. Ref. Source 4

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More of the same? Egypt's military law criminalizes protests, strikes:

Egyptians who risked their lives trying to depose a ruler who ran a police state and never lifted emergency for more than three decades, are fuming under the bizarre policy of the new dispensation. Ref. Source 5

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This is what Democracy looks like! Egyptians say they are worse off post Mubarak

What started out as an uprising that many said brought jubilation and even humor to Egypt again, has ended up even worse off than before it began. A few weeks ago in Tahrir Square, classics like "Nasser was killed by poison, Sadat by a bullet and Mubarak by Facebook" aren't quite as funny anymore. Virginity checks, the Muslim Brotherhood taking root, and other troubling signs have them more fearful than optimistic. Ref. Source 5

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Egypt's former tourism minister jailed for five years:

Criminal court issues prison sentence after finding Zoheir Garranah guilty of squandering public funds. Ref. Source 6

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Islamist Parties Gain Traction In Tunisia Egypt
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Elections in Tunisia and Egypt will be taking place over the next couple of months. The Islamist parties in both countries, which had previously been banned, are becoming powerful political forces of the post-revolutionary landscape. Robert Siegel talks with Michele Dunne, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and editor of the Arab Reform Bulletin, about who these groups are and how they might perform in the elections.
Source: NPR Topics: Religion