Gov. Fashola Advocates Tolerance, Restraint, Brotherhood to secure peace in the Country

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As Governor attends Jumat Prayers in commemoration of 2014 Armed Forces Remembrance Week
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday advocated tolerance, restraint, brotherhood and unity of purpose among Nigerians as a means to secure the peace which was won over the years for the nation by the sacrifice of officers and men of her Armed Forces.

Egypt sets Muslim Brotherhood chief's trial for December 9

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The trial of Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohammed Badie, charged with inciting violence against anti-Islamist protesters, was set for December 9 by an Egyptian court Sunday.

The state-run Middle East News Agency reported that 14 Islamists, including senior Brotherhood officials, will also stand trial

The Egyptian people do not understand the Obama Administration's efforts to bring the Muslim Brotherhood back to power – Armanious

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In the light of the recent allegations of Obama supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, the US-based Coptic Egyptian author Michael Armanious tries to answer the question many Egyptians pose to themselves: why would the US administration unite forces with the oppressive regime which transforming the country into "a failed state". In the article, published by the Gatestone Institute International Policy Council, the author speculates about what benefits might Obama possibly gain and what consequences his alleged cooperation with the Brotherhood might have for the country.

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Egypt's PM Calls for dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood

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Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi has proposed the legal dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood and the idea is being studied by the government, a government spokesman said.
Beblawi had made the proposal to the minister of social affairs - the ministry responsible for licensing non-governmental organisations, Sherif Shawky said.
"It is being studied currently," he said.

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UPDATE: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Claims 34 of its supporters killed

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A spokesman for Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said 34 of its supporters were killed on Monday when they were fired upon at a sit-in outside the military facility where toppled President Mohamed Morsi is being held.

Murad Ali of the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party said that shooting broke out in the early morning while Islamists staged a sit-in outside the Republican Guard barracks.

Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad says hundreds of critically wounded are being taken to hospitals.

Locals on the ground say no warning shots fired before the security forces attacked. Ambulances are at the scene.

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Egypt prosecutor issues arrest warrant for top Muslim Brotherhood Leader

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The Egyptian prosecutor's office has ordered the arrest of the Muslim Brotherhood's top leader, Mohamed Badie, and his deputy, Khairat el-Shater, judicial and army sources have said.

Shater, a wealthy businessman seen as the Brotherhood's top political strategist, was the group's first choice candidate to run in last year's presidential election. But he was disqualified from the race due to past convictions, forcing Morsi to take his place.<