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The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, Ahmad al-Sharaa, addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024.

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President of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar

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File Photo of MB’s Women gathering in support of former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi near the Egyptian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey (Reuters)

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The Muslim Brotherhood is, currently, struggling through one of the most shaking existential crises in its history. The fight between the elders over the ailing body of the group, which has not…

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A picture shows the South Darfur village of Hamada, north of the region's capital town Nyala on February 3, 2021, as residents return to the village. - Darfuris who have long been displaced are returning to their villages after the October peace deal between Sudan's transitional government and rebel groups. Getty Images

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