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Egypt condemns 26 to death over Suez Canal plot

Thu Feb 27, 2014 07:50:27

An Egyptian court has sentenced 26 people to death for reportedly forming a "terror group" to target shipping passing through the Suez Canal, judicial sources said.

Tunisia alerted; Extremists head back home from Syria

Tue Feb 25, 2014 21:02:10

Tunisian Foreign Minister Mongi Hamdi has announced that some 400 Tunisian militants affiliated with extremist groups have returned home from Syria.

Iran to send humanitarian aid to CAR

Tue Feb 25, 2014 16:01:34

Iran is going to send humanitarian aid to thousands of displaced people in the crisis-hit Central African Republic (CAR), the Foreign Ministry has said.

US hikes Africa military force to foil China influence

Sat Feb 22, 2014 23:24:46

Over the last decade, America has quietly expanded its military presence throughout Africa in an attempt to counter Chinese and other emerging nations’ influence, while consolidating control over critical strategic resources and trade routes.

UN warns of another tragedy in Somalia, 850,000 need food

Wed Feb 19, 2014 19:39:41

The United Nations has warned that the world should keep its attention on Somalia where more than 850,000 people are desperate for food, or another tragedy like 2011 famine is on the way.

Libyan factions agree on early elections: official

Mon Feb 17, 2014 17:30:51

Libya’s key factions have reached a consensus on holding early elections, after a wave of protests against the legislature's decision to extend its mandate, the spokesman for Libya's interim parliament says.

Tunisia shifts Syria policy, resumes diplomatic ties

Mon Feb 17, 2014 07:53:34

Tunisia is going to resume its diplomatic relations with Syria and reopen their consulate in Damascus, Tunisian Foreign Minister Mongi Hamdi has announced.

Eritreans suffer rape, violence in Sudan, Egypt torture camps

Tue Feb 11, 2014 16:20:56

Tens of thousands of Eritrean refugees have been enslaved in torture camps in Sudan and Egypt in the past 10 years, enduring weeks or months of violence and rape for the purpose of extortion by traffickers often working with the collusion of state security forces.

US, Israel obstruct regional revolutions: Larijani

Sat Feb 8, 2014 22:50:08

Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has censured Washington and Tel Aviv for attempting to neutralize the pro-democracy revolutions occurring across the Middle East and North Africa.

Sisi president bid misinterpreted by Kuwait paper: army

Thu Feb 6, 2014 14:00:09

Egypt's army said Thursday a Kuwaiti newspaper "misinterpreted" remarks by Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in which he said he would run for president, saying he would announce such a decision only to the Egyptian people.

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