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  • EU to debate response to Egypt's crisis

    Europe's foreign ministers are set to decide how to use their economic muscle to force the Egyptian government to end a crackdown on deposed President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. Wednesday's debate will be closely watched by all sides in Egypt's worst internal strife in its modern history, since the EU has emerged as a key mediator in the conflict. .. More

  • Cairo court sets trial date for ElBaradei

    A Cairo court has set a September trial date for Mohamed ElBaradei, the recently-resigned interim vice president for foreign affairs, on charges of "breaching national trust." The charges against ElBaradei were filed by a law professor at Cairo's Helwan University, according to a report in the state-run Al-Ahram. He stands accused of "betra.. More

  • Egypt's Mubarak cleared in corruption case

    Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's imprisoned former ruler, has been cleared in a corruption case by prosecutors. Judicial officials told the AP news agency that a court on Monday ordered the 85-year-old be cleared in the case that alleged he embezzled funds for presidential palaces. Mubarak, who was arrested after his overthrow in 2011, still faces charges in.. More

  • Fresh Egypt protests follow prisoner deaths

    Anti-coup marchers are back on the streets of Egypt amid calls for an international probe into the deaths of 36 protesters while in police custody. Crowds gathered on Monday evening in areas including Helwan in Cairo, Assuit, Zagazig and Gharbia. Troops and armored vehicles were deployed to areas of Cairo, to guard government buildings. The protests.. More

  • Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood's top leader

    Egyptian security forces have escalated their crackdown on deposed President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood by arresting its top leader, state media has reported. Mohamed Badie, 70, the spiritual leader of the Brotherhood, was detained on Tuesday at a residential flat in Nasr City in northeast Cairo, the state news agency said. "That was.. More

  • Egypt army chief vows to use full force

    The Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said he will no longer restrain his forces from confronting "attackers who want to destroy Egypt", in his first public comments since a security crackdown on anti-coup protesters that left an estimated 600 people dead. "Our self-restraint will not continue. We will not accept any more.. More

  • UN team in Syria for chemical weapons probe

    United Nations' inspectors have arrived in Damascus on a mission to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons in the country. They arrived in the Syrian capital on Saturday after the government vowed to fully cooperate with the experts. Led by Swedish arms expert Aake Sellstroem, the UN team's mission will be limited to investigating the alleged.. More

  • Dozens of protest detainees killed in Egypt

    At least 36 detained protesters have been killed in Egypt while attempting to escape from a prison convoy, police have said. There were conflicting reports of how Sunday's deaths occurred. The Egyptian interior ministry said the prisoners had taken an officer hostage and died after suffocating to death after police fired tear gas. "Thirty-six.. More

  • Civilians killed in Syria checkpoint attack

    Syrian rebels have killed at least 11 people, including civilians, in an attack on a checkpoint west of the city of Homs. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that nine of those killed in the attack on Saturday were Christians. It said rebels attacked checkpoints manned by the pro-government National Defense Forces militia, killing.. More

  • Egypt PM suggests dissolution of Brotherhood

    Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi has proposed the legal dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood and the government is studying the idea, a government spokesman has said. The proposal came after Friday’s security crackdown on anti-coup demonstrators protesting across the country against the army's removal of President Mohamed Morsi in early.. More

  • Egypt forces clear Cairo mosque of protesters

    Egyptian authorities have cleared a Cairo mosque of anti-coup protesters, following a day-long siege punctuated by gunfire, tear gas volleys and mob attacks. The Fateh mosque in Ramses Square was evacuated on Saturday of protesters holed up since violence flared in the square on Friday evening. Police stormed the building on Saturday evening, moving.. More

  • Egypt forces clear Cairo mosque of protesters

    Egyptian authorities have cleared a Cairo mosque of anti-coup protesters, following a day-long siege punctuated by gunfire, tear gas volleys and mob attacks. The Fateh mosque in Ramses Square was evacuated on Saturday of protesters holed up since violence flared in the square on Friday evening. Police stormed the building on Saturday evening, moving.. More

  • 102 killed during Assad regime's operations in Syria

    Sources reported 102 people dead during the operations held by Assad forces against opponents in Syria. Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) reported 102 Syrian people dead at the end of the operations held by regime forces. SNHR also reported 15 children and 13 women dead among the slains, adding 3 people were killed by torture. Meanwhile, Damascus.. More

  • UN decries Israeli settlement policy

    Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general, has said Israel's settlement policy is seriously undermining peace efforts by the international community. He made the remarks during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Thursday, as Israelis and Palestinians launched formal talks on the terms of a Palestinian state, ending a five-year freeze. The talks have been.. More

  • Deaths reported amid new Egypt protests

    At least a dozen people have been killed in fresh clashes in Egypt as anti-coup protesters returned to the streets to demand the end of the military-led regime, news agencies are reporting. The Reuters news agency said eight protesters had been killed in the city of Damietta, while four were killed in clashes with security forces in the Egyptian city.. More