EU urges members to consider response to Egypt violence
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union asked its members on Friday to consider “appropriate measures” it could take in reaction to violence in Egypt, while European leaders stressed the importance of a united response.
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood calls for a week of protests
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood group called on Friday for a week of daily nationwide protests after thousands of its supporters rallied in different cities to denounce a violent crackdown on their followers this week.
Germany’s BASF to keep Egyptian operations closed amid unrest
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German chemicals giant BASF will not reopen its Egyptian operations after the weekend because of the violent political protests in the country.
Student’s death touches nerve in austerity-hit Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – A 19-year-old Greek student who died after an argument with a bus ticket inspector has come to symbolize the plight of a population ground down by worsening poverty and unemployment.
Defiant Hezbollah leader says ready to fight in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accused radical Sunni Islamists on Friday of being behind a car bomb that killed 24 people in Beirut and vowed that the attack would redouble his group’s commitment to its military campaign in…
U.N. political affairs chief set to travel to Egypt next week
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations is sending its political affairs chief to Egypt next week to meet with a range of officials including representatives from the Muslim Brotherhood amid the ongoing violence following the army’s ousting of Is…
Zuma draws fire on South Africa mine killings anniversary
MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) – Opponents of President Jacob Zuma turned the anniversary of South Africa’s bloodiest post-apartheid mine violence into an attack on his failure to tackle poverty and inequality on Friday after his government shunned a…
UK to EU: Urgently send monitors to Spain-Gibraltar border
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday asked European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to “urgently” send monitors to Gibraltar’s border with Spain where tightened security checks are fuelling a row between the two co…
Leaders call on EU to condemn Egypt violence, review ties
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany, France, Britain and Italy urged the European Union on Friday to send a united message condemning the violence in Egypt, with Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel calling on Brussels to review its ties with the cou…
Clashes in Egypt’s Alexandria kill five people: emergency services
CAIRO (Reuters) – Five people died in Egypt’s second city Alexandria on Friday in clashes between followers of the Muslim Brotherhood and security forces, an official at the local emergency services said.
