death
Escaped convict guns down one in Qena
Egypt
February 26, 2013
Escaped convict guns down one in Qena
An unknown assailant gunned down one person and injured others in the Qena Governorate city of Deshna after stealing a…
Hundreds block Hurghada streets, squares over man’s death
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Hundreds block Hurghada streets, squares over man’s death
Hundreds of protesters in Hurghada blocked several main squares on Tuesday using iron barricades and burning tires. The demonstrations were…
Update: Saudi Crown Prince Nayef has died
Egypt
June 16, 2012
Update: Saudi Crown Prince Nayef has died
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Crown Prince Nayef, the hard-line interior minister who spearheaded Saudi Arabia's fierce crackdown crushing Al-Qaeda's branch…
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi has died in Libya: brother
World
May 20, 2012
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi has died in Libya: brother
The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed…
Palestinian dies after protest clash with Israel troops
World
December 11, 2011
Palestinian dies after protest clash with Israel troops
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian activist critically wounded by a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops at a rally in…
One killed as Central Security attack protesters at cabinet building
Egypt
November 26, 2011
One killed as Central Security attack protesters at cabinet building
One person was killed when Central Security forces attacked a sit-in in front of the cabinet building in the early…
Talaat al-Sadat, last chairman of disbanded NDP, dies at 64
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Talaat al-Sadat, last chairman of disbanded NDP, dies at 64
Talaat al-Sadat died of a heart attack Saturday night at the age of 64. The nephew of former President Anwar Sadat,…
Autopsy: Libya’s Qadhafi killed by shot to head
World
October 23, 2011
Autopsy: Libya’s Qadhafi killed by shot to head
TRIPOLI, Libya - An autopsy confirmed that Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi died from a gunshot to the head, the country's…
Libya’s new leadership to proclaim the country free
World
October 22, 2011
Libya’s new leadership to proclaim the country free
Libya's new leadership will formally proclaim the country's liberation Sunday after the death of Muammar Qadhafi, while NATO has tentatively…
Rumors of pope’s death aim to undermine stability, says Coptic Church
Egypt
August 10, 2011
Rumors of pope’s death aim to undermine stability, says Coptic Church
The Coptic Church has confirmed that Pope Shenouda III is in good health, denouncing the rumor about his death as…