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Egypt security forces clash with Cairo protesters
Egyptian security forces have fired tear gas at protesters hurling firebombs at them in central Cairo, hours after hundreds of opponents of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi rallied peacefully in the streets denouncing his rule and demanding early presidential elections. The Friday protests witnessed low turnout but come on the heels ...
Verdict in trial of Egypt activist on June 3
An Egyptian activist charged with insulting the president will remain in detention until June 3, when a verdict is expected, his lawyer said Monday. Ahmed Douma is the first prominent critic of President Mohammed Morsi to be tried on this charge, though many others have been detained. He is also ...
Libyan officials back at work after militia siege
Officials at two Libyan government ministries returned to work Sunday after nearly two weeks of protests by militia fighters, who blocked the entrances to the buildings. Militias, many comprised of former rebels who fought in Libya's eight-month civil war that toppled Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, have mushroomed in size and ...
Egypt arrests 3 suspected al-Qaida militants
Egypt's interior minister said Saturday that security authorities have arrested three suspected al-Qaida-linked militants who were planning to carry out suicide attacks on vital installations and an unspecified foreign embassy. Mohammed Ibrahim told a news conference that the men had been in contact with Dawood al-Assady, a leader of al-Qaida ...
Mubarak retrial in Egypt to include new evidence
The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Saturday, with prosecutors requesting to present new evidence from a fact-finding commission's report that claims the ex-leader had full knowledge of the extent of the violence used against protesters. The new evidence could weigh heavily in the case, which saw one ...
Anti-militias protesters attacked in Libya
Scores of Libyan militiamen descended on rally in the nation's capital, Tripoli, kicking and beating protesters who had taken to the streets Friday as part of a call for mass demonstrations against the country's unruly militias. Rallies also took place in two other Libyan cities, Benghazi and Tobruk, with hundreds ...
Prominent youth activist detained in Egypt
Egypt's prosecutor general on Friday ordered a prominent youth leader detained for four days pending an investigation into accusations he incited anti-government violence, a security official said, in the latest case of a pro-democracy activist being held over similar charges. The detention sparked a wave of anger among activists and ...
American stabbed outside US Embassy in Cairo
An assailant stabbed an American man on Thursday while they were standing outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, security officials said. The area around the U.S. Embassy has been the site of anti-American incidents and violence in the past, but stabbing attacks are uncommon despite political unrest that has roiled ...
Egypt court upholds acquittals in 2011 battle
Egypt's highest appeals court on Wednesday upheld the acquittals of 24 loyalists of Hosni Mubarak who were tried for having organized a medieval-style attack in which the ex-president's supporters riding camels and horses attacked anti-government demonstrators, a pivotal moment in the country's 2011 uprising. The decision by Judge Hamed Abdullah ...
Libya's defense minister rescinds resignation
Libya's defense minister on Tuesday rescinded his decision to resign in protest over the continuous show of force by militias that stormed government buildings in what Mohammed Al-Barghathi described as an "assault on democracy and elected authorities." Libyan state news agency LANA quoted Al-Barghathi as saying that he withdrew his ...
Libya militias not backing down from protest
A number of Libyan militias refused to back down on Monday from their protests outside government buildings, despite passage of a sweeping law that bans anyone who served as a senior official under Moammar Gadhafi from working in government. The militiamen, some manning machine guns mounted on trucks, had been ...
Anti-militia protest attacked in Libya
Hundreds of Libyan pro-democracy advocates marched in Tripoli on Friday, denouncing militias' recent blockade of government buildings and coming under attack briefly by supporters of the armed groups, in the latest sign of the turmoil that threatens the country's first elected authorities. Raising banners that read "No democracy with force," ...
Gadhafi's son appears in Libya court; case delayed
Wearing a sky-blue safari suit and a pair of sandals, the imprisoned son of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi made his second court appearance this year on Thursday in a local court in Libya's western mountains where he is facing charges of harming state security. Jailed in the town of Zintan, ...
Activist to be tried for insulting Egypt president
Prominent Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma was arrested and immediately referred to trial for allegedly insulting the country's president in a TV interview, a prosecutor said Thursday. Douma is to stand trial on Sunday — less than a week after being arrested. He is the first prominent opposition activist to be ...
Egypt president, judges compromising on reform law
The Egyptian president's office indicated Sunday a compromise has been reached with the judiciary to defuse an uproar over a proposed law that would have forced out thousands of the country's most senior judges. Just three days earlier, the country's Islamist-led parliament pushed ahead with the disputed bill that would ...
Gunmen kill 10 Iraqi security forces in 2 attacks
Gunmen killed 10 people in Iraq, including five soldiers near the main Sunni protest camp west of Baghdad, the latest in a wave of violence that has raised fears the country faces a new round of sectarian bloodshed. The attack on the army intelligence soldiers in the former insurgent stronghold ...
Muslim-Christian relationship fuels row in Egypt
An alleged romance between an Egyptian Muslim college student and a Coptic Christian man heightened sectarian tension on Friday in a small rural Egyptian town where police fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing Muslims who surrounded a Coptic church in anger over the inter-faith relationship, a security official and priest ...
Protesters attack US consulate
The attack on the Benghazi consulate was carried out by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad. They used machine guns and rocket propelled grenades.
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