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Egypt's Morsi admits mistakes and urges unity
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has urged all political powers to take part in a national dialogue to resolve lingering tensions and promised to take necessary steps to heal the economy. At his first address to the nation since the adoption of a new constitution, he said on Wednesday that he was considering possible cabinet changes and planned to.. More -
GCC states slam Iran interference in region
The six Gulf states have sharpened their tone against their neighbor Iran, demanding an immediate halt to its "interference" in their internal affairs while urging action to halt mass killings and violations of international law in Syria. Concluding a two-day summit in Manama, the Gulf Cooperation Council members voiced support for Bahrain.. More -
Israel to build 942 more settler homes
Israel has advanced the process of building 942 more settler homes in East Jerusalem under a new fast-track plan to tighten its grip on the territory, which the Palestinians seek to have as the capital of Palestine. A government planning committee on Monday moved the project to the advanced stage of asking contractors to submit bids to build them,.. More -
Egypt approves disputed draft constitution
Egypt's new constitution, drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsi, has been approved by 63.8 percent of voters in a two-round referendum, the country's top election committee has announced. The result on Tuesday, which followed votes held on December 15 and on December 22, matched an earlier unofficial tally given by Morsi's Muslim.. More -
Israel endorses first university in West Bank
Israel has upgraded a college in a West Bank Jewish settlement to a university, reflecting a determination to keep control of the enclave in any peace deal with the Palestinians. The decision on Monday gives the Ariel campus, established in 1982 near the city of Nablus, the same status as universities inside Israel, in a move that could trigger international.. More -
Iraqis protest against 'sectarian policies'
Tens of thousands of people have staged protests in western Iraq, blocking a highway leading to Syria and Jordan, against what they have termed the "sectarian" policies of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The protesters, including local officials, religious and tribal leaders, turned out on Sunday to demonstrate against the arrest of nine.. More -
Air strike on Syria bakery 'kills dozens'
At least 90 people were killed and scores of others injured in an air strike on a bakery in Syria's central Hama province, activists said. Activists on Sunday told Al Jazeera that the death toll was likely to rise in the town of Halfaya, where the strike hit. "There is no way to really know yet how many people were killed. When I got there,.. More -
Egypt constitution likely to be approved
Early indications show that Egyptians have approved a new draft constitution after a final round of voting in a referendum, despite opposition criticism of the measure as divisive. An official from the Muslim Brotherhood's political party, which backs President Mohamed Morsi, said on Saturday that after nearly 4 million votes had been counted there.. More -
UN launches $1.5bn appeal for Syria crisis
Syrian refugees could double in number to more than a million by June, the UN has warned. Those fleeing the fighting need urgent aid, said the UN's humanitarian agency, as it on Wednesday launched an appeal for $1.5bn to help those both inside and outside Syria. "The violence in Syria is raging across the country," Radhouane Nouicer, regional.. More -
UN criticises Israel over settlement plans
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and members of the Security Council, except the United States, have criticized Israel for its plan of the construct thousands of new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Representatives of the 14 council members called for an immediate halt to the settlement plans on Wednesday, which they.. More -
Obama presses for gun control policy changes
US President Barack Obama has asked a team led by Vice President Joe Biden to offer "concrete proposals" to curb gun violence no later than January, following the killing of 26 people at a Connecticut primary school last week. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Obama said he would push legislation "without delay" after.. More -
Obama backs US assault weapons ban
The White House has said that President Barack Obama is "actively supportive" of efforts in the US Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban. White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Tuesday that Obama would also support legislation to close the gun show "loophole", which allows people to buy guns from private dealers without.. More -
Egypt braced for fresh anti-charter protests
Egypt's opposition has called for mass protests in Cairo and elsewhere on Tuesday over alleged polling violations during the first round of a referendum on the country's draft constitution. The National Salvation Front (NSF), the opposition coalition, urged Egyptians to "take to the streets on Tuesday to defend their freedoms, prevent fraud.. More -
Battles rage in Damascus refugee area
Clashes between rebels and armed Palestinians loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have continued in a Damascus neighborhood inhabited by many Palestinian refugees. Residents in Yarmouk camp said several mortar rounds landed in the neighborhood on Tuesday and gunfire echoed around the area. Locals said there were no Syrian government troops.. More -
Syria planes strike Damascus refugee district
Warplanes have bombarded a district housing Palestinian refugees in the Syrian capital for the first time since the anti-regime uprising began. Reports on Sunday suggested that a mosque sheltering people who had fled violence in nearby suburbs was hit and at least eight people were killed. Video posted online, purporting to show the aftermath, showed.. More
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