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• Gunmen kill Egyptian general, ousted president defiant at trial | Reuters

  "Gunmen on a motorbike killed a senior Egyptian Interior Ministry official outside his home in Cairo on Tuesday, putting pressure on the military-backed government as it struggles to contain an Islamist insurgency. The death of General Mohamed Saeed, head of the technical office of the minister of interior, suggested militants were stepping up their campaign against the state at a delicate time in Egyptian politics."

  tags: egypt protest revolution war dictatorship

• Congress secretly approves U.S. weapons flow to 'moderate' Syrian rebels | Reuters

  "(Reuters) - Light arms supplied by the United States are flowing to "moderate" Syrian rebel factions in the south of the country and U.S. funding for months of further deliveries has been approved by Congress, according U.S. and European security officials. "

  tags: syria revolution protest war asad balanceofpower

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