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24/05/2012 - Report: Egyptian presidential election

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood denies voter manipulation after presidential poll first day

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has dismissed allegations of voter manipulation after the first day of the country’s landmark presidential election.

24/05/2012 - Report: Palestinian territories

Press freedom group condemns Palestinian TV raid

Reporters Sans Frontières has strongly condemned the arrest of a journalist and confiscation of equipment owned by a TV station carried out by the Israeli Defence Forces ...

24/05/2012 - Report: Greece

What is Syriza’s position on the bailout?

One after another, European leaders are pointing out that if a Greek government were to 'tear up' the Memorandum of Understanding, signed between Greece, the International Monetary Fund, the EU and the European Central Bank, it would mean that Athens also negates the bailout agreement.

23/05/2012 - Report: Cannes Film Festival 2012

Salles gets up close to the beats in daring On the road adaptation

Brazilian director Walter Salles’ road movie of the Jack Kerouac modern classic novel On the road is in competition for the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film ...

23/05/2012 - Report: Cannes Film Festival 2012

Kylie, Eva Mendes and Mr Merde in Carax's Holy motors at Cannes

Léos Carax makes a bold, surprising comeback feature with Holy motors, the fourth film considered a French entry in this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

23/05/2012 - Report: Somalia

AU troops launch anti-Shebab offensive in refugee region

African forces backing Somali government troops say they have launched a carefully planned operation to bring security and stability to the people of the Afgoye corridor, a rural area where ...

22/05/2012 - Report: Cannes Film Festival 2012

Brad Pitt in Killing them Softly

Another gangster film set in the US directed by film antipodean Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt was screened in competition at the Cannes Film festival on Tuesday.

22/05/2012 - Report: Egypt

Youth movement to protect Egypt’s presidential polls against fraud

A key Egyptian youth movement is readying itself to protect Egypt’s presidential polls from electoral fraud with a 10,000-strong team of election observers.

22/05/2012 - Report: Egypt

Candidates warn against changing Egypt's interim constitution ahead of presidential poll

Proposed plans to change the interim constitution before Egypt’s landmark presidential election have made some candidates nervous - enough to break the 48 hour campaign silence rule.

22/05/2012 - Report: Israel

Israeli settlers and Palestinians in Jerusalem Day stand-off

An extremely heavy police presence and periodic violent confrontation marked Jerusalem Day on 20 May, as thousands of Israelis attempted to march through the traditionally Palestinian area of East ...

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