Thousands stage anti-Houthi protests across Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets on Saturday in the biggest demonstrations yet against the Houthi group that dominates the country, two days after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s resignation left the country in political li…
Thousands of Palestinians protest Charlie Hebdo Mohammad cartoon
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Thousands of Palestinians rallied in the occupied West Bank on Saturday to protest against the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.
Protester killed in Egypt ahead of anniversary of 2011 uprising
CAIRO (Reuters) – A woman protester was shot dead in central Cairo on Saturday, security sources said, one day before the anniversary of the popular uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
Ruling coalition in Kenya moves to create a single party
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s ruling coalition, which includes former, bitter ethnic and political rivals, on Saturday moved closer to merging into a single Jubilee Alliance Party ahead of elections due in 2017.
Lebanese army says three more soldiers killed in Friday’s attack
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese army said on Saturday three more soldiers were killed in fighting on Friday between troops and militants who attacked an army post near the border with Syria.
Greek leftists Syriza keep poll lead ahead of election
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s leftwing Syriza party kept its steady lead in the last opinion polls to be issued ahead of Sunday’s general election, with questions remaining over whether it will be able to govern alone or need the support of a coalition p…
U.S., allies conduct air strikes in Syria and Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its coalition partners have launched another round of air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, conducting 26 strikes since early Friday.
Egypt court orders retrial for 37 Brotherhood members
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court ordered a retrial for 37 Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to death and 115 others sentenced to life in a mass trial last year, judicial sources said on Saturday.
Kurdish forces fire into Islamic State-controlled Mosul
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Kurdish forces have fired rockets into Mosul for the first time since Islamic State militants overran the northern Iraqi city last summer, Kurdish military sources said on Saturday.
Exclusive: Some counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen frozen for now – U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has halted some counter-terrorism operations against al Qaeda militants in Yemen following a takeover of the country by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, U.S. officials said on Friday.
