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June 15, 2012
Russia denied Friday it is engaged in discussions with the West on political changes in Syria that would involve the departure of President Bashar al-Assad.
June 14, 2012
It is a black Thursday for Egyptian Islamists. In quick succession, two decisions issued by the Supreme Constitutional Court threaten to nullify their hopes to win the presidential elections after their triumph in the parliamentary elections.
The Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday to overturn a law banning former pillars of the regime of Hosni Mubarak to run for office, maintaining the candidacy of Ahmad Shafiq for president in the vote to be held Saturday and Sunday.
A car bomb exploded Thursday morning in the Sayyeda Zaynab quarter in Damascus
June 13, 2012
France will propose to the other members of the UN Security Council to enforce the peace plan of international mediator Kofi Annan
Former Tunisian president, who fled to Saudi Arabia, was sentenced Wednesday in absentia to 20 years in prison by a Tunisian military court. He was found guilty for inciting violence during the revolution that led to his ouster in January 2011.
June 12, 2012
Both sons of the deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will stand for a trial on new corruption charges on July 9, reported Tuesday the official news agency MENA.
The United States expressed concern late Monday that the regime of Bashar al-Assad is preparing a new massacre in Syria, where violence and fighting left yesterday 106 dead, including 77 civilians.
June 11, 2012
Egypt's deposed President Hosni Mubarak, 84, is in a "critical but stable" state
A report in Kuwait confirms the Syrian regime's claims about the participation of Arab mercenaries in the violence that reverberates Syria for months.
June 10, 2012
Libya's election date was set for July 7, on Sunday said Nouri al-Abbar, Chairman of the Electoral Commission, citing "technical and logistics" reasons for delaying the historic vote.
The Syrian regime's forces shelled several areas Sunday in the province of Homs in the center of the country in a new offensive to retake some territories controlled by the insurgents.
The health of former Egyptian president has been deteriorating. He had suffered several blackouts since he was transferred to Tora prison just over a week ago
The main Syrian opposition body, the Syrian National Council (SNC), announced Sunday that it had elected the Kurdish Abdel-Basset Sida as its new chief.
June 9, 2012
Two people were killed and several others injured Saturday in clashes between the Libyan army and tribes in the south-east of the country
