http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1358-north-africa.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1358-north-africa.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161570-egypt-islamists-blame-violence-opposition.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's most powerful Muslim group on Wednesday blamed the secular and liberal opposition for a wave of violence over the appointment of new Islamist governors. A statement by the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood said the refusal of opposition leaders to talk to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi was to blame for the violence in four Ni... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161570-egypt-islamists-blame-violence-opposition.html 2013-06-19T13:01:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161656-uae-charges-30-suspects-with-plotting-coup.html ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A state security prosecutor in the United Arab Emirates says 30 Egyptian and UAE suspects have been charged with plotting a coup linked to a network of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in a case likely to further strain relations with Cairo. The move also deepens the UAE's crackdown on perceived threats since the Arab Spr... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:25:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161656-uae-charges-30-suspects-with-plotting-coup.html 2013-06-19T12:25:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161106-un-452-refugees-displaced-people.html GENEVA (AP) — The Syrian civil war contributed to pushing the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within their own nation to an 18-year high of 45.2 million worldwide by the end of 2012, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday. Those are the highest numbers since 1994, when people fled genocide in Rwanda and bloodshed in former Yugoslavia. ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:29:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161106-un-452-refugees-displaced-people.html 2013-06-19T10:29:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159754-clashes-erupt-egypt-islamist-governors.html CAIRO (AP) — Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's president and his Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday over his appointment of new Islamist governors, some in areas where opponents are strong. The protests signaled increasing tension in the deeply polarized nation ahead of mass protests demanding the ouster of the president, Mohammed Morsi,... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:23:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159754-clashes-erupt-egypt-islamist-governors.html 2013-06-18T21:23:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159970-fears-violence-egypt-nears-june-30-protests.html CAIRO (AP) — Massive nationwide protests that Egypt's opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge. Opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi are convinced that this is the best and perhaps the last opportunity to drive him from power. They say they have tapped into widespread public discontent over shortages, broken infrastructure, hi... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:04:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159970-fears-violence-egypt-nears-june-30-protests.html 2013-06-18T21:04:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2159208-lawyer-gadhafi-son-wants-handed-to-icc.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A lawyer for a son of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi accused Libyan authorities on Tuesday of showing a "blatant disregard" for the International Criminal Court by announcing they will put Seif al-Islam Gadhafi on trial in August. In an urgent filing to the Hague-based court, British lawyer John Jones asked appeals judges to... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2159208-lawyer-gadhafi-son-wants-handed-to-icc.html 2013-06-18T14:28:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157410-anger-southern-egypt-islamist-governor.html LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Angry tourism workers and activists in Luxor threatened Monday to block a newly appointed Islamist governor from his office because of his links to a former militant group that killed scores of people in a 1997 attack in the ancient city and devastated Egypt's sightseeing industry. Adel el-Khayat was named to the provincial governor's ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:24:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157410-anger-southern-egypt-islamist-governor.html 2013-06-17T21:24:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157812-official-trial-libyas-gadhafis-son-august.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The trial of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi's son, his spy chief and his last prime minister will take place in August, a top Libyan official said Monday. Al-Seddik al-Sur of the state prosecutor's office told reporters that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, Abdullah al-Senoussi and ex-premier al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, along with ex-spokesman M... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:23:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157812-official-trial-libyas-gadhafis-son-august.html 2013-06-17T21:23:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155608-syrian-refugees-egypt-hit-break-ties.html CAIRO (AP) — The minute professional diver Mohammed Ibrahim, a Syrian, heard that Egypt's president had cut relations with Syria and closed its embassy, he jumped into a bus and traveled hundreds of kilometers (miles) from a Red Sea resort city to Cairo to try to get official papers for his long-planned emigration to the United States. Standing with his l... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:55:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155608-syrian-refugees-egypt-hit-break-ties.html 2013-06-16T18:55:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155298-hard-line-egypt-cleric-sentenced-burning-bible.html CAIRO (AP) — A hard-line Muslim cleric received an 11-year suspended sentence Sunday for tearing up and burning a Bible, Egypt's official news agency said. Cairo's Nasr City court sentenced Ahmed Abdullah and his son was given a suspended sentence of eight years over the same incident, the Middle East News Agency reported. The two were ordered to pay a fi... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:32:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155298-hard-line-egypt-cleric-sentenced-burning-bible.html 2013-06-16T17:32:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155498-senior-libyan-judge-assassinated-countrys-east.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's official news agency says unidentified militants assassinated a senior Libyan judge in an eastern city known to be a stronghold of Islamic militants. LANA quoted the head of the Court of Cassation in Green Mountain province, Abdel-Aziz al-Trabilsi, as saying Judge Mohammed Naguib was shot dead in a drive-by shooting in front ... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:30:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155498-senior-libyan-judge-assassinated-countrys-east.html 2013-06-16T17:30:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155110-syria-lashes-egypt-decision-to-sever-ties.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria said Sunday that Egypt's decision to cut diplomatic ties with his country is "irresponsible," accusing its president of fueling sectarian conflict in Syria and serving a U.S.-Israeli conspiracy to divide the Middle East. The government statement quoted in state media comes a day after President Mohammed Morsi told supporters a... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:03:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155110-syria-lashes-egypt-decision-to-sever-ties.html 2013-06-16T14:03:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154132-uk-police-5-diverted-plane-claim-asylum.html LONDON (AP) — Five passengers from an EgyptAir flight diverted to a Scottish airport over an apparent threat to destroy the aircraft are now seeking asylum in Britain, authorities said Sunday. New York-bound Flight 985 from Cairo was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday after a threatening note was found in the plane's lavatory. British Typhoon... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:55:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154132-uk-police-5-diverted-plane-claim-asylum.html 2013-06-16T13:55:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2155172-lorenzo-wins-catalonia-gp-ahead-pedrosa.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jorge Lorenzo held off Honda pair Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez to win the Catalonia Grand Prix on Sunday, tightening the overall championship race. The defending world champion started from third on the grid but pushed his Yamaha in front of polesitter Pedrosa before the first curve and never looked back. "My start was very import... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:33:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/other/2155172-lorenzo-wins-catalonia-gp-ahead-pedrosa.html 2013-06-16T13:33:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155108-uganda-forlorn-square-symbol-crackdown.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The green grass looks inviting, but few people have the courage to enter the only public square in Uganda's capital. Most sit or stand at the edges, respecting the barricades of scrap metal erected by police who stand poised to arrest those who attempt a forced entry. Once a cheerful place favored by politicians, Kampala's Constitut... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:52:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155108-uganda-forlorn-square-symbol-crackdown.html 2013-06-16T12:52:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154342-egypt-cuts-relations-with-syrian-government.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president announced Saturday that he was cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and closing Damascus' embassy in Cairo, decisions made amid growing calls from hard-line Sunni clerics in Egypt and elsewhere to launch a "holy war" against Syria's embattled regime. Mohammed Morsi told thousands of supporters at a rally in C... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:12:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154342-egypt-cuts-relations-with-syrian-government.html 2013-06-15T21:12:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153796-attacks-benghazi-kill-6-libyan-soldiers.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Rooftop snipers and knife-wielding assailants killed six soldiers in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi early Saturday, officials said, in the largest attack on the country's new security forces to date. The brazen overnight assault by hundreds of plain-clothed gunmen on security installations forced soldiers to withdraw from some of t... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:07:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153796-attacks-benghazi-kill-6-libyan-soldiers.html 2013-06-15T19:07:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2152174-libyan-army-colonel-killed-attack-brigade.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan army colonel was killed in an ambush on his brigade in the country's south on Friday, the unit's spokesman said, in the latest incident of violence in the North African country. Separately, in the eastern city of Benghazi, an independent TV station reported an unknown attacker hurled a hand grenade at its building. The viole... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:41:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2152174-libyan-army-colonel-killed-attack-brigade.html 2013-06-14T19:41:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2150000-correction-egypt-syria-story.html CAIRO (AP) — In a story June 13 about the Egyptian presidency's position on citizens joining the fight in Syria, The Associated Press erroneously quoted the president's foreign affairs adviser as saying, "We are no longer a center for rendition, or punishing Egyptians for what they do in other countries." The correct quote is "We are no longer a center for rendition, or a ce... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:46:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2150000-correction-egypt-syria-story.html 2013-06-14T17:46:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2151816-ap-photos-egypts-sufis-thrive-despite-attacks.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Sufi Muslims say their places of worship are under threat by rising radicalism, as shrines sacred to them are coming under attack by Islamist hard-liners who deem them heretical. Sufis follow a mystical philosophy of Islam that has traditionally been popular in Egypt, with some 15 million people in the country of 90 million belonging ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:15:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2151816-ap-photos-egypts-sufis-thrive-despite-attacks.html 2013-06-14T13:15:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2148896-egypt-presidents-backers-opponents-scuffle.html CAIRO (AP) — Scuffles between supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi have injured up to 16 in the northern port city of Alexandria. Organizers of an opposition movement campaigning for Morsi's ouster say their group was attacked by the president's supporters on Wednesday night. Khaled el-Qadi and Shereef el-Gamal of the Tamar... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:02:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2148896-egypt-presidents-backers-opponents-scuffle.html 2013-06-13T11:02:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2148828-ethiopia-ratifies-nile-accord-opposed-egypt.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's parliament on Thursday ratified an accord that replaces colonial-era deals that awarded Egypt and Sudan the majority of the world's longest river. The vote comes amid a bout of verbal jousting between Ethiopia and Egypt after Ethiopia last month started to divert Nile waters for a massive $4.2 billion hydro-electric... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:55:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2148828-ethiopia-ratifies-nile-accord-opposed-egypt.html 2013-06-13T10:55:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2146014-obama-tests-political-boston-miami.html MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama put his second-term appeal to the test Wednesday in Boston and Florida, seeking to boost Democratic candidates as a fundraiser and a political drawing card even while trailed by controversies over government intrusion. In Massachusetts, the president rallied for a Democratic Senate candidate who has challeng... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:03:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/2146014-obama-tests-political-boston-miami.html 2013-06-13T01:03:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2147052-tunisia-imprisons-3-european-topless-activists.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian court on Wednesday convicted three European feminist activists who staged a topless courthouse protest last month, sentencing them to four months and a day in prison, a court official said. The defense called the sentence far too harsh. The two French and a German member of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen maintained dur... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:01:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2147052-tunisia-imprisons-3-european-topless-activists.html 2013-06-12T22:01:23Z