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Opposition Figures in Egypt Call for Election Boycott

Opposition outstanding figures in Egypt on Sunday called for a boycott of the country’s upcoming presidential election scheduled in March, citing a wave of repression that has cleared the ground from challengers to incumbent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The opposition figures, including former presidential candidates Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and Mohammed Anwar Sadat issued a […]

Water, new episode in Algeria’s victim playing

Water has been added to Algeria’s media circus, in yet a new episode of uncorroborated accusations against Morocco, as Algerian officials and media accuse their western neighbor of engaging in a “water war”. At the heart of the new Algerian victim hood propaganda is the small kadoussa dam built on the seasonal river Oued Guir […]

Egypt to be back in the AU in October

Cairo could soon be occupying its seat at the African Union (AU) in October according to a member of the high level panel on Egypt. The panel is headed by former Malian President, Alpha Oumar Konare, and it visited Egypt in order to have a firsthand knowledge of the political crisis in Egypt and the […]