Hamas condemns alleged shooting of Gazan by Egyptians
Egypt
January 3, 2015
Hamas condemns alleged shooting of Gazan by Egyptians
Militant group Hamas on Saturday condemned the fatal shooting by Egyptian border guards of what they said was a Palestinian…
Medics: Palestinian shot dead in Gaza by Egypt border troops
Egypt
January 2, 2015
Medics: Palestinian shot dead in Gaza by Egypt border troops
Egyptian soldiers firing from across the border shot dead a Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip frontier city of Rafah…
Egyptian gays living in fear under Sisi regime
Egypt
January 2, 2015
Egyptian gays living in fear under Sisi regime
Since the night police stormed into a Cairo bathhouse and dragged out a group of near-naked men, Hassan Sherif fears…
Media watchdog concern after Tunisian army jails blogger
World
January 2, 2015
Media watchdog concern after Tunisian army jails blogger
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expressed "deep concern" on Friday after a military court sentenced a Tunisian blogger to…
Uncrewed ship with 450 migrants aboard heading for Italy coast
World
January 2, 2015
Uncrewed ship with 450 migrants aboard heading for Italy coast
A merchant ship with no crew and 450 migrants on board is heading towards the Italian coast, the coastguard said…
Iraq violence killed over 15,000 in 2014, deadliest in seven years
Egypt
January 1, 2015
Iraq violence killed over 15,000 in 2014, deadliest in seven years
Violence in Iraq killed more than 15,000 people in 2014, according to government figures released Thursday, making it the deadliest…
Lebanon’s first post-war prime minister Omar Karame dead
World
January 1, 2015
Lebanon’s first post-war prime minister Omar Karame dead
Omar Karame, Lebanon's first post-war prime minister and a staunch ally of the Syrian government, has died at the age…
Over 76,000 killed in Syria war in 2014, monitor says
Egypt
January 1, 2015
Over 76,000 killed in Syria war in 2014, monitor says
More than 76,000 people were killed in Syria's conflict in 2014, including thousands of children, making it the deadliest year…
Gales keep blaze ferry death toll a mystery
World
January 1, 2015
Gales keep blaze ferry death toll a mystery
Force eight winds on Thursday thwarted a planned attempt to bring the Norman Atlantic back to Italy for checking whether…
Sweden hit by third mosque arson attack in a week
Egypt
January 1, 2015
Sweden hit by third mosque arson attack in a week
Swedish police were hunting Thursday for at least one suspect following what is believed to be the third arson attack…