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Morsi camp claims Egypt presidency win
The Muslim Brotherhood has declared their candidate, Mohammed Morsi, the winner of Egypt's presidential runoff, and unofficial vote tallies show him leading the race by more than one million votes. The group held a press conference early on Monday morning to announce Morsi's victory. With 12,793 of the country's roughly 13,000 polling stations reporting,.. More -
Long lines as Egyptians vote for president
With the country's post-revolutionary politics in turmoil, Egyptians have finished the first day of voting of a presidential runoff which pits the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate against the last prime minister under deposed president Hosni Mubarak. Turnout was mixed throughout the day on Saturday, with reports of long lines at some polling stations. One.. More -
UN mission suspends ‘activities’ in Syria
The UN observer mission to Syria has suspended its activities, saying escalating violence is impeding the monitors' ability to carry out its mandate. "UN observers will not be conducting patrols and will stay in their locations until further notice," the mission's chief General Major Robert Mood said in a statement on Saturday. About 300.. More -
Tunisia's Ben Ali receives further jail term
A military court in Tunisia has sentenced toppled president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to 20 years imprisonment in absentia on various charges including incitement to murder. Ben Ali, who is exiled in Saudi Arabia, was found guilty of "inciting disorder, murder and looting," the court said on Wednesday in its verdict over the deaths of four.. More -
Egypt decree grants arrest powers to military
Egypt's justice ministry has issued a decree allowing military police and intelligence officers to arrest civilians suspected of crimes, restoring some of the powers of the decades-old emergency law which expired just two weeks ago. The controversial order was drafted earlier this month, but was not announced until Wednesday. The decree applies to.. More -
Syria accused of organized attacks
Syria is committing crimes against humanity as part of state policy to exact revenge against communities suspected of supporting the revolution, Amnesty International has said in a report. The London-based rights group called for an international response on Wednesday after claiming it had fresh evidence that victims, including children, had been dragged.. More -
Renewed fighting erupts across Syria
Fresh fighting has erupted in various parts of Syria, activists say, with at least five people reported killed by government shelling in the south. The violence comes despite both sides rejecting the characterization of the conflict as civil war by a UN official. The Syrian opposition fighters say they are defending a peaceful uprising. Both sides.. More -
Thousands in Moscow march against Putin
As many as 100,000 Russians have marched against President Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin for a third term, city police said. The Moscow police department said on Tuesday that up to 18,000 people had set off on a demonstrations that was due to conclude with a mass rally against Putin's rule. Organizers put the figure at about 100,000, as protests.. More -
Myanmar forces deployed to quell riots
Security forces in Myanmar are patrolling a tense town in the western state of Rakhine after deadly sectarian clashes forced the country’s president to declare a state of emergency. Government forces on Monday were seen collecting bodies from the debris of homes burned down over the weekend in what appears to have been one of the worst episodes.. More -
UN observers confirm Syria aerial attacks
United Nations monitors have said Syrian helicopters fired on opposition strongholds north of Homs and that many women and children are trapped in the city. The observers called on Monday for "immediate and unfettered access" to the conflict zones, while in Haffeh, a mainly Sunni town near the Mediterranean coast, the US State Department.. More -
Syria opposition leader seeks to revamp SNC
The new leader of Syria's exiled opposition has called on all members of the Damascus government to defect amid raging violence that has claimed thousands of lives. "We call upon all officials in the regime and in the institutions to defect from the regime," Abdulbaset Sieda, who was named Sunday to lead the opposition Syrian National Council,.. More -
Libya postpones assembly election to July 7
Libya has postponed its landmark election for a constitutional assembly to July 7 because of technical and logistical issues, the head of the electoral commission said. "The day of the election will be Saturday, the 7th of next month," Nuri al-Abbar told a news conference on Sunday. The first elections since the fall of the country's longtime.. More -
Syrian troops renew shelling of Homs
Syrian regime forces pounded parts of central Homs province in a renewed push to regain control of opposition-held territories, and activists said at least 38 people were killed by shelling there over the past 24 hours. The government assault focused on the town of Qusair, near the border with Lebanon, where activists reported at least six people died.. More -
Protesters rally against Shafiq in Cairo
A crowd of several thousand people has gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest against Ahmed Shafiq, Hosni Mubarak's final prime minister and one of the two candidates in a presidential runoff election later this month. The protesters want Shafiq expelled from the election, scheduled for June 16 and 17. He is running against Mohammed Morsi, the.. More -
Jailed Palestinians to stage hunger strike
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have said they will declare a one-day hunger strike next week in solidarity with three other striking detainees. Monday's strike has been called on behalf of Mahmoud Sarsak, Akram Rikhawi and Samer Al Bark. The longest on hunger strike is 25-year-old Palestinian national footballer Sarsak - who has refused food.. More
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