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Nigeria hostage crisis differs from Algerian drama
The kidnapping of seven foreign workers in Nigeria claimed by an Islamic extremist group has touched a nerve in Europe, coming just weeks after the ...
Islamist adviser to Egypt's president quits
An ultraconservative Islamist adviser to Egypt's president resigned Monday in solidarity with a fellow aide who was fired amid allegations of abuse ...
EU ministers reject arming Syrian rebels
European Union foreign ministers announced Monday that they were keeping current sanctions against Syria in place for three months, rejecting attempts ...
Tunisia Islamist leader says new govt coming
The head of Tunisia's largest political party said Monday that the country's crisis will be solved by a new compromise government of technocrats and ...
Hagel's GOP foes signal vote should go on
Republican opponents are sending signals that Chuck Hagel's bid to become defense secretary will probably come to an up-or-down vote soon in the ...
Libya's struggle to deliver justice fuels violence
Col. Faraj el-Dersi, who defected to the rebel side from Moammar Gadhafi's police force, was gunned down late last year on the streets of Benghazi, ...
Libyan leader calls for unity on 2nd anniversary
Libya's leader called on Sunday for unity in the North African nation as it celebrates the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled longtime ...
Egypt soccer protests hit restive Suez Canal city
Thousands of soccer fans enforced a work stoppage Sunday in Egypt's restive city of Port Said to protest what they called government "injustices," ...
24 convicted in killing of Moroccan soldiers
A Moroccan military court convicted 24 Western Saharan activists on Sunday for their roles in the killing of 11 soldiers at a protest camp in 2010, ...
Libya arrests suspected Christian missionaries
Four foreigners were arrested in Libya on suspicion of distributing books about Christianity and proselytizing, a Libyan police spokesman said on ...
Egypt court orders belly dancing station off air
A court in Egypt has ordered a TV channel that airs belly dancing clips off the air for showing "sexually explicit" content and operating without a ...
Egypt's police to get 100,000 9mm pistols
An Egyptian security official said Saturday that the interior ministry has agreed to purchase 100,000 new 9mm pistols after low-ranking policemen went ...
Thousands in Tunisia rally behind Islamist party
Thousands of supporters of the ruling Islamist party, waving banners and chanting, marched Saturday in the capital in response to rising criticism ...
Egypt telecoms authority says can't block YouTube
An Egyptian rights group and the nation's telecommunication's ministry have filed appeals to reverse a court order to block YouTube. Last week, a ...
Egypt president's son may be earning $133 a month
The head of Egypt's holding company for airports and aviation says President Mohammed Morsi's son has applied for a job that pays $133 a month ...
Budget fight creating diplomatic headaches for US
From Syria to Somalia and across the Mideast down to Mali, looming U.S. budget cuts are creating potentially tough choices for American diplomacy.
Egypt: Islamists rally in Cairo against opposition
Several thousand hard-line Islamists rallied in Cairo on Friday against a recent wave of violent anti-government protests, while liberal activists ...
Egypt seizes 2 tons of explosives headed to Sinai
Egyptian security officials say they have seized two tons of explosives headed to the Sinai Peninsula. They say the explosives were seized Friday in ...
UN warns risk of hepatitis E in S. Sudan grows
The United Nations says an outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 111 refugees in camps in South Sudan since July, and has become endemic in the region. U
Hagel stalled, but confirmation still expected
By delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary, Senate Republicans have forced Leon Panetta to remain on the job he is eager ...
Eni Q4 earnings flat as Libya offset by taxes
Italian oil and gas company Eni says fourth quarter profits were more or less flat as a recovery of production in Libya was offset by higher taxes and ...
Senate GOP blocks Hagel vote for now
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation's next defense secretary over unrelated ...
Correction: Brennan-CIA story
In a story Feb. 13 about CIA nominee John Brennan, based on information provided by the Senate Intelligence Committee, The Associated Press reported ...
Egypt military offers rare apology for child death
Egypt's military made a rare admission and apology on Thursday for mistakenly shooting and killing a 12-year-old street vendor in Cairo, a day after ...