Egyptian defense minister calls for national dialogue
2012-12-12 02:30:10
Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Seisi on Tuesday called for people from different fields to hold a national dialogue Wednesday in the capital Cairo to solve the current political crisis, official MENA news agency reported.
Egyptian PM confirms loan talk with IMF delayed
2012-12-12 00:10:14
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil confirmed Tuesday that his country's negotiation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been delayed for one month, given the country's current unstable political situation.
2 killed in military aircraft collision in Algeria
2012-12-11 23:59:23
The pilots of two military aircrafts were killed Monday night when their planes collided in western Algeria, an official statement of the defense ministry said Tuesday.
Ghana's incumbent president re-elected
2012-12-10 15:08:38
Ghana's incumbent President John Dramani Mahama on late Sunday was declared winner of the Dec 7 presidential election for a four-year term starting next January.
Egypt's opposition rejects constitutional referendum
2012-12-10 04:12:59
Egypt's main opposition coalition rejected on Sunday Islamist President Mohamed Mursi's plan for a constitutional referendum this week, saying it risked dragging the country into "violent confrontation".
Former S African president Nelson Mandela hospitalized
2012-12-09 04:12:04
South African President Jacob Zuma says that former President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital in Pretoria to undergo tests.
Clashes renew in Egypt's presidential palace
2012-12-06 09:31:36
Fresh clashes raged in the Egyptian presidential palace in the region of Heliopolis between supporters and opponents of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi.
Egypt's Mursi leaves palace amid violent protest
2012-12-05 05:25:40
Egyptian police battled thousands of protesters outside President Mohamed Mursi's palace in Cairo on Tuesday, prompting the Islamist leader to leave the building, presidency sources said.
Another Saudi military aircraft crashed in less than 24 hours
2012-12-04 02:49:14
A Hawk aircraft of Saudi Air Forces crashed during a training mission on Monday, but its pilot survived after using a parachute, Saudi News Agency reported.
Egyptian Supreme Council of Justice to supervise constitution referendum
2012-12-04 00:15:00
Egyptian Supreme Council of Justice announced Monday that it will delegate its judges and prosecution members to supervise the constitution referendum scheduled on December 15, state-run Nile TV reported.
Morsi sets date for constitution referendum as Islamists rally
2012-12-03 01:03:47
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi called a Dec 15 referendum on a new constitution, hoping to end protests over a decree expanding his powers, as at least 200,000 of his Islamist supporters rallied in Cairo on Saturday.
China opposes court ruling
2012-12-01 02:54:39
China on Friday opposed a court's ruling saying the South African government acted "unlawfully" in failing to give the Dalai Lama an entry visa last year.sou