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UN opens probe after two die in DR Congo protest
World
August 26, 2013
UN opens probe after two die in DR Congo protest
The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo said it has opened a probe after residents accused its…
Muslim Brotherhood leaders, Mubarak in court Sunday
Egypt
August 25, 2013
Muslim Brotherhood leaders, Mubarak in court Sunday
Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak returns to court Sunday to face charges over the killing of peaceful protesters as Muslim…
Mubarak cleared for release and transferred to hospital
Egypt
August 22, 2013
Mubarak cleared for release and transferred to hospital
Egypt's state prosecutor on Thursday cleared ousted leader Hosni Mubarak for conditional release from prison while he stands trial, judicial…
Beards, niqab become liability in Egypt after crackdown
Egypt
August 22, 2013
Beards, niqab become liability in Egypt after crackdown
Abdul Salam Badr had no choice but to shave his beard to save himself from becoming a target in Egypt's…
Outrage in Indonesia over schoolgirl virginity tests
Egypt
August 21, 2013
Outrage in Indonesia over schoolgirl virginity tests
The education chief of an Indonesian city sparked outrage on Wednesday after proposing that teenage schoolgirls should undergo virginity tests…
EU in extra-ordinary meeting on Egypt crisis
Egypt
August 21, 2013
EU in extra-ordinary meeting on Egypt crisis
On Wednesday, the European Union will hold a high level meeting in Brussels to discuss the ongoing political crisis in…
Arab states ready to cover any cuts in aid to Egypt: Saudi Arabia
Business
August 19, 2013
Arab states ready to cover any cuts in aid to Egypt: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that Arab and Islamic countries will step in to help Egypt if Western nations cut aid packages to…
Hezbollah chief says he is ready to fight in Syria
Egypt
August 17, 2013
Hezbollah chief says he is ready to fight in Syria
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Friday he is ready to fight radical Muslims in Syria, a day after a deadly…
Pakistan PM urges ‘new beginning’ with India
World
August 13, 2013
Pakistan PM urges ‘new beginning’ with India
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a "new beginning" in relations with India in comments published Tuesday, amid…
Iran’s Khamenei wary of civil war in Egypt
Egypt
August 9, 2013
Iran’s Khamenei wary of civil war in Egypt
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Friday that the political crisis in Egypt after the army ousted Islamist…