Agence France-Presse
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:37
Several Democratic senators who previously backed a bipartisan sanctions bill publicly stepped back after Obama threatened a veto during his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 07:07
She said it was not yet clear if the talks would be inside the UN headquarters in New York, adding that "this is the first step of the next stage here, and a lot of this is still being determined."
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:24
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces met “to discuss developments on the security front … (and) the peoples’ demand for the defence minister (Sisi) to run for the presidency,” state news agency MENA reported.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:23
A gunfight erupted between armed protesters and troops who tried to disperse the demonstration, witnesses said, adding two protesters and two soldiers were wounded.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:13
Egypt’s military chief Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi has been promoted to the top rank of field marshal on Monday, state television announced.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:03
The United States “strongly” condemned Friday’s bombings in Egypt and appealed for calm on the eve of the third anniversary of the Egyptian revolution.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 06:56
Algeria's main Islamist party, the Movement for the Society of Peace (MSP), on Saturday announced a boycott of the presidential election due to be held April 17.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:14
Tunisian lawmakers are to vote Saturday on adopting a long-delayed new constitution, seen as crucial to getting the democratic transition back on track more than three years after the revolution.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:28
The deaths are the latest in multiple rounds of fighting between the Sunni neighbourhood of Bab al-Tebbaneh and the Alawite neighbourhood of Jabal Mohsen.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 07:19
Human Rights Watch has condemned what it says is a "disturbing silence" in Rwanda over the murder of an anti-corruption activist six months ago, accusing police in the central African nation of foot-dragging.