Egypt News By Asfory
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Thousands of Egyptians have remained in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after a rally marking the anniversary of the uprising which toppled President Hosni Mubarak.

Some have vowed to stay until another rally planned for Friday, news agencies reported.

Many of the protesters are demanding a speedy handover of power from the interim military authorities.

Others are urging patience and celebrating the success of Islamist parties in post-Mubarak elections.

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«جمعة العزة والكرامة»، هو شعار جمعة غدا، التي دعت إليها القوى السياسة لإحياء جمعة الغضب، التي كانت يوما شاهدا في عمر الثورة المصرية.

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A lawyer for Hosni Mubarak’s former interior minister says the United States and Israel plotted the killings of Egyptian protesters during the 18-day uprising that toppled the longtime leader.

Lawyer Essam al-Battawi on Thursday also accused security guards at the American University in Cairo of opening fire on protesters. The university’s historic main building borders Tahrir Square, which served as the epicenter of the anti-Mubarak revolt.

Al-Battawi is a lawyer for former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly.

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The Arab League is to ask the United Nations Security Council to back its plan to end the violence in Syria.

On Sunday, the League called for the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, to step down and hand power to his deputy.

The organisation’s chief Nabil al-Arabi and the Qatari prime minister are to travel to New York on Saturday to seek support for its proposals.

Meanwhile, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said it could not keep track of the death toll in Syria’s unrest.

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قالت منظمة العفو الدولية المعنية بحقوق الانسان إن اشخاصا عدة توفوا تحت التعذيب في السجون التي تديرها الميليشيات الليبية المختلفة.

وقالت المنظمة إنها شاهدت حالات عدة لمعتقلين في طرابلس ومصراته والغريان يعانون جروحا واصابات في الرأس والاطراف والظهر جراء تعرضهم للتعذيب.

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قال الرئيس الايراني محمود احمدي نجاد يوم الخميس إن حكومته مستعدة للتفاوض مع القوى الغربية حول برنامجها النووي.

ونقل التلفزيون الايراني الحكومي عن الرئيس احمدي نجاد قوله “إنهم يتحججون بأن ايران تحاول التهرب من المفاوضات، وهو غير صحيح.”

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head of the Hamas government in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, will leave next week for a regional tour that includes a stop in Iran, the Islamist movement has announced.

“From the 30th of this month, he will begin a tour to a number of countries, including Kuwait and Iran, as well as other nations,” said a Hamas statement released late on Wednesday.

In a separate statement, Hamas spokesman Taher al-Nunu said Haniya “has received a message from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that included a formal invitation to visit Iran.”

Sources in the Hamas government told AFP that Haniya’s trip was likely to also include stops in Qatar and Bahrain.

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The State Department’s top human rights official says Egyptian authorities have banned a number of Americans from leaving the country. Those banned include the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

Michael Posner said on Thursday that the move by Egyptian authorities has raised concerns about the country’s transition to democracy and could impact U.S. aid.

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Bahrain authorities say a detainee has died after being taken into custody during clashes between security forces and Shiite-led protesters.

Thursday’s statement by the Interior Ministry says public prosecutors are investigating the death. About 40 people have died in nearly a year of nonstop unrest between Bahrain’s Sunni monarchy and the island kingdom’s majority Shiites seeking a greater voice in government and security affairs.

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أشارت تقارير إعلامية أسترالية إلى أن محتجين قاموا باحتجاز رئيسة الوزراء جوليا غيلارد وزعيم المعارضة توني أبوت داخل أحد المطاعم قبل أن تتمكن الشرطة من إخارجهما عبر باب جانبي.

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