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Egypt rejects Muslim Brothood’s overtures

Egypt rejects Muslim Brothood’s overtures

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s main opposition group, has endured years of government crackdowns.

Reports suggest the Brotherhood is now willing to enter a dialogue with the country’s ruling party, but it is officially banned for its perceived ‘radicalist’ ideology and key leaders remain under arrest.

Al Jazeera’s Amr El-Kahky reports on the possibility of a thaw between both sides.


Artifact pulls Muslims and Jews apart

An excavated stone in East Jerusalem has become the subject of a dispute between Jewish and Muslim authorities in Israel.

With both sides claiming the stone is part of their respective heritage, neither party is willing to budge.

Zeina Awad has more.