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The Muslim Brotherhood: "a state within a state"

Reality Check: Muslim Brotherhood, Israel and the jewish state, Thailand, polio warning, nano composites.

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In a televised campaign speech Al Sissi said the Muslim Brotherhood will "not exist" under his presidency

Al Sissi says Muslim Brotherhood will "not exist" if he becomes president

Egypt's presidential frontrunner, Abdul Fattah al-Sissi, has said the Muslim Brotherhood will cease to exist if he wins his bid for the presidency.

However, getting rid of a secret movement with millions of followers may be impossible to achieve. Arab world reporter and writer Petra Ramsauer gives her analysis of Al Sissi's statement.

Israel as a Jewish State

Israel's Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, is proposing changing the country's constitution to define it as a Jewish state. Our Jerusalem correspondent, Matthew Kalman, explains the significance of this controversial move.

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Yingluck Shinawatra has the backing of many people, but not the army or the establishment elite.

Thailand's prime minister in court

Yingluck Shinawatra is defending herself against accusations of abuse of power in Thailand's constitutional court. Jonathan Head reports from Bangkok on the latest developments in the country's ongoing turmoil.

WHO says international action needed against polio

Imogen Foulkes reports on the WHO warning that polio, which had almost been eradicated, could start to spread again amid the conflicts in countries like Syria and Afghanistan.

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Nano composites make a flexible phone possible

Nano composites

Professor Alma Hodzic from Sheffield University explains how nano-technology is enabling new materials to be designed to order, and revolutionising the way new products are developed.

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