Conflict
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 13:26
Mali's ex-Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubakar Keita has a clear lead over his rivals in presidential elections intended to restore democratic rule, the government has said.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 13:00
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 12:41
Police deployed to potential election flashpoints as polls open, with president saying he will step down if he loses.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 07:26
The Egyptian authorities unleashed a ferocious attack on Islamist protesters early Saturday, killing at least 72 people in the deadliest attack by the security services since Egypt’s uprising in early 2011.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 13:16
Mohamed Brahmi, 58, a member of the National Constituent Assembly and critic of the ruling coalition led by the Islamist Ennahda party, was killed as he was leaving his house in the northern Ariana suburb of the capital.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 12:59
The Egyptian military stepped up its campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood on Friday, as officials announced the possibility of serious criminal charges carrying the death penalty against the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 12:21
Morocco’s king has accepted the resignations of Cabinet ministers from a political party that quit the Islamist-led government in a move seen as supporting the prime minister’s reform agenda.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 11:34
As international media attention on Turkey's protest movement fades, authorities continue to stamp down on demonstrations amid signs that Prime Minister Erdogan is swerving further towards the kind of authoritarianism that originally incited them.