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In Egypt, Mubarak verdict signals return of old order
Egypt
December 3, 2014
In Egypt, Mubarak verdict signals return of old order
Gaber Sayyed lost the use of his legs when an armoured police vehicle crushed them during the 2011 uprising that…
Pakistan police register blasphemy case against ‘disco mullah’
Life & Style
December 3, 2014
Pakistan police register blasphemy case against ‘disco mullah’
Pakistan police said on Wednesday they were investigating blasphemy allegations against a man dubbed the "disco mullah" who quit a career…
U.N. mission calls for new talks between Libyan groups on Dec.9
World
December 3, 2014
U.N. mission calls for new talks between Libyan groups on Dec.9
The U.N.'s mission in Libya will call for a new round of talks to start on Tuesday between Libya's warring parties, it…
TRFN: Conflict, militancy hit human rights in Middle East, African nations
World
December 3, 2014
TRFN: Conflict, militancy hit human rights in Middle East, African nations
Syria was bottom and Ukraine had the biggest slide in a human rights index published on Wednesday, as countries suffering from…
Greece, Cyprus and Israel to explain Med pipeline vision to EU
Egypt
December 2, 2014
Greece, Cyprus and Israel to explain Med pipeline vision to EU
Energy ministers of Greece, Cyprus and Israel will hold talks with the EU next week to try to advance a…
Egyptian court sentences 185 to death for attack on police
Egypt
December 2, 2014
Egyptian court sentences 185 to death for attack on police
An Egyptian judge sentenced 185 people to death on Tuesday over an attack on a police station on the outskirts…
French parliament votes for recognition of Palestinian state
World
December 2, 2014
French parliament votes for recognition of Palestinian state
French lawmakers on Thursday urged their government to recognise Palestine, a symbolic move that will not immediately affect France's diplomatic stance…
Saudi stocks rebouned, while Egypt market down
Business
December 2, 2014
Saudi stocks rebouned, while Egypt market down
Petrochemicals stocks led gains on Saudi Arabia's bourse as an overnight rebound in oil prices spurred the kingdom's investors to…
Rise of Turkish Islamic schooling upsets secular parents
World
December 2, 2014
Rise of Turkish Islamic schooling upsets secular parents
Turkey has seen a sharp rise in religious schooling under reforms which President Tayyip Erdogan casts as a defence against moral…
Saudi set for tighter 2015 budget after oil price falls
Egypt
December 2, 2014
Saudi set for tighter 2015 budget after oil price falls
Plunging oil prices could mean the first budget cuts for major exporter Saudi Arabia since 2002 but they are not…