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Pro- and anti-Islamist protesters clash in Egypt
Supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist president battled in the streets near Tahrir Square on Friday as an Islamist rally demanding a purge of ...
Probe opens of alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy
Paris prosecutors on Friday began investigating whether the winning presidential campaign of former President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007 may have ...
AQIM warns France, allies face threat after Mali
Al-Qaida's North Africa branch on Thursday threatened to seek revenge against all countries taking part in the French-led war in Mali, warning that ...
Egyptian Jewish leader buried in rundown cemetery
The late leader of Egypt's dwindling and aging Jewish community was buried Thursday in one the oldest cemeteries in Egypt, the once-sprawling burial ...
Egypt's opposition split over election boycott
A split erupted Thursday in Egypt's main liberal opposition bloc, the National Salvation Front, over whether to go ahead with a boycott of ...
Even in desert retreat, monks feel Egypt's turmoil
In a cave here high in the desert mountains of eastern Egypt, the man said to be the father of monasticism took refuge from the temptations of the ...
FIFA declares Libya safe to host WCup qualifiers
FIFA authorized Libya to host World Cup qualifying matches, saying Thursday the country is safe enough for its first international home games since ...
More than 20 killed in South Sudan violence
A theft of 750 cattle sparked a manhunt by security forces that devolved into an attack by those forces on a medical facility, where four medical ...
Egypt court sets May 11 for Mubarak retrial
The Cairo appellate court on Wednesday set May 11 for the resumption of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's retrial in the deaths of hundreds ...
Rockets fired at Eilat in southern Israel
Militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula fired at least two rockets at Israel's southern resort town of Eilat early Wednesday, officials said, ...
Libya urged to give ex-spy chief access to lawyer
An international rights group is urging Libyan authorities to give an ex-spy chief indicted for alleged crimes against humanity access to a lawyer.
Morocco cancels war games with US over rights
Morocco on Tuesday canceled its annual military exercises with the United States after the Obama administration backed having the U.N. monitor human ...
New leader to head Egypt's Jewish community
Egypt's Jewish community has announced that it has elected the daughter of a well-known leftist and nationalist icon to protect its heritage and care ...
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood condemns Boston blasts
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood condemned the Boston Marathon bombings Tuesday, but a senior member of the group painted them as part of a conspiracy aimed ...
US officials: War games with Morocco canceled
U.S. officials say Morocco has canceled a major annual military exercise with the United States over the Obama administration's support for expanding ...
Egypt policeman sentenced to 15 years for torture
An Egyptian court sentenced a police officer to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for torturing an ultraconservative Muslim to death, a rare lengthy ...
Egyptian policeman killed by Sinai gunmen
Egypt's Interior Ministry says gunmen have opened fire on a security convoy in central Sinai, killing a police lieutenant and seriously injuring ...
Egypt's Mubarak still jailed despite release order
Egypt's deposed President Hosni Mubarak will remain in custody on new corruption charges, despite a court order to release him before his retrial over ...
Libya militants deny Benghazi-linked leader shot
Members of a disbanded Islamic extremist militia are denying claims that the commander of the group has been shot. The group is suspected of ...
Head of Libyan Islamic extremist militia shot
A security official says the leader of an Islamic extremist militia in Libya suspected of involvement in an attack in Benghazi that killed the U.S.
Brotherhood members face torture charge in Egypt
Two Muslim Brotherhood officials have been sent to trial on charges of kidnapping and torturing three men during protests in November following ...
Leader of Egypt's Jewish community dies at 82
The leader of Egypt's dwindling and aging Jewish community, known for her tireless work preserving synagogues and a once-sprawling Jewish cemetery, ...
Mubarak appears in Egyptian court for retrial
The judge in Hosni Mubarak's retrial recused himself at the start of the first session on Saturday, citing a conflict of interest as the former ...