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Egypt Judges 'to Oversee Referendum on New Constitution' Despite Boycott
Egypt's top judicial body has said it will oversee a referendum on a new constitution, state media reports.The move comes a day after another body ... Full story
Egypt Judges Attack Mohammed Mursi Ousting of Prosecutor-General
A group of Egyptian judges has criticised President Mohammed Mursi's attempt to remove the country's top prosecutor as a "farce". The president said he was reassigning ... Full story
Egyptian 'Battle of the Camels' Officials Removed
An Egyptian court has acquitted 24 former officials who were accused of sending men on camels and horses to break up a protest in Cairo ... Full story
Egypt's President Mursi Pardons Arrested 'Revolutionaries'
Egypt's President, Mohammed Mursi, has pardoned all those arrested since the beginning of last year's popular uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak. A post on the president's ... Full story
Egypt Releases Coptic Children Held With Blasphemy Charges
A court in Egypt has ordered the release pending investigation of two Coptic Christian children detained on Tuesday for blasphemy against Islam. A Muslim cleric in ... Full story
Egypt 3rd Most Indebted Nation in the World
Egypt is the third most indebted country in the world, according to the Economist magazine. Egyptian public debt currently stands at US$206.999 billion, which amounts ... Full story
Avigdor Lieberman Rejects Changes to Egypt Treaty
Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's foreign minister, said Sunday that the country will not agree to change its historic 1979 peace treaty with Egypt. Recent escalations of violence ... Full story
"Innocence of Muslims" Film Protests Spread Across Middle East 
Protests against an anti-Islam film made in the US are spreading across the Middle East and North Africa. In Yemen, demonstrators briefly stormed the grounds of ... Full story
Ex-PM Ahmed Nazif Sentenced 3 Years for Corruption
A court in Cairo has sentenced Egypt's former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to three years in prison for corruption. Ahmed Nazif, who was prime minister from ... Full story
Egypt Football Fans Attack Headquarters
Hundreds of football fans in the Egyptian capital Cairo have attacked the headquarters of the country's football association, in protest at plans to resume the ... Full story
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Tanzanian Opposition Blamed For Deadly Rally Blast
Dodoma — POLICE were blocked in their attempt to arrest suspects in the weekend's blast in Arusha, the National Assembly was told here on Monday. "We ... Full story
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Nigeria: Year After Church Bombings Kaduna Struggles to Rebuild
ABUJA — Sectarian violence has plagued central Nigeria for decades and tens of thousands of people have been killed. Many mosques and churches are still ...
Egypt: Ethiopia, Egypt Meet to Ease Nile Dam Tensions
ADDIS ABABA — Egypt and Ethiopia are taking steps to defuse tension over Ethiopia's diversion of the Nile River to construct a massive hydroelectric dam. The ...
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe Poll Date in Flux After Regional Body Calls for Delay
JOHANNESBURG — Regional leaders have requested that Zimbabwe's government delay upcoming elections to give the troubled nation time to make sure the vote is free ...
Uganda: Uganda Warns 'Meddling' Envoys
Uganda's foreign minister has warned foreign envoys in the country not to interfere in the East African nation's internal affairs. Henry Okello Oryem says he has ...
Zambia: Zambia Opposition Demands Inquiry Into Violent Attacks
Zambian opposition parties are calling for an independent investigation into violence allegedly carried out by a militia group affiliated with President Michael Sata's ruling Patriotic ...
Kenya: ICC Says Kenyan President Can Skip Some Court Sessions
Nairobi — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has given Deputy President William Ruto the green light to skip some Court sessions when his trial begins ...
MPs cut tourism budget to pay teachers
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) members address the press at ...
