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Egyptian supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood stand amid tear gas and the smoke of burning objects during a protest in Cairo on January 3, 2014. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)

Egypt: Brotherhood crackdown continues to draw criticism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Egypt edges closer to a key nationwide referendum on a new constitution, Cairo continues to face a number of internal and external crises, particularly over a security crackdown targeting the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization....

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FILE – In this Saturday, March 2, 2013 file photo, then Kenyan Presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta, center-right, and his running mate William Ruto, center-left, greet the crowd as they arrive at the final election rally of Kenyatta’s The National Alliance party at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Kenya Moves to Leave International Court

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2013 | World

Nairobi, AP—Kenya’s parliament began action Thursday to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, just before the country’s president and deputy president face trial at The Hague for allegedly inciting postelection violence. Citing the fact that the...

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Fugitive Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda talks on his mobile phone at his office in Goma, April 4, 2009. Source: REUTERS/Paul Harera

US Working Out What To Do With Congo ICC Suspect

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 19, 2013 | World

Kigali, Reuters—The US embassy in Rwanda was working out on Tuesday what to do with a Congolese warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court, a day after Bosco Ntaganda walked off the street and turned himself in to face war crimes charges. Ntaganda stunned US...

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A cyclist moves past campaign posters of Kenya’s presidential candidate Peter Kenneth at the Kangemi slum in Kenya’s capital Nairobi February 28, 2013. (REUTERS/Siegfried Modola)

Kenyan Elections Raise Fears of Violence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 2, 2013 | World

LONDON, Asharq Al-Awsat—The presidential elections due to take place this Monday in Kenya are raising fears of yet another wave of ethnic violence. A related worrying development is the formation of local armed militias supported by local political leaders. Over the...