Regional News

January 9, 2012

Sawiris
13:12 GMT

A Cairo prosecutor has decided to refer Naguib Sawiris, a leading businessman, to trial for allegedly publishing cartoons offending Islam.

January 7, 2012

Egypt
15:52 GMT

Egypt's two main Islamist parties claimed on Saturday to have together won 62.2 percent of the vote in the third stage of a general election.

January 5, 2012

Mubarak
15:41 GMT

A prosecutor in Hosni Mubarak's trial on Thursday demanded the death sentence for him and his former security chief

January 3, 2012

Abdelilah Benkirane
15:24 GMT

As expected, the King of Morocco appointed on Tuesday the members of the new government following the win of Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) in elections held late November.

Libyan rebels
13:32 GMT

Armed clashes erupted on Tuesday in the center of Tripoli, the capital of Libya.

December 28, 2011

Mubarak
19:59 GMT

Toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, charged with the killing of protesters and abuse of power, on Wednesday entered the courtroom on a hospital trolley

December 27, 2011

Saleh
07:58 GMT

The U.S. administration is yet to decide whether to allow Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh travel to the United States for medical treatment

December 25, 2011

Khalil Ibrahim
15:54 GMT

Sudan's army killed a top rebel leader from the Darfur region on Sunday, state media reported.

December 24, 2011

Saleh
19:20 GMT

Security forces and supporters of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh shot dead nine protesters on Saturday

Egypt
15:20 GMT

Egypt's leading Islamist parties won 65 percent of votes for party lists in the second round of elections for a new parliament

December 22, 2011

Egypt
12:56 GMT

Egypt's prime minister on Thursday called for national dialogue

December 19, 2011

Egypt
15:36 GMT

Egyptian troops swept through Cairo’s Tahrir Square early Monday and opened fire on protesters demanding an immediate end to military rule.

Egypt
07:46 GMT

The United States said it was concerned by violence in Egypt and called on the army rulers to respect human.

December 18, 2011

Egypt protest
13:02 GMT

Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Sunday issued a statement regarding the ongoing clashes outside the Cabinet building in downtown Cairo

December 17, 2011

Egypt protest
08:07 GMT

The death toll from the latest Cairo clashes increased to 7. Over 300 people were injured.