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Egypt's public prosecutor has ordered a travel ban on private equity firm Citadel Capital Chairman Ahmed Heikal and former Prime Minister Atef Obeid, the official state news agency MENA reported on Thursday.
The travel ban was ordered in...
Syrian authorities sought to defuse tensions in Banias by agreeing to withdraw the feared secret police from the restive coastal city, replacing them with army patrols, and to free imprisoned pro-democracy protesters.
Syrian forces sealed off...
Tunis--Tunisian authorities have prepared 18 legal cases against former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, including "voluntary manslaughter" and "drug trafficking", the state TAP news agency said on Wednesday.
The revelation...
Tripoli--Diplomats will make a new effort to forge an end to the Libyan civil war on Thursday, after agreeing to call for Muammar Qadhafi to leave power but failing to forge a unified strategy to force him out.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,...
Sanaa -- Rival Yemeni forces clashed in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing two people, as the opposition awaited clarification from Gulf Arab mediators on the timeframe for a proposed transfer of the president's powers.
Three people were...
Egypt will review contracts under which it supplies natural gas to Israel and Jordan, which could boost its income from the sales by US$3-4 billion, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said on Wednesday.
State news agency MENA said Sharaf would meet Jordan...
Dubai -- Bahrain should investigate the death in police custody of three Shias, US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday, saying one of the bodies bore signs of physical abuse.
Bahrain has launched a security crackdown after its police...
Gaza -- Israel on Wednesday reopened a commercial crossing with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that was shut for seven days, as a lull in cross-border fighting continued, an Israeli spokesman said.
Israel had closed the Kerem Shalom during a violent...
Benghazi -- Libyan rebels have sent a request for weapons they need to countries that have recognized their national council as the sole representative of Libya, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
"We have submitted a list of military and technical...
Sanaa -- Yemen opposition parties on Tuesday urged Gulf mediators to spell out whether President Ali Saleh would hand over power early under their proposal to end a two-month crisis over leadership and political reforms.
Gulf Arab foreign ministers...
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