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Syrian opponents form a "National Council" against the regime
Syrian Opponents have formed a "National Council" against the regime in Damascus, announced to the press Sunday a group of opponents.
Ousted Tunisia leader Ben Ali to face dozens of charges
Tunisian military prosecutors are to weigh dozens of charges against ousted leader Zine el Abidine Ben Ali concerning civilian deaths during the north African country's revolution, an official says....
France / E. coli: an eighth child in hospital
LILLE (France) - An eighth child with symptoms of bacterial contamination, but who has not eaten steak carrying the bacteria E.coli causing the disease first seven children, was hospitalized, said Saturday the hospital of Lille (north). ...
Japan: 5.9 earthquake hit the East Coast
TOKYO - An earthquake measuring 5.9 occurred Saturday in eastern Japan, affecting one of the areas strongly hit by the earthquake of March 11, but no tsunami warning has been launched , announced the Japanese Meteorological Agency. ...
Syria: 20,000 people at the funeral of a victim of the day before
Some 20,000 angry people participated Saturday in Deir Ezzor, in eastern Syria, in the funeral of one of the protesters killed the day before, told AFP the president of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Rami Abdel Rahmane. ...
Morocco: Constitutional amendments to limit the powers of the King
RABAT- The constitutional amendments proposed Friday by King Mohammed VI of Morocco is the fifth revision of the Basic Law in force in the Kingdom of Morocco since 1962. ...
Tunisia: tourism through biggest "crisis"
TUNIS-Tunisian tourism is undergoing an unprecedented "crisis" since the beginning of the Tunisian revolution in December 2010 with a decline of half of the activity, an official said Friday. ...
Yemen’s Saleh will not return home
Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, being treated for shrapnel wounds in Riyadh, will not return home, a top Saudi official told AFP on Friday, contrary to Sanaa's claims that he will return soon....
Saudi: women begin to drive
RIYADH - Saudi women have responded timidly to Friday's call by activists to challenge the ban on women driving, taking the wheel in cities of the kingdom without major incident....
Syria: shots against large anti-regime demonstrations, six dead
DAMASCUS - Security forces opened fire Friday on thousands of demonstrators protesting against the regime in various cities of Syria, causing at least six deaths according to militants....
Release of an Egyptian ship captured in 2010 by Somali pirates
CAIRO – An Egyptian ship captured by pirates in August 2010 off the coast of Somalia with 22 sailors on board was released, said Friday an official of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs....
Libya: 10 dead and 40 injured in bombing of Misrata
Benghazi (Libya) - Ten people were killed and forty wounded in bombing of troops loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi on the enclave of Misrata (western Libya), it was reported Friday by rebel source....
Gaddafi's departure is not in the UN resolutions, but we want it
ALGIERS - French Minister of Foreign Affairs Alain Juppe said on Thursday in Algiers that the departure of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was not included in the UN resolutions, but is required by the majority of the international community....
Niger: Army tracks down elements of AQIM after the clashes on Sunday
Niamey - Niger's army continued on Wednesday searching the area north of the country where she clashed Sunday with fighters of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), who were carrying explosives from Libya, it was learned concordant sources....
Algerian Islamist Rachid Ramda sentenced to life
PARIS - the Court of Cassation, the highest French court, on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the Algerian Islamist Rachid Ramda, arguing that his conviction for bombings in Paris in 1995, passed by a special court of assizes, had not to be substantiated....
Yemen: Gulf States called on to support a transitional council
The "Youth Revolution" in Yemen on Tuesday called the Gulf monarchies, which had offered to mediate in the crisis of Yemen to support the formation of an Interim Council to ensure a peaceful transition of power in the country....
A group of experts warns against "Islamist danger" in Libya
PARIS - A group of French and foreign experts in defence matters warns against an "Islamic danger" in Libya, in a report issued after a Mission to the Libyan belligerents....
Abbas/Meshaal meeting June 21 to finalize the government
CAIRO - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal will meet June 21 in Cairo to "finalize the formation of a government" of independents, said Tuesday at a Palestinian official....
A dozen Libyan shells fell Tuesday in Tunisian territory
TUNIS - A dozen shells and rockets fell Tuesday in Tunisian territory during ongoing clashes between troops loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and insurgents near the border post of Dehiba (South), said witnesses....
Creation in Nouakchott of a center on strategic security in the Sahel
NOUAKCHOTT - A former Mauritanian official of the UN, Ahmadou Ould Abdullah, announced Monday the creation in Nouakchott of a center on strategic security in the Sahel-Sahara (Centre 4S) to help cope with the challenges of terrorism and crime in the region....
Tripoli denies any departure of Gaddafi, fighting continues
TRIPOLI- the Libyan regime refuses any discussion on a departure of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, four months after the start of the insurgency in the country, as fighting between pro and anti-Gaddafi has flared up on several fronts....
Libya: Release of the MBC cameraman after two months of detention
TRIPOLI - Majdi Hilali, the Egyptian cameraman of MBC television Saudi owned pan-Arab group, was released Sunday after more than two months in detention in Libya....
An Israeli spy arrested in Egypt
CAIRO - Egyptian authorities have arrested an Israeli officer working for the intelligence service of his country, the Mossad, said Sunday the official MENA agency....
Syria: discovery of a mass grave at Jisr al-Choughour
DAMASCUS - The remains of members of security forces were discovered Sunday in a mass grave at Jisr al-Choughour, city northwest Syria, where the army is conducting a major operation since Friday, said of the state television....
Turkey/ legislative elections: the ruling party given winner
ANKARA - The Turkish voted Sunday in parliamentary elections where the party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is favorite and could well make a third consecutive term....
Afghanistan:15 civilians killed by a mine explosion south
KABUL - Fifteen Afghan civilians were killed Saturday by a roadside bomb that exploded in their vehicle in the southern province of Kandahar, the Taliban stronghold, said the Afghan Ministry of Interior. ...
Libya: More than 600 African migrants arriving in Lampedusa
ROME - More than 600 African migrants, including women and children, arrived Saturday aboard three boats from Libya on the Italian island of Lampedusa, told AFP spokesman for Italian Coast Guard . ...
Leader of al Qaeda in East Africa killed in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU - The alleged leader of Al Qaeda in East Africa, Comoros Fazul Abdullah Muhammad, one of the key players of deadly attacks against U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es-Salaam, was killed Wednesday in Mogadishu said on Saturday, a corroborating sources. ...
Yemen: Saleh in poor health
SANAA - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is always in a bad state of health for over a week after being injured in an attack in Sanaa, while ten soldiers and 21 fighters of Al Qaeda were killed Saturday in the South. ...
4,600 Syrian refugees arrived in Turkey
Antakya (Turkey) - About 300 people who fled repression in Syria flocked Saturday to Turkey, bringing to 4,600 the number of Syrian refugees in camps on the border in southern Turkey, said Saturday official Turkish source. ...
Pro-Gaddafi forces crushed the historic city of Ghadames
Benghazi (Libya) - Forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi pounded on Saturday the historic city of Ghadames, some 600 km southwest of Tripoli, said official rebel sources. ...
IMF: Africa supports the nomination of Christine Lagarde
LISBON - Africa supports the candidacy of the French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to the general direction of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday in Lisbon, the Congolese Minister of Finance Mapon Matata, speaking on behalf of his counterparts. ...
Resumption of Egyptian gas supplies to Israel
Supplies of Egyptian gas to Israel resumed Friday, a month and a half after the interruption caused by a bomb attack against the pipeline, said Israeli public radio. ...
Syria: Seven protesters killed, the regime accused of "atrocities"
DAMASCUS - Syrian forces Friday killed at least seven civilians by firing on demonstrators who descended by tens of thousands to the streets across the country despite the repressive regime accused of "atrocities". ...
No peace with Israel without Hamas
A lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians is possible only if the Islamist movement Hamas is involved in efforts in this direction, say 24 former senior international officials in an open letter published Friday. ...
Three "Anonymous" network hackers arrested in Spain
MADRID - Three hackers considered responsible by Spain, of the international organization "Anonymous" and accused of attacks against official websites have been arrested, police said Friday. ...
Morocco/ paedophilia: Government orders an inquiry
RABAT - Moroccan government has ordered an investigation after the staements of former French minister, Luc Ferry, accusing a former member of the French government of having had paedophiles’’ relations in Morocco, said Wednesday Nouzha Skalli, Minister of Families....
"Chaos" in Yemen makes al-Qaeda more "dangerous"
CAIRO - "chaos" that reigns in Yemen makes the Al-Qaeda firmly entrenched in this country, even "more dangerous," said Wednesday the chief of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen....
Al-Qaeda: Zawahiri renews allegiance to Mullah Omar
DUBAI - The number two Al Qaeda Ayman Zawahiri, has renewed his allegiance to the Taliban supreme leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, in a video posted Wednesday by the American intelligence group SITE....
