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Egypt army chief considers presidential bid
Egypt's army chief has indicated that he may run for president in elections slated for later this year, according to state media. General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who led a military coup last July to depose the country's first democratically-elected leader, Mohamed Morsi, said on Saturday that he would run for the top post if the Egyptian people and army.. More -
The world reacts to Ariel Sharon's death
Reactions from Israeli and Palestinian officials, as well as other world leaders, to the death of Ariel Sharon have been mixed. The former Israeli prime minister and military commander died on Saturday at the age of 85 after being in a coma since 2006 when a stroke incapacitated him at the height of his political power. "The State of Israel bows.. More -
Israel unveils plans for more settler homes
Israel has announced plans to build 1,400 new homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The country's Housing Ministry said on Friday that it planned to construct 801 housing units in the West Bank, another 600 in East Jerusalem, and re-issue tenders for 582 units in East Jerusalem, all on land seized during the 1967 Six Day War. The announcement.. More -
UK politicians accused of Iraq war crimes
The International Criminal Court has been asked to investigate the actions of former members of the British cabinet and troops over allegations of "systematic torture" in Iraq. The European Centre for Constitutional Human Rights, based in Germany, and the Public Interest Lawyers firm, based in England, said in a statement that they had jointly.. More -
Russia blocks UN condemnation of Syria raids
Russia has blocked a British-drafted UN Security Council statement condemning the Syrian regime attacks on the city of Aleppo, diplomats said. It was the second time in a month that Russia objected to a western bid to slam Bashar al-Assad's air assault against Syria's biggest city that has killed hundreds since December 15. Aid groups say that Scud.. More -
Egypt's ousted cabinet seeks ICC arbitration
Egypt’s deposed government filed a complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC), requesting investigations into what it described as crimes committed by the military against its members. The complaint accused the military of staging a coup d’état against the country’s first elected President Mohamed Morsi and his government,.. More -
Removal of Syria's chemical weapons begins
Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country in a crucial phase of an internationally backed disarmament program that has been delayed by war and technical problems. The joint mission overseeing the disarmament, the UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), said on Tuesday that the materials had.. More -
Dozens killed in air assault on Iraqi city
The fight to control Iraq's biggest province, Anbar, has intensified, with air attacks by the military killing dozens of people and the army preparing for an assault on a second city controlled by fighters. Missile strikes on Ramadi, capital of the western province, killed 25 people on Tuesday, according to an Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman, while.. More -
UN warns CAR on brink of catastrophe
UN officials are warning the Security Council that Central African Republic is on the brink of a catastrophe, with half the population made homeless since ethnic warfare broke out. UN political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman told the council on Monday that about 2.2 million people throughout the country need assistance, about half the total population. About.. More -
Sudan and S Sudan agree to protect oilfields
Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to consider setting up a joint force to protect vital oilfields during the ongoing crisis in the South, Sudan's foreign minister has said. The discussion was broached on Monday during a visit to Juba by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, where South Sudan requested talks on deploying a joint force to secure at-risk.. More -
Sudanese president in Juba to discuss crisis
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has arrived in South Sudan, as negotiators in Ethiopia prepare formal ceasefire talks to end weeks of fighting. Radio Omdurman said on Sunday that Bashir would meet his southern counterpart, President Salva Kiir, in Juba for talks on the conflict affecting the world's youngest country. "President Bashir will.. More -
S Sudan declares emergency in two states
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has declared a state of emergency in two states, according to the government's official Twitter account. The decree issued on Wednesday covers Unity and Jonglei, where government troops and rebel forces loyal to Riek Machar, former vice president, have been engaged in fighting. The declaration came as the rival.. More -
Scores suffer gas inhalation as police disperse pro-Morsi rallies
Scores suffer gas inhalation as police disperse pro-Morsi rallies in Alexandria Scores of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi suffered gas inhalation late Wednesday when security forces dispersed pro-democracy rallies in the coastal city of Alexandria. Police forces fired teargas to disperse a pro-Morsi rally in Geleem district in eastern.. More -
Israel raids on West Bank homes condemned
Human rights groups have reported a rise in Israeli military training exercises being held in Palestinian towns and villages. Israel was condemned by the groups on Thursday, after reports of soldiers taking up positions in Palestinians homes during mock raids in the occupied West Bank and Palestinians being detained for hours without explanation. The.. More -
Deaths reported in Syria shelling
At least 14 people have been killed in two separate shillings near the Syrian capital Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo. In one incident, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said, a tank shell hit a bus in the Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo on Tuesday, killing 10 people, including two children. The Britain-based watchdog group.. More
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