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The United States has "real concerns" about the direction being taken by the Egyptian government following recent arrests and political violence, Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.
"We have put a series of real choices to...
Egyptian popular satirist Bassem Youssef said late on Monday that Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah is currently investigating new complaints accusing him of “spreading rumors and disturbing the peace.”
Youssef wrote on his Twitter...
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Hamas re-elected its veteran exiled leader Khaled Meshaal in Cairo on Monday, said an official of the Palestinian Islamist movement that rules Gaza.
"The leaders of Hamas chose Meshaal," the high...
NEW DELHI — India's Supreme Court rejected Monday a patent bid by Swiss drug giant Novartis in a landmark ruling that activists say will protect access to cheap generic drugs and save lives in developing nations.
Novartis fought a seven-...
Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed an agreement Sunday confirming their "common goal to defending" Jerusalem and its sacred sites against attempts to Judaize the Holy City.
A statement by the...
Kuwait's lower court on Sunday sentenced opposition tweeter Hamed al-Khaledi to two years in jail on charges of insulting the Gulf state's ruler, a rights activist said.
"Khaledi has been sentenced to two years in jail with immediate...
North Korea vowed Sunday to strengthen its nuclear weapons, a day after announcing it is in a "state of war" with South Korea, and said it would never trade its atomic deterrent for aid.
Tensions have risen sharply on the peninsula since...
Heavy gunfire erupted Sunday in Timbuktu as Malian troops were combing the city for infiltrated jihadists following a suicide attack, a military source and residents said.
The Islamist fighters who had controlled the fabled Saharan city before...
Palestinians on Saturday commemorate Land Day, an annual series of demonstrations marking the deaths of six Arab Israeli protesters at the hands of Israeli police and troops during mass protests in 1976 against plans to confiscate Arab land in...
The Public Prosecution issued an arrest warrant for comedian Bassem Youssef Saturday on charges of insulting President Mohamed Morsy, inciting public anger against the president, contempt for Islam and publishing lies.
Earlier reports had suggested...
