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Long lines as Egyptians vote in historic poll
The queues formed early and quickly at polling stations across Egypt on Monday, as voters cast their ballots in the first parliamentary elections since the fall of former president Hosni Mubarak in February. Large numbers of registered voters turned out on the first day of the three-stage election process, with lines snaking around polling.. More -
Deadly blast hits hotel in south Philippines
A powerful blast has killed at leastthree people and wounded 27 others in a budget hotel packed with wedding guests in the southern Philippines, officials said. The explosion, suspected to have been caused by a bomb, ignited a fire that gutted the two-story Atilano Pension House in downtown Zamboanga city late on Sunday. Police said they found.. More -
Yemen\'s Saleh decrees \'general amnesty\'
Ali Abdullah Saleh has pardoned Yemenis who "committed errors during the crisis" that has rocked the country since January and killed hundreds of people, according to state television. The announcement on Sunday immediately angered groups who say Saleh can no longer take such decisions, having transferred his presidential powers to.. More -
Egypt gas pipeline \'blown up by saboteurs\'
A pipeline carrying gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan has been blown up in northern Egypt by saboteurs,witnesses and security sources said. Monday'sblast took place some 30km west of the town of El-Arish, near the Israeli border, a few hours before the country holds its first free election since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February... More -
ElBaradei \'willing\' to head Egypt\'s cabinet
Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian presidential candidate and leading political figure in the country, has said he will drop his bid to be head of state, if the country's military rulers allow him to become the interim prime minister, his office said. ElBaradei, who met earlier on Saturday with the head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces,.. More -
Islamic party wins Morocco parliamentary vote
The Party of Justice and Development (PJD),a moderate Islamic party has taken a resounding victory in Morocco's parliamentary elections, Taib Cherkaoui, the country's interior minister, has announced. Cherkaoui told a press conference on Saturday that PJD hadwon 80 seats from288 seats announced out of the 395 up for grabs in the nationwide vote. That.. More -
Arab League agrees to Syria sanctions
Finance ministers from the Arab League have agreed on a draft plan for apackage of economic sanctions against Syria, including the suspension of commercial flights to the country and dealings with the central bank. The decision came after a meeting of the league's economic and social committee in Cairo on Saturday night. Its recommendations will.. More -
Yemen\'s Saleh agrees to transfer power
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal to hand over his powers under an agreement brokered by the Gulf Co-operation Council. The deal signed on Wednesday,will seeSaleh leave office in 30 days, making way for Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi,theYemeni vice-president,to negotiate a power transfer with theopposition in return for a promise of immunity.. More -
Violence ends brief truce at Egypt protest
A brief attempt by Egypt's military to interpose a ceasefire between riot police and civilians near the epicenter of protests against military rule has disintegrated into another night of violence around Cairo's Tahrir Square. Police from the interior ministry's Central Security Forces appeared to fire an unprovoked barrage of tear gas at a large.. More -
ICC agrees to let Libya try Gaddafi\'s son
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has said that Libya can put Muammar Gaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent on trial at home, but that its judges must be involved in the case. Luis Moreno-Ocampo was in Tripoli on Tuesday for talks with Libya's new leaders about their plans for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who was captured on Saturday in.. More -
Tunisia constituent body holds first session
Tunisia has entered a new era of democracy with the inaugural session of its democratically elected constituent assembly, 10 months after a popular uprising ended the rule of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The 217-member assembly, the first elected body of the Arab Spring, confirmed on Tuesday a deal whereby the Ennahdha and two other partiesdivide the.. More -
UN rights panel condemns Syria for crackdown
The UN General Assembly's Human Rights Committee has condemned Syria for its eight-month crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in a vote backed by Western nations and a number of Arab states. Tuesday'sresolution, drafted by Britain, France and Germany, received 122 votes in favor, 13 against and 41 abstentions. Arab states that voted for it included.. More -
Egypt in turmoil as cabinet offers to quit
Egypt's interim cabinet has offered its resignation to the country's ruling military councilas clashes raged for a third day in Cairo's Tahrir Square, pitting police and soldiers against protesters demanding democratic change. "The government of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has handed its resignation to the [ruling] Supreme Council of the Armed.. More -
Turkish bus ambushed by Syrian gunmen
Abus carrying Turkish pilgrims came under fire in neighboring Syria as they were traveling back from the hajj, leaving two injured and prompting harsh words from Turkey's prime minister. The incident has increased the already mounting Turkish and international pressure on the government of Bashar al-Assad for its deadly crackdown on pro-democracy.. More -
Yemen\'s Saleh \'agrees\' to transfer power
Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to sign a plan to transfer power to his deputy and end the crisis that has gripped the country since January, a senior opposition figure said. Saleh, who has been in power since 1978, has three times backed down from signing an initiative presented by the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council.. More
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