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Americans take shelter in Cairo embassy
A number of Americans have taken refuge in the embassy in Cairo after a crackdown on US-funded non-governmental organizations, the state department said on Monday. "We can confirm that a handful of US citizens have opted to stay in the embassy compound in Cairo while waiting for permission to depart Egypt," Kate Starr, a state department.. More -
US says Assad\'s fall \'inevitable\'
The US has said the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is coming to an end, as Western and Arab nations push for a UN Security Council resolution. Washington is seeking to convince Russia not to stand in the way of the Arab League's initiative, to be presented to the Security Council in New York on Tuesday, calling for Assad to transfer power.. More -
African Union holds first post-Gaddafi summit
African Union leaders are meeting for their first summit since the death of Muammar Gaddafi, the bloc's founder, with the selection of top officials and discussion of crises on the continent dominating the agenda. The leaders, gathered in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, on Sunday for a two-day summit have chosen Thomas Boni Yayi, Benin's president,.. More -
Egyptians vote in upper house elections
Egyptians cast their ballots for the upper house of parliament, a largely consultative body with limited powers. Turnout was light early Sunday morning in Cairo, one of 13 provinces where the first stage of elections for the Shura Council are taking place. A second stage will take place on February 14-15. "We now feel we have a role in shaping.. More -
Syrian army in offensive near Damascus
The Syrian military has launched an offensive to regain control of suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus, storming neighborhoods and clashing with groups of army deserters in fighting that sent residents fleeing and killed at least three civilians, activists said. Six soldiers were also killed when a roadside bomb detonated near the bus they.. More -
IAEA team in Iran for nuclear talks
Officials from the United Nations nuclear agency have arrived in Tehran for talks aimed at allaying concerns that Tehran is seeking a nuclear weapon. It was still unclear whether the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team, headed by chief inspector Herman Nackaerts, would inspect nuclear sites or just discuss with Iranian officials possible.. More -
Kazakh opposition speakers jailed for rally
A Kazakh court has sentenced three opposition activists to more than two weeks in jail for holding an unauthorized protest rally against the government of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The opposition leaders were arrested on Saturday, hours after hundreds of anti-government protesters gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, for a rare demonstratio.. More -
Arab League suspends Syria mission
The Arab League has suspended its monitoring mission due to "critical" deteriorating conditions and rising violence in Syria, which is grappling with a 10-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule. Nabil Elaraby, the secretary-general of the Arab League, announced the decision in a statement on Saturday. "It has been.. More -
Rival Sudans fail to resolve oil row
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his South Sudan counterpart, Salva Kiir, have failed to resolve a dispute over oil after day-long talks hosted by an African peace bloc in Ethiopia. The two leaders met on Friday in Addis Ababa amid heightened tensions after the South accused Khartoum of stealing $815m worth of crude oil. "These talks ..... More -
Syria activists report 'massacre' in Homs
Fresh violence has erupted in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, a day after armed forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire and killed at least 30 people, activists have said. Heavy gunfire erupted for a second day on Friday in the city, which has seen some of the heaviest violence of.. More -
Security Council to discuss Syria crisis
The United Nations Security Council is expected to discuss the violent unrest in Syria during a closed-door session, the French mission to the UN says. Diplomats will discuss possible next-steps to be taken during the session on Friday, and will probably debate a draft resolution to be presented by Morocco, UN diplomats said on condition of anonymity. The.. More -
Many dead in Baghdad blast
At least 31 people have been killed after a car bomb exploded near a funeral procession outside a hospital in east Baghdad, officials say. Another 50 people were wounded in Friday's attack, according to a doctor at the hospital where victims were taken to. The late-morning explosion in Zarfraniya was confirmed by an interior ministry official. However,.. More -
Faulty medicine kills scores in Pakistan
A senior health official has said the number of people in eastern Pakistan suspected to have died in the last month from taking bad heart medicine has risen to 70. Saeed Illahi said on Wednesday that an investigation found that a total of 419 heart patients had become sick from taking the drugs, and that 45 of them remained in critical condition. Many.. More -
Senior Red Crescent official killed in Syria
The secretary general of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) has been killed in Syria, as security forces continued attacks on protest hubs across the country. Abdulrazaq Jbeiro, who is also the head of (SARC) in the northern province of Idlib, was shot dead as he was travelling by car to Idlib after taking part in meetings in Damascus, the capital,.. More -
Egyptians mass in Tahrir to honour uprising
Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square to commemorate the first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution that toppled their long-time ruler, Hosni Mubarak. It is a year since Egyptians, inspired by an uprising in Tunisia, took to the streets to call for reform and to demand the resignation of Mubarak, Egypt's president.. More
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