Egypt's presidency recommends ElBaradei as VP
2013-07-08 07:25:34
The Egyptian presidency recommended opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei as vice president and financial expert Ziad Bahaa-Eddin as prime minister.
Nigerian state closes all secondary schools after massacre
2013-07-08 06:03:36
Nigeria's northern state of Yobe ordered on Sunday to close all the secondary schools after a Saturday school massare in which at least 20 students lost their lives, according to a government statement.
5 killed in Tanzania tanzanite mine collapse
2013-07-08 05:56:05
At least five people were killed and one severely injured in a tanzanite mine collapse in northern Tanzania, police said on Sunday.
Egypt seeks to arrest more Brotherhood leaders
2013-07-07 18:07:18
Egypt's Prosecutor General, Abdel- Maguid Mahmoud, has ordered a warrant to arrest Essam al-Erian, deputy chief of Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, on charge of inciting the killing of anti-president protesters, state-run Ahram online reported Sunday.
Gunmen kill 21 in northeast Nigeria school
2013-07-07 16:41:05
Nigerian troops on Saturday said 21 persons were killed by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members at Government Secondary School Mamudo in Potiskum Local Government Area.
Egypt's ElBaradei not yet appointed as PM
2013-07-07 07:41:50
Egypt's newly-appointed presidential media adviser denied late Saturday evening the appointment of opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei as the country's interim prime minister.
New session of Mubarak retrial starts
2013-07-06 17:24:41
The fourth session of the retrial of Egyptian ex-president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, former interior minister and six of his aids over killing protesters in 2011 kicked off at Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday.
24 dead as Islamist protests hit Egypt cities
2013-07-06 09:44:25
At least 24 people died across Egypt on Friday as Islamists opposed to the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi took to the streets to vent their fury at what they say was a military coup.
Egypt's prosecutor-general demands judiciary return
2013-07-05 20:45:23
Egypt's Prosecutor-General Abdel- Maguid Mahmoud, who has just returned to his post, demanded be back to the judiciary stage as a judge due to "feeling uneasiness, " official MENA news agency reported Friday.
Egypt announces emergency in South Sinai, Suez
2013-07-05 20:43:42
Egypt's military announced Friday state of emergency in South Sinai and Suez provinces after an earlier attack on Arish airport, state-run al-Ahram online reported.
AU suspends Egypt's membership
2013-07-05 20:43:22
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) on Friday suspended the participation of Egypt from all the activities of the 54-member bloc.
India urges Egypt to end violence
2013-07-05 15:24:59
India was closely monitoring the current situation in Egypt and urged all political forces in that country to "exercise restraint" and enter into a "conciliatory dialogue" to end the violence after the military ousted democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi.