Conflict
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 12:53
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the Middle East and North Africa over the last week:
Egypt:
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:42
"It felt like Rahmon wasn't my only rival in this race," she said. "My rival was the entire government with all its agencies, including its law enforcement structures."
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:37
Housing minister says he will bolster settlement after retired IDF colonel Seraiah Ofer bludgeoned to death outside home by ax-wielding attackers.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:17
The waters off the coast of West Africa are becoming a hotbed of piracy.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:14
And in a reminder of the helplessness and paralysis felt by the international community over what to do, Israel's most visible strategy seems almost futile: It's building a fence.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:57
The US, UK and France, along with the UN, have condemned the brief abduction of Libya's PM and pledged their support for its transition to democracy.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:55
But the root of the problem in Libya is the vast and heavily armed network of jihadist militias whose ascendency America and its NATO allies themselves secured.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:49
Formed during and after the uprising against Colonel Qaddafi, Libya’s militias have evolved into a patchwork of often competing regional and political allegiances.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:42
Witnesses said rebels went house to house, in some cases executing entire families and in other cases killing men and taking women and children hostages.