Turkey moves to boost freedom of expression

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Turkey has drafted changes to the penal code, narrowing the definition of terrorist propaganda in a step to boost freedom of expression in line with EU demands and potentially encourage a fledgling peace process with a jailed Kurdish militant leader.

http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-moves-b...142645890.html

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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized to the Kurd's for the 1930's killing

http://wedg.millenniumweekend.org/fo...ighlight=Kurds

Turkey opened the door to talks with Kurdish militants it brands terrorists on Monday, raising hopes of a push to end a conflict which has killed tens of thousands of people and stunted development in its mainly Kurdish southeast.

http://wedg.millenniumweekend.org/fo...ighlight=Kurds

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Egypt floods Gaza tunnels to cut Palestinian lifeline

Egyptian forces have flooded smuggling tunnels under the border with the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip in a campaign to shut them down, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said.

The network of tunnels is a vital lifeline for Gaza, bringing in an estimated 30 percent of all goods that reach the enclave and circumventing a blockade imposed by Israel for more than seven years

http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-floods-g...123746900.html


'Egypt security forces nix Hamas office in Cairo'

Egyptian security forces have rejected a Muslim Brotherhood request to establish a Hamas office in Cairo after leaving its headquarters in Damascus, according to Egyptian security sources quoted by the Iraqi paper Azzaman on Tuesday. The security sources were quoted as saying that they put national security considerations first, especially now when Egypt is in the middle of unrest and the new office could lead to further disturbances.

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=303170


Egypt police strike, seek interior minister's ouster

Thousands of Egyptian riot police and conscripts have gone on strike to demand the interior minister's resignation, saying he is too close to the country's Islamist leadership, security sources said on Wednesday

http://www.jpost.com/International/A...aspx?id=303166