Reuters (UK)
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 06:22
At least 31 people were killed or injured on Saturday when the Egyptian army mounted a large operation against militants in North Sinai, Reuters reported security officials as saying.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 06:19
Tunisia's powerful labor movement urged the country's Islamist-led government on Friday to make “painful” concessions to end a deadlock over its rule after a failure in talks with secular opposition.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 08:51
Bahrain’s main opposition group has criticised an Arab League decision to set up a pan-Arab human rights court in Manama, saying the Gulf Arab state was the “black hole of human rights”.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 07:58
While short of a formal ban, the move underlined the government’s determination to crush the Brotherhood.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 07:54
The United States has intercepted an order from an Iranian official ordering militants in Iraq to attack U.S. interests in Baghdad in the event the Obama administration launches a military strike in Syria.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 07:39
South Sudan made almost $1 billion from oil sales since resuming production in April, of which it had to pass on a quarter to arch foe Sudan for exporting crude through its territory, the oil ministry said on Thursday.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 09:22
Libya’s patience with protesters who have halted its onshore oil output is running out and action against them nearer, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 08:53
Tunisia's secular opposition threatened on Wednesday to launch more mass protests to force the Islamist-led government to step down, saying negotiations to end a political stand-off had failed.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 08:03
Mali's new president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, pledged to stamp out corruption and bring peace to the turbulent north as he was sworn in on Wednesday, 18 months after a coup and rebel uprising plunged the gold exporter into chaos.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 08:01
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who took office on Wednesday as President of Mali, was the front-runner in the election from the start when he made his third bid for the presidency in a decade.