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UAE will try 30 Emiratis, Egyptians for illegal Brotherhood cell

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it would put on trial 30 Emiratis and Egyptians accused of setting up an illegal branch of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, part of a crackdown on the Islamist organization that has soured relations with Cairo. Full story

Gangs of Cairo? Egyptian minister fights culture war

CAIRO (Reuters) - "Gangs of New York" seems a fitting favourite movie for Egypt's new culture minister, a film studies professor who styles himself an outsider fighting to break the hold of a privileged elite over spending on the arts. Full story

Egypt investment minister aims for 7 percent growth in two years

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian Investment Minister Yehya Hamed said on Monday he aimed to boost Egypt's anemic economic growth to as high as 7 percent in two years by improving the environment for private investors. Full story

Egypt's Brotherhood joins Sunni front over Syria

CAIRO (Reuters) - Syria's president and his Shi'ite allies were denounced by leading Sunni Arab voices on Friday, including Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood, which had reached out across Islam's sectarian divide but has now called for jihad. Full story

Qatar leadership change would herald little shift in policy

DOHA (Reuters) - A planned leadership change that could see Qatar's U.S.-allied Emir eventually ceding power to his son is unlikely to change the Gulf state's taste for bold investments overseas and assertive support for Arab Spring revolts. Full story

Erdogan: from 'rock star' to mixed reviews from Arabs

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  Right hurls ‘Muslim’ attacks at one of their own

Is anti-tax guru Grover Norquist a Muslim convert? That’s what some of the right-wing think, and the reasoning is out there.

  Sideshow: Gohmert, Palin are back with the same old complaints

Rep. Louie Gohmert is back and making connections to the Muslim Brotherhood and the Boston bombing, Sarah Palin is complaining about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and a new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll has the results of a new partisan divide.

  Friedman: First inning of Arab Spring has been a 'disaster'

The New York Times' Thomas Friedman and Morning Joe economic analyst Steve Rattner join Morning Joe to discuss Egypt's struggle with democracy and, domestically, why younger generations will have to "invent" the job they want.

  King Abdullah II and the now-infamous Atlantic interview

The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg recently interviewed Jordan's King Abdullah II, and during the interview, Abdullah gave fascinating answers on everything from Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi to the Muslim Brotherhood. Goldberg joins Morning Joe to discuss, and the BBC's Kim Ghattas also joins the

  The Arab revolution happening in the bedroom

Marriage is the focal point of the Arab world’s universe, according to author and journalist Shereen El Feki. But there are some revolutionary changes happening – especially behind the scenes. She takes The Cycle hosts inside her research on changes in bedrooms across the Middle East and her new boo

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Mostafa Elgheinemy talks during an interview with Reuters
  Mostafa Elgheinemy talks during an interview with Reuters

Mostafa Elgheinemy, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood's 17-man executive, talks during an interview with Reuters at the Brotherhood's party headquarters in Cairo in this June 17, 2013 picture. For the Muslim Brotherhood, running Egypt has been like crossing a minefield. As President Mohamed Mursi e

Anti-Mursi protesters demonstrate against what they claimed are increasing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood over the Ministry of Culture and Minister of Culture Alaa Abdel Aziz in Cairo
Anti-Mursi protesters demonstrate against what they claimed are increasing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood over the Ministry of Culture and Minister of Culture Alaa Abdel Aziz in Cairo

Anti-Mursi protesters, made up of intellectuals and artists, demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Culture against what they claimed are increasing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood over the Ministry of Culture and Minister of Culture Alaa Abdel Aziz, in Cairo June 11, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd

Senior opposition figure ElBaradei arrives to speak with anti-Mursi protesters made up of intellectuals and artists inside Egypt's Ministry of Culture during their sit-in protest in Cairo
Senior opposition figure ElBaradei arrives to speak with anti-Mursi protesters made up of intellectuals and artists inside Egypt's Ministry of Culture during their sit-in protest in Cairo

Senior opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei arrives to speak with anti-Mursi protesters made up of intellectuals and artists inside Egypt's Ministry of Culture during their sit-in protest against Egypt's new Minister of Culture Alaa Abdel Aziz and what demonstrators claimed are increasing influence o

Anti-Mursi protesters burn a picture of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi during a demonstration in Cairo
Anti-Mursi protesters burn a picture of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi during a demonstration in Cairo

Anti-Mursi protesters, made up of intellectuals and artists, burn a picture of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, which has the word "rebel" written on it, in front of the Ministry of Culture during a demonstration against what they claimed are increasing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood over the