On This Day, Feb. 11: U.S., South Vietnam begin bombing raids on North
In 1858, French peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous said the Virgin Mary appeared to her at Lourdes. In December 1933, the pope ...
‘I don’t have time’: Mother of jailed UK-Egyptian makes Starmer plea
Having lost a third of her body weight during a 134-day hunger strike, a "weak" Laila Soueif on Monday urged UK Prime ...
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Mother's hunger strike continues for son's release from Egyptian jail
Laila Soueif is a mathematician, a university professor, a political activist.
Bashar al-Assad's strategy of chaos
The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...
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A mother pleads for Britain’s help in freeing son from Egyptian prison, one day of hunger ...
LONDON – Laila Soueif is a mathematician, a university professor, a political activist.
Man stabbed dozens of times on houseboat, then wrapped in rug, duct tape, sources say
As a Boston woman awaits arraignment on a felony murder charge, chilling new details are being revealed after a 65-year-old ...
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'A mother's plea': Egyptian women petition Sisi's wife to free Alaa Abdel Fattah
The petition sheds light on Alaa Abdel Fattah's mother's condition, who has been on hunger strike for over 120 days.
Egypt fears Syria’s revolutionary fervour could be contagious
After years of economic misery, discontent with the regime of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi could explode into protest in Egypt ...
On This Day: U.S. Supreme Court meets for 1st time; no quorum
On Feb. 1, 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session. Only three of the six justices were ...
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This Country's Military Reserve Force Is Big Enough to Be Its Own Army
Military reserve forces in the Middle East make up an important component of any army within the region. These units provide additional manpower and capabilities to regular military forces, should the ...