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Egypt cabinet sworn in after violence
Egypt's interim president has sworn in the first Cabinet since the military ousted the democratically elected president, giving members of the country's liberal movements key positions. The Cabinet includes three women. The new government is led by Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, an economist. Army chief Gen Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who ousted president.. More -
Syria crisis worst since Rwanda, UN says
Six thousand people are fleeing Syria every day as the conflict intensifies and merges with violence in neighboring Iraq, United Nations officials have said. The warnings were given on Tuesday at a rare public briefing of the UN's Security Council in New York The High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, told the meeting that the organization.. More -
Myanmar vows to free all political prisoners
The president of Myanmar has promised to release all political prisoners by the end of this year and said he thought a nationwide ceasefire was possible for the first time in six decades. "By the end of the year there will be no prisoners of conscience in Myanmar," President Thein Sein told an audience in London on Monday. A special committee.. More -
Police fire tear gas at protesters in Cairo
Egyptian security forces fired tear gas in central Cairo after scuffles broke out between supporters of the deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and locals, eye witnesses said. Ambulance authorities and officials said at least 24 people had been injured in the clashes, which were also between police and protesters, on Monday. The clashes marked.. More -
Morsi supporters plan more mass protests
Egypt was set on Monday for yet another day of mass protests by supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohammad Morsi demanding his reinstatement. The Muslim Brotherhood is planning mass rallies in the capital Cairo and across the country as part of its continued show of support for the president who was ousted by the military on July 3. Hundred.. More -
Israeli PM threatens to strike Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Iran is moving "closer and closer" to building a nuclear weapon and warned that his country may have to act against Tehran to curb it from achieving its goal before the United States does. "They're edging up to the red line. They haven't crossed it yet," Netanyahu said on Sunday.. More -
Syria Crusader castle damaged by air raid
An air raid on Syria's famed Crac des Chevaliers castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has damaged one of the fortress's towers, footage shot by activists showed. Several videos posted online on Saturday showed at least one air strike on Friday against the Crusader castle in central Homs province, where fighting is raging between government troops.. More -
Rallies to support Morsi end peacefully
Millions of Egyptians have marched through Cairo to call for the reinstatement of deposed president Mohamed Morsi but there was no repeat of the pitched battles that erupted in the streets last week. Large groups of supporters were still out around the capital in the early hours of Saturday. Crowds in the Nasr City area chanted anti-military slogans.. More -
Assad forces attack Damascus suburbs
Assad forces heavily attacked on Friday the opposition-controlled suburbs of Syria's capital Damascus. The Syrian Local Coordination Committee (LCC) stated on Friday that regime forces bombarded the southern regions of Mount Qasioun and Eastern Guta district of Syria and said 2 rockets were launched from each. Rockets caused damage to several residential.. More -
Israeli army detains 5-year-old Palestinian
An Israeli human rights group accused the army on Thursday of illegally detaining a 5-year-old Palestinian boy for throwing a stone in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank. Video footage taken by the group B'Tselem of Tuesday's incident showed Wadi Maswadeh crying as he was surrounded by soldiers on a street in Hebron. He was then made to board.. More -
Thousands gather for pro-Morsi rally in Cairo
Thousands of supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have been demonstrating in Cairo's Nasr City district, waving pictures of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, as the anti-Morsi camp planned an evening gathering in Tahrir Square. Crowds in Nasr City were chanting anti-military slogans, calling Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, the country's army chief, a traitor.. More -
Syria's ruling party shakes up leadership
Syria's ruling Baath party, headed by the country's embattled President Bashar al-Assad, has announced that its top leadership would be replaced, including Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa. The party's central committee "held a lengthy meeting ... on Monday morning," at which "a new national leadership was chosen", the Baath party.. More -
Egypt timetable issued after shootings
Egypt's interim administration has published a timetable for transition to a new democratic government, hours after the Muslim Brotherhood called for nationwide protests after the army shot dead scores of people. The interim administration expressed "deep regret" for those killed in violence in Cairo on Monday, adding that it had formed.. More -
Massacre in Cairo deepens Egypt crisis
A deadly shooting at the site of a sit-in by Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo, demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, has left dozens of people dead. The Egyptian health ministry said at least 51 people had been killed and more than 300 injured in the incident early on Monday morning. Mohamed Mohamed Ibrahim El-Beltagy,.. More -
ElBaradei not confirmed as Egypt PM
A presidential spokesman has said that talks are continuing over the appointment of a new interim prime minister for Egypt, following earlier reports that opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei had been chosen. Authorities said there were several options for the position and acknowledged that there had been strong opposition to the possible appointment.. More
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