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Prosecutors say Mubarak approved live fire
The prosecution in the Hosni Mubarak trial has said that Egypt's ousted president, his security chief and six top police officers were the "actual instigators" of the killing of more than 800 protesters during last year's popular uprising. Mubarak and his seven co-defendants were in court Wednesday to face charges of complicity in the.. More -
EU agrees 'in principle' on Iran oil embargo
European governments have agreed in principle to ban imports of Iranian oil, dealing a potentially heavy blow to Tehran that intensifies the bite of Western economic sanctions just months before an Iranian election. The prospective embargo, announced by European Union diplomats on Wednesday, along with tough US financial measures signed into law.. More -
US vows to stay in Gulf despite Iran warning
The Pentagon has responded to an Iranian warning to keep US aircraft carriers out of the Arabian Gulf by declaring that US warships will continue regularly scheduled deployments to the strategic waterway. George Little, the Pentagon press secretary, said on Tuesday that the navy operates in the Gulf in accordance with international law and to maintain.. More -
Armed groups clash in Libyan capital
At least two people have been killed and six others injured in the Libyan capital after two groups of armed men clashed over a dispute centered on the imprisonment of a member of one of the groups. Witnesses on Tuesday told Al Jazeera a group of fighters from Misrata had clashed with members of another group in Tripoli who had taken one of their members.. More -
Taliban confirms deal to open Qatar office
The Taliban has confirmed it has come to an "initial agreement" to open a political office overseas as part of peace talks with the US, according to a statement. In a statement that was emailed to news organizations and published on their purported website, Voice of Jihad, on Tuesday, the Taliban said it had held "preliminary talks.. More -
Libyan assurances sought over extradition
Tunisia has said it will extradite Libya's former prime minister, Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi, to Tripoli to face charges of abuse of office if Libya guarantees him a fair trial. Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi, wanted on charges of abuse of office, fled across the border to Tunisia soon after Muammar Gaddafi's government collapsed in August. "We.. More -
Egypt in last phase of parliamentary poll
Egypt is all set for the third round of a parliamentary election after the uprising that unseated President Hosni Mubarak in February last year. The run-up to Tuesday's poll has been overshadowed by the deaths of 17 people last month in clashes between the army and protesters demanding the military step aside immediately. But the ruling generals.. More -
Thousands flee South Sudan tribal conflict
Tens of thousands of villagers in South Sudan are hiding in the bush, waiting for UN and government troops to stop a tribal conflict, which officials fear may have left scores of people dead over the weekend. Armed youths from the Lou Nuer tribe marched on the remote town of Pibor in Jonglei state, home to the rival Murle people, who they blame.. More -
Palestinian-Israeli negotiators to meet
Palestinian and Israeli negotiators will meet for the first time in more than a year in Jordan on Tuesday to discuss stalled peace talks, the Jordanian foreign ministry said on Sunday. "Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday will host a meeting including the Quartet as well as Israeli and Palestinian officials," ministry spokesman Mohammad.. More -
Iran tests \'homegrown\' nuclear fuel rods
Iran has successfully produced and tested fuel rods for use in its nuclear power plants, state television reported, as the country's military fired surface-to-air missiles during war games in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Iran's currency, the rail, slipped to a record low on Sunday, the day after the US imposed extra sanctions targeting the Islamic.. More -
Arab body wants withdrawal of Syria monitors
An advisory body to the Arab League has called for the immediate withdrawal of the group's observer mission in Syria, saying its monitors are inadvertently helping the government cover up continued violence. The Arab Parliament, an 88-member advisory committee of delegates from each of the League's member states, said on Sunday that the violence.. More -
Clashes as tensions rise in southeast Turkey
Angry villagers have attacked a local government official as he attempted to visit districts in southeast Turkey where 35 Kurdish civilians were killed in a botched raid by Turkish military jets. Nais Yavuz, the deputy governor, was pushed and shoved, and had stones thrown at him during the first official visit to the village of Uludere on Saturday,.. More -
US president signs controversial defence bill
Barack Obama, the US president, has signed a wide-ranging defense bill into law, putting into place new provisions that imposing fresh sanctions on Iran. The bill imposed tough new sanctions against Iran's central bank and financial sector, marking the sharpest economic confrontation between Washington and Tehran yet. Officials said Obama signed.. More -
Arab mission warns Syria as opposition unites
Arab League monitors in Syria have expressed concern about the worsening security situation in the country, as one observer reported seeing snipers in the city of Deraa. The observer, in Syria as part of an Arab League mission to oversee the end of a bloody crackdown on protests, warned the government of President Bashar al-Assad of consequences.. More -
Yemeni protesters demand trial of president
Tens of thousands of Yemenis have demonstrated around the country to demand their outgoing president face trial for the killings of hundreds of unarmed protesters in the uprising that began 10 months ago. Thousands gathered in the north of Sanaa, calling for the trial of Ali Abdullah Saleh, as well as all those involved in the killing of 13 people.. More
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