Egyptian newspaper claims Hamas offered Muslim Brotherhood help in toppling Mubarak

Last week the daily independent Al-Masry Al-Youm published transcripts of five telephone conversations it claimed had taken place between Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas officials between 22 January and 11 February 2011. The paper said the conversations had been recorded by the State Security Investigation service.

The telephone conversations detailed tactical coordination between Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, with the former offering support on 25 and 28 January 2011 to topple then president Hosni Mubarak.