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Egypt: clashes in Cairo in a tense political climate
CAIRO - Violent clashes opposed police to demonstrators in Cairo on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, followed by clashes in the day, in a climate of heightened political tensions and mounting criticism against the military.
West Bank: Israeli army arrested four members of Hamas
Nablus (Palestine) - The Israeli army arrested four Hamas members Tuesday in the northern occupied West Bank, said officials from the Palestinian movement and sources within the Palestinian security services....
The African Union summit, facing the puzzle Gaddafi
NAIROBI - The African Union summit meeting in Malabo on Thursday and Friday to try to maintain its unity on Libya, but more and more voices now evoke a departure from power of Colonel Gaddafi, a subject long taboo....
Libya: Gaddafi must be judged, but "it is not for NATO" to arrest hi
BRUSSELS - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his allies must be tried, NATO said Tuesday, assuring, however, that it was not for it to arrest him and that its air campaign against Libya would continue at a rapid pace....
Libya: The leader of the rebel CNT invited to Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has invited the President of the Libyan National Transitional Council (CNT), Mustafa Abdel Jalil, to make a visit to Canada, said Tuesday the chief diplomat of Ottawa John Baird....
ICC Arrest warrant against Gaddafi: "justice has been served"
Benghazi (Libya) - The president of the National Transitional Council (CNT), a political body of the Libyan rebels Abdeljalil Mustapha, welcomed Monday's issue of the ICC arrest warrant against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. ...
Sweep operation after the raid against AQIM in Mali
NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritanian and Malian forces Monday continued search operations in Mali, three days after a raid by the Mauritanian army against a base of Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which, according to Nouakchott, killed 17 people; Fifteen jihadists and two Mauritanian soldiers. ...
Tunisia: Ennahda withdraws from the Committee on Reforms
TUNIS - The president of the Islamist Ennahda (Renaissance), Rached Ghannouchi, announced on Monday the withdrawal of his party from the committee to steer the reforms after the fall of Ben Ali. ...
Colonel Gaddafi: 42 years in power, inflexible against raids
TRIPOLI - Muammar Gadhafi governs Libya with an iron fist for almost 42 years and could become Monday the second head of state sought by the ICC after Omar al-Bashir, more than three months after the start of raids conducted by an international coalition. ...
Arrest of Al-Qaeda "Minister of Electricity" in Iraq
RAMADI (Iraq) - Iraqi security forces have arrested the "Minister of Electricity" of the Islamic State of Iraq, bringing together different groups headed by al-Qaida said Monday the head of Police of the Sunni province of Anbar. ...
Syria: 400 Aleppo students brought to justice
DAMASCUS - Some 400 students arrested in Aleppo (north), the second city of Syria, were brought to justice, accused of committing "acts of sabotage" and uttering "insults against the president," said Monday activist of human rights. ...
Israel prepares to stop the second flotilla to Gaza
JERUSALEM - The Israeli security cabinet met Monday in Jerusalem to discuss ways to stop the international flotilla carrying humanitarian aid in Ghaza which is to sail in the coming days, according to Israeli media. ...
Libyan ministers engaged in negotiations in Tunisia
TUNIS - two Libyan ministers arrived in southern Tunisia, where they joined the Foreign Minister Abdelati al-Obeidi engaged in negotiations on the future of Libya, reported the Tunisian official news agency TAP. ...
Syria: military offensive near Lebanon
DAMASCUS - The Syrian army has expanded its offensive on Sunday to Kseir, a town near Lebanon, forcing hundreds of people to flee across the border, on the eve of an unprecedented meeting of a hundred opponents of Damascus....
Egypt: the military want to hand over power to civilians
CAIRO - The soldiers who run Egypt since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak want to hand over the reins of the country to an elected civilian power "as soon as possible," said their leader Sunday with to two U.S. senators visiting Cairo....
Mauritanian operation in Mali against AQIM continues
BAMAKO - The military operation launched Friday by Mauritania against al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Mali went on Sunday and has already left several people dead, officials military sources and security services in Nouakchott and Bamako ....
A nephew of Ben Ali convicted to 4 years on appeal
TUNIS - Imed Trabelsi, nephew of the wife of ousted Tunisian President Ben Ali, saw Saturday his conviction for drug weighed down from 2 to 4 years by the Court of Appeal of Tunis. ...
Conflict in Libya: President of Niger "very worried" for the sub-region
PARIS - Nigerian President Mahamadou Issoufou said he was "very worried" about the impact on the sub-region of the war in Libya, which he said could lead to a "significant spread of weapons" and to promote Islamism in an interview with the newspaper Le Parisien on Saturday. ...
Mauritania destroyed a camp of AQIM in Mali, four of its soldiers injured
NOUAKCHOTT - The Mauritanian army has "completely destroyed" Friday a camp of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the Malian territory during an assault in which four of its men were wounded, told AFP a Mauritanian military source. ...
Mali: a securing device for tourist sites in preparation
BAMAKO - Mali is developing a security plan for its tourist sites, some of which are located in areas not recommended for tourists from several countries due to risk of attacks or kidnappings, announced Friday a Malian official. ...
Israel hopes a warming of relations with Turkey
ANKARA - Israel and Turkey have a chance to end the deep crisis between them, thanks to recent mutual gestures of goodwill, said Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Danny Ayalon....
For rebellion, Gaddafi could remain in Libya if he steps down
TRIPOLI - The Libyan opposition appears open to the idea of Muammar Gaddafi stay home if he agrees to step down, the U.S. intelligence finding that the colonel "will no longer feels safe" in Tripoli....
Immigration and asylum: the EU's locks borders
BRUSSELS - Opportunities to restore national borders within the Schengen area, selection for asylum: Europe endorsed Friday a very restrictive policy of migration driven particularly by the growing influence of populist parties....
Afghanistan: six died in the explosion of a bicycle bomb
Kunduz (Afghanistan) - Five civilians and a policeman were killed and 18 injured Friday in an explosion of a bicycle bomb in a market in northern Afghanistan, told AFP the spokesman for the governor of the province of Kunduz....
Syria: 11 killed in demonstrations
DAMASCUS - The police opened fire to disperse several events Friday through Syria, killing at least eleven people and dozens injured, the European Union denounced "disgusting" repression and decided to increase pressure....
AQIM accused of laying mines in Mali-Mauritania border
Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has laid mines in an area towards the border between Mali and Mauritania, on Thursday accused the military of both countries conducting joint operations since Tuesday against the organization....
Yemen: some sixty al-Qaeda prisoners escape from prison
ADEN (Yemen) - Sixty prisoners linked to al-Qaeda escaped Wednesday from a prison of Moukalla in southeastern Yemen, after attacking the guards and killing one of them, indicated a local official and witnesses. ...
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood allied with secular parties
CAIRO - The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood engaged in a strategy of alliance with other parties, including Liberals and the left in order to present an image of openness and try to counter those who fear to see them dominate future legislation. ...
Yemen: Bin Laden's widow will return to her country
SANAA - The youngest widows of Osama bin Laden, the Yemeni Abdulfattah Amal, is expected in the coming days in Yemen from Pakistan, told AFP Wednesday a family member. ...
AQIM armed with explosives and missiles in Libya
PARIS - They had Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers. Now, with the plundering of Libyan barracks AQIM fighters have military explosives and no doubt formidable anti-aircraft weapons. ...
Syria: the Security Council can not "remain silent any longer"
PARIS - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Tuesday that the Security Council of the UN could not "remain silent any longer" on the situation in Syria, adding that "time is coming when everyone will have to take responsibility."...
The helicopter lost in Libya is a U.S. drone
WASHINGTON - The helicopter drone lost by NATO in Libya is a new type of unmanned American devices, the Fire Scout, it was learned from U.S. officials of Defence, revealing the use of this gear in the intervention in Libya....
Morocco: Arab League welcomes the new draft constitution
CAIRO - The outgoing Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa on Tuesday welcomed the commitment to reform of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, which proposed a new constitution to be submitted to a referendum on July 1....
NATO on the defensive after the death of civilians
TRIPOLI - NATO was on the defensive Tuesday after criticism of death in 48 hours of 24 civilians according to the Libyan authorities in the Alliance strikes who acknowledged losing a helicopter drone....
Israel allows UN to build 1,200 homes and 18 schools in Ghaza
The Israeli government has allowed the UN to import construction materials into Ghaza to build two housing projects of 1,200 homes in total and 18 schools, announced Tuesday the two sides....
Libya: Nato 'killed 15 civilians' in Sorman air strike
Libyan officials say 15 civilians - including three children - were killed in a Nato attack on a building west of the capital, Tripoli. ...
Syria's Assad talks reforms in bid to keep power
Syria's embattled president said Monday his regime would consider political reforms, including ending his Baath Party's monopoly in politics, as he clings to power in the face of a growing, nationwide protest movement that refuses to die....
Yemen: 14 dead, including 12 suspected members of Al Qaeda
ADEN (Yemen) - Twelve suspected members of Al Qaeda and two soldiers were killed in fighting in the city of Zinjibar in southern Yemen, said Sunday an army officer....
Abbas/Meshaal meeting on government postponed
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) - A meeting scheduled for Tuesday in Cairo between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal to finalize the formation of a government has been postponed, said Sunday a Palestinian leader in Ramallah (West Bank)....
