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Egypt court bans all Brotherhood activities
An Egyptian court has banned all activities of the Muslim Brotherhood, and ordered authorities to seize all of the group's assets, state television has reported. The court also banned "any institution branching out from or belonging to the Brotherhood," the official MENA news agency reported on Monday, possibly restricting the movement's.. More -
Mortar shell hits Russian embassy in Syria
A mortar shell has landed in the compound of the Russian embassy in central Damascus, injuring three people, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. "On September 22 as a result of shelling by the rebels of the Damascus neighborhood of Mazzeh, one of the shells exploded on the territory of the Russian embassy in Syria," the ministry said in a.. More -
Egypt set for rewrite of Morsi constitution
Egypt is likely to completely rewrite the constitution adopted under Mohamed Morsi, a spokesman for the committee amending it said on Sunday, in a further push to reverse changes introduced under the deposed president. The 50-member committee, which includes two Islamists but no representative of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, was appointed by the interim.. More -
IAEA rejects Arab nuclear push on Israel
The members of the UN's nuclear agency have narrowly rejected an Arab-backed resolution calling on Israel to join a global treaty limiting nuclear arms. Following a lively debate at the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) annual general conference on Friday, the measure, supported by Iran, was defeated by 51 votes against and 43 in favor with.. More -
Israeli soldier killed in West Bank
A Palestinian man abducted and killed an Israeli soldier whose body was found in the north of the occupied West Bank, in the hope that he could trade the body in exchange for the release of his jailed brother. An army spokesman said the soldier "was kidnapped and killed by a Palestinian near Qalqiliya yesterday [Friday] and his body was found".. More -
Syria submits chemical arms data to watchdog
Syria has disclosed the information on its chemical weapons programme that was expected under an agreed Saturday deadline, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said. "The Technical Secretariat is currently reviewing the information received," a statement on the Hague-based OPCW's website said. The disclosure.. More -
Egyptian authorities arrest former Muslim Brotherhood MP
Egyptian security forces detained Ali Mohamed Farag, a former lawmaker for the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), in the canal city of Port Said on Thursday. According to security sources, Farag, the FJP Secretary-General in the city of Matariya north of Cairo, was arrested in an apartment in Matariya on charges of "inciting.. More -
Deadly blast hits near Syria-Turkey border
A car bomb has exploded on the Syrian side of the main Bab al-Hawa crossing with Turkey killing at least seven and injuring many more, according to Turkish news agency Dogan. The explosion on Tuesday occurred at a roadblock manned by brigades at the entrance of the rebel-held crossing, several hundred meters from the Turkish side, Syrian opposition.. More -
Obama open to Iran nuclear talks
Barack Obama has said he is willing to open dialogue with Iran on its nuclear programme, after conciliatory signs from the country's new President Hassan Rouhani. However, the US President said on Tuesday that Iran would have to demonstrate its own seriousness by agreeing not to "weaponize nuclear power". "There is an opportunity here.. More -
UN powers clash over Syria chemical crisis
The five permanent UN Security Council members have begun talks on a Western-drafted UN Security Council resolution to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons. The discussion of the draft resolution to be put before the 15-nation Security Council was thwarted by disagreements over the wording of the proposal as American, British, French, Russian and Chinese.. More -
Turkey shoots down Syrian helicopter
A Turkish fighter jet shot down a Syrian military helicopter on Monday after it entered Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings to leave, an official has said. The helicopter strayed 2km into Turkish airspace, but crashed inside Syria after being hit by missiles fired from the jet, according to Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister, Bulent Arinc. Arinc.. More -
Thirteen killed in US Navy base shooting
Thirteen people, including one gunman, have died after a shooting spree at the US Navy Yard in Washington, officials have said. Police were searching the Navy complex to track down the gunmen involved in the attack on Monday morning. The Washington police chief, Cathy Lanier, said one shooter had been killed and that two other suspects - a white and.. More -
UN confirms sarin gas used in Syria attack
UN investigators found "clear and convincing evidence'' that chemical weapons were used on a relatively large scale in an attack last month in Syria that killed hundreds of people. As expected, the report, released on Monday, did not say who launched the attack in rebel-held Damascus suburbs. It said: "The environmental, chemical and medical.. More -
UN chemical inspectors submit Syria report
UN chemical weapons inspectors have handed their report into an alleged gas attack in Syria to Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general. The report into the incident, in which more than 1,400 people are reported to have died last month on the outskirts of Damascus, will be unveiled later on Monday. UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said the secretary-general.. More -
Syrian opposition elects new provisional PM
The opposition Syrian National Coalition has elected a new provisional prime minister, entrusting him with the task of restoring order to areas no longer controlled by Bashar al-Assad. The coalition elected Ahmad Tumeh, 48, on Saturday, with hopes he will boost the opposition's credibility as international efforts are increased to restart a peace process.. More
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