http://www.mail.com/int/locations/1358-north-africa.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/1358-north-africa.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2092750-s-sudan-doctors-without-borders-hospital-ruined.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed. The group said Friday the attack leaves 100,000 people without medical care in South Sudan's Jonglei state. MSF — as the group is also known — said its hospital infras... Fri, 17 May 2013 10:22:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2092750-s-sudan-doctors-without-borders-hospital-ruined.html 2013-05-17T10:22:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2092738-egypt-police-close-gaza-border-to-protest-kidnap.html CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of Egypt's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the abduction of their colleagues by suspected militants, underscoring the lawlessness and crisis of authority in the country two years since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. The police protest comes a day ... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:30:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2092738-egypt-police-close-gaza-border-to-protest-kidnap.html 2013-05-17T19:30:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2092524-coptic-cleric-will-sue-israeli-police.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An Egyptian Coptic cleric who was mistreated during Orthodox Easter services is threatening to sue. Video supplied to The Associated Press shows Israeli police shoving Arsanious el-Orshalimi and putting him in a headlock. The incident took place during Orthodox Christian Holy Saturday in Jerusalem's Old City earlier this month. The event ... Fri, 17 May 2013 06:48:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2092524-coptic-cleric-will-sue-israeli-police.html 2013-05-17T06:48:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2091070-obama-acts-scandals-republicans-unsatisfied.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred federal tax agency Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to prevent another Benghazi-style terrorist attack on U.S. diplomatic missions abroad. The efforts did little to ... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2091070-obama-acts-scandals-republicans-unsatisfied.html 2013-05-17T00:00:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html CAIRO (AP) — Suspected militants in Egypt's Sinai abducted seven security personnel as they headed to Cairo for holidays early Thursday, security officials said. It was the first such kidnapping of security forces in the lawless peninsula. The officials said masked gunmen ambushed two taxis at gunpoint outside the city of el-Arish, the capital of North Si... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:11:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html 2013-05-16T20:11:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2089438-polish-exports-meat-jews-muslims-limbo.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — For some, it was a barbaric way to treat animals. For others, it was great business. Until January, slaughterhouses across Poland — a deeply Catholic nation — were the unlikely venues for the Islamic and Jewish slaughter of animals, which in both religions involves a swift cut to the throat of a conscious animal and death by bleeding... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:52:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2089438-polish-exports-meat-jews-muslims-limbo.html 2013-05-16T10:52:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086890-confrontation-looms-tunisia-moves-salafis.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia is taking a harder line on preaching by ultraconservative Muslim groups, a crackdown that has sparked demonstrations by rock-throwing protesters and ominous warnings of terrorist attacks to come. As it struggles to hunt down al-Qaida linked terrorists in its frontiers, the government has also been trying to rein in salafis em... Wed, 15 May 2013 10:42:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086890-confrontation-looms-tunisia-moves-salafis.html 2013-05-15T10:42:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086496-critics-assail-israeli-silence-arab-peace-plan.html JERUSALEM (AP) — On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the chance to keep some war-won land. But two weeks after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry persuaded Arab leaders to r... Wed, 15 May 2013 06:17:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086496-critics-assail-israeli-silence-arab-peace-plan.html 2013-05-15T06:17:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2085202-palestinian-rivals-promise-unity-government.html CAIRO (AP) — A leading Palestinian official says rival groups Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a national unity government in three months. Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmed said both sides agreed on a timetable that begins with creating laws to govern elections. Al-Ahmed spoke in Cairo after he met with a Hamas delegation led by Moussa Abu Marzouk. Tuesda... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:58:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2085202-palestinian-rivals-promise-unity-government.html 2013-05-14T17:58:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2084294-egypt-detained-christian-teacher-released-bail.html LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — An Egyptian Christian teacher detained over charges of insulting Islam has been released on bail on Tuesday, her lawyer said. A history and geography teacher in the southern city of Luxor, 24-year-old Dimiana Abdul-Nour paid L.E. 20,000 (almost $3,000 dollars) to be freed pending further investigation, the lawyer, Badawi Abu-Shanab sai... Tue, 14 May 2013 15:14:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2084294-egypt-detained-christian-teacher-released-bail.html 2013-05-14T15:14:28Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2084040-migrants-scale-spanish-border-fence-melilla.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say 200 sub-Saharan migrants tried to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco by climbing a 6-meter-tall (20-foot-tall) fence and that about 60 of them succeeded and avoided capture. The effort late Monday also left seven with minor injuries, according to Melilla Interior Ministry delegate Abdelmalik El Barkani.... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:40:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2084040-migrants-scale-spanish-border-fence-melilla.html 2013-05-14T11:40:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083946-10-year-sentence-sought-canadian-mauritania.html NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Prosecutors in Mauritania are seeking to lengthen to 10 years the sentence of a Canadian man already imprisoned on alleged links to terror groups, a judicial official said Tuesday. Aaron Yoon, 24, was convicted last July on charges of having ties to a terrorist group and of posing a danger to national security and sentenced t... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:37:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083946-10-year-sentence-sought-canadian-mauritania.html 2013-05-14T11:37:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081664-deadly-bomb-strikes-civilian-area-east-libya.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A deadly car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in a busy area packed with civilians in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, destroying part of the facility, officials said. Officials gave conflicting casualty figures, with death tolls ranging from three to 10 in the chaotic aftermath of the attack. Benghazi, which was the birthpla... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081664-deadly-bomb-strikes-civilian-area-east-libya.html 2013-05-13T23:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2082398-french-minister-to-discuss-shaky-libya-us-trip.html PARIS (AP) — Terror groups ousted from Mali appear to be trying to set up a new haven in Libya, France's defense minister said Monday, vowing to discuss ways of helping Tripoli improve its shaky security with U.S. officials later this week. Jean-Yves Le Drian noted that there is common ground: both French and U.S. diplomatic outposts in Libya were hit by ... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:19:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2082398-french-minister-to-discuss-shaky-libya-us-trip.html 2013-05-13T20:19:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2082134-verdict-trial-egypt-activist-june-3.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian activist charged with insulting the president will remain in detention until June 3, when a verdict is expected, his lawyer said Monday. Ahmed Douma is the first prominent critic of President Mohammed Morsi to be tried on this charge, though many others have been detained. He is also accused of disturbing the peace. His lawyers sa... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:15:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2082134-verdict-trial-egypt-activist-june-3.html 2013-05-13T20:15:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2082058-obama-calls-republican-talk-benghazi-sideshow.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is dismissing Republican criticism of his administration's handling of the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya, calling the criticism a political sideshow. Obama was asked at a news conference on Monday about recent disclosures that talking points on the attack produced by the intelligence community were late... Mon, 13 May 2013 16:24:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2082058-obama-calls-republican-talk-benghazi-sideshow.html 2013-05-13T16:24:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2081338-carlos-jackal-ex-enigma-mired-court.html PARIS (AP) — Carlos the Jackal, the flamboyant terrorist and self-proclaimed revolutionary who was once one of the Cold War's most wanted men, is appealing his life sentence for orchestrating bombings in France two decades ago. Carlos, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, is serving two life sentences in France for a triple murder in 1975 and for the bombings in 1982 an... Mon, 13 May 2013 13:27:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2081338-carlos-jackal-ex-enigma-mired-court.html 2013-05-13T13:27:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079926-egypts-mubarak-talks-1st-time-detention.html CAIRO (AP) — In his first comments to the media since he was detained more than two years ago, Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak said he is dismayed at the country's state of affairs and particularly the plight of the poor. The 85-year old Mubarak said in remarks published Sunday in Al-Watan newspaper that it is also too early to judge his elected succe... Sun, 12 May 2013 20:46:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079926-egypts-mubarak-talks-1st-time-detention.html 2013-05-12T20:46:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2080562-libyan-officials-work-militia-siege.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Officials at two Libyan government ministries returned to work Sunday after nearly two weeks of protests by militia fighters, who blocked the entrances to the buildings. Militias, many comprised of former rebels who fought in Libya's eight-month civil war that toppled Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, have mushroomed in size and power in the ... Sun, 12 May 2013 19:57:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2080562-libyan-officials-work-militia-siege.html 2013-05-12T19:57:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079872-syrian-rebels-release-4-un-filipino-peacekeepers.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from the Philippines that the nation might pull out its contingent from the Golan Heights. Meanwhile, a Syrian official said President Bashar Assad's troops have the right to enter the Israeli-occupi... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:59:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079872-syrian-rebels-release-4-un-filipino-peacekeepers.html 2013-05-12T18:59:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2080096-review-chairman-clinton-benghazi-call.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "We knew where the responsibility rested," Thomas Pickering said Sunday. "They've tried to point a finger at people more senior than wher... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:53:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2080096-review-chairman-clinton-benghazi-call.html 2013-05-12T18:53:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2080408-holy-land-church-leaders-clergy-mistreated.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A dozen senior church leaders in the Holy Land say Israeli police "ill-treated" clergy, including a Coptic Egyptian cleric, during Orthodox Easter services. The leaders signed a letter on Sunday expressing concern and saying policemen allegedly used force and prevented clergymen and pilgrims from entering places of worship during Holy Sat... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:47:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2080408-holy-land-church-leaders-clergy-mistreated.html 2013-05-12T17:47:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2080144-partys-withdrawal-threatens-moroccan-govt.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco's second largest political party has announced it is withdrawing from the Islamist-led government elected during the Arab Spring and leaving its fate up to the king, a party spokesman said Sunday. The move by Istiqlal is the first time in Morocco that a party has withdrawn from a ruling coalition. It is now up to King Mohamme... Sun, 12 May 2013 16:16:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2080144-partys-withdrawal-threatens-moroccan-govt.html 2013-05-12T16:16:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2080218-algerians-who-fought-france-want-recognition.html PARIS (AP) — A group of Algerians who fought for France during Algeria's independence war are demanding that France officially admit that it abandoned them during its retreat in 1962 and is responsible for massacres that followed. Around 150 people, including former fighters — called harkis — and their descendants, marched in Paris on Sunday to call Presi... Sun, 12 May 2013 15:54:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2080218-algerians-who-fought-france-want-recognition.html 2013-05-12T15:54:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2080098-bp-withdrawing-staff-tripoli.html LONDON (AP) — Oil company BP says it is temporarily withdrawing some nonessential and non-Libyan staff from its office in Libya's capital following similar action by Britain's Foreign Office. David Nicholas, a BP spokesman, said the move is "a precautionary measure" on advice from the Foreign Office. He wouldn't say how many staff will be affected but str... Sun, 12 May 2013 13:51:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2080098-bp-withdrawing-staff-tripoli.html 2013-05-12T13:51:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079072-egypt-christian-teachers-detention-extended.html LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian prosecutors extended the detention Saturday of a Coptic Christian teacher held over accusations of blasphemy of Islam and proselytizing Christianity, security officials said. In another southern Egyptian city, security officials said a Coptic man stabbed his wife for converting to Islam and for trying to see their son afterwar... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:13:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079072-egypt-christian-teachers-detention-extended.html 2013-05-11T19:13:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2078668-egypt-arrests-3-suspected-al-qaida-militants.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interior minister said Saturday that security authorities have arrested three suspected al-Qaida-linked militants who were planning to carry out suicide attacks on vital installations and an unspecified foreign embassy. Mohammed Ibrahim told a news conference that the men had been in contact with Dawood al-Assady, a leader of al-Qaida... Sat, 11 May 2013 18:06:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2078668-egypt-arrests-3-suspected-al-qaida-militants.html 2013-05-11T18:06:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2078660-mubarak-retrial-egypt-to-include-evidence.html CAIRO (AP) — The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Saturday, with prosecutors requesting to present new evidence from a fact-finding commission's report that claims the ex-leader had full knowledge of the extent of the violence used against protesters. The new evidence could weigh heavily in the case, which saw one of the Middle E... Sat, 11 May 2013 15:25:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2078660-mubarak-retrial-egypt-to-include-evidence.html 2013-05-11T15:25:57Z