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Egypt opposition to appeal referendum results

Egypt’s opposition said on Sunday that it will appeal the results of a referendum that ruling Islamists said approved a new constitution, claiming that voting was riddled with “fraud and violations”. The announcement was made by the opposition National Salvation Front the day after the second and final round of…

Islamists restore order amid Tunisia violence

ETTADHAMEN, Tunisia — Charred cars, vandalised shops, roadblocks made of garbage and manure have made this town nearly unrecognisable were it not for Islamists who have taken action to re-establish calm and order. Ettadhamen, a deprived district outside Tunis, is one of several areas across the country that has been…

Islamists reject offer to join new Jordan govt

AMMAN (AFP) – Jordan’s Islamist opposition said on Sunday it has rejected an offer to join a new government headed by Prime Minister Marruf Bakhit and tasked with enhancing reforms. “We have received an offer to join to the government of Marruf Bakhit, but we refused,” Hamzah Mansur, leader of…