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A helicopter flies past a Pakistan’s national flag in the premises of parliament house during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 2, 2014. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Pakistan Warns Media on Publishing Reports against National Interests

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2016 | Middle East, World

Pakistan sent out a serious warning on Friday for media outlets which publish reports against the national interest. Despite the strict prohibition on press freedom of speech, Pakistan still lifted a travel ban previously imposed on a prominent journalist over an...

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File photo of a soldier asking a supporter of overthrown President Mursi to take his protest to the sidewalk as they stand guard in Giza. (Reuters Photos.)

Egypt: Brotherhood spokesman accuses Sisi of inciting massacre

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jul 26, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad accused Egypt army chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi of attempting to incite a massacre by calling on his supporters to take to the streets on Friday as part of mass demonstrations against...

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In this Thursday, July 18, 2013, photo released Friday, July 19, by the Egyptian Presidency, Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour makes his first address to the nation since taking his post after the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt: Mansour pledges security as Brotherhood protest

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 19, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Islamist protesters held rallies across the country calling for the return of deposed president Mohamed Mursi, Adly Mansour vowed to protect Egypt against those seeking chaos and violence in his first public address as president. Speaking in...