The ongoing clashes in Egypt between supporters of ousted President Mursi and his opponents and the army killed more than 30 people, and injured 300 on Friday.
In Cairo and other cities tens of thousands of supporters of political Islam took to the streets, and the most violent clashes were in Alexandria. There were 14 victims of riots and hundreds of people were injured.
BBC Russian Service notes that the clashes are becoming "more and more violent."
In Cairo, at least four people were killed last night in clashes between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and residents of a district in the city.
Clashes also happened in El Manial, located near the island of Rhoda. They began after the Islamists routed several shops, ITAR-TASS reported.
Residents of nearby houses tried to prevent the attackers, and one of them climbed to a mosque and opened fire with a machine gun at the Islamists located in the street.
As of Saturday morning, street battles were in Ismailia in northeastern Egypt, where three people were killed and dozens were injured. -02D-
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The gas pipeline from Russia to Iran will pass through Azerbaijan, its route has been agreed upon. Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev told reporters, TASS reports.
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Journalist Farid Ismayilov, who had been under police supervision in connection with the Toplum TV case, was detained on January 17 and brought to the Khatai District Court, his colleagues reported.
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Ilham Aliyev congratulated Irakli Kobakhidze on the victory of the Georgian Dream party in the elections and wished him continued success. "The victory of your party is of particular significance for the entire South Caucasus, making it a more stable region, and we rejoice in this victory as your friends and brothers. We wish your government new successes in its work," said Aliyev during a joint briefing following talks and the signing of bilateral documents.
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On January 17, the Khatai District Court of Baku rejected the requests for house arrest for journalists Aynur Elgünesh and Natig Djavadly, employees of Meydan TV, their lawyers, Elchin Sadigov and Zibeyda Sadigova reported to Turan news agency. According to the lawyers, there are no legal or procedural grounds for keeping the journalists in detention. The journalists themselves stated that the criminal case against them had been fabricated to punish them for their professional activities. The defense intends to appeal the court's refusal to transfer the journalists to house arrest.
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