Doctors Without Borders pulls out of Somalia due to attacks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The international medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) began closing all its humanitarian operations in Somalia on Wednesday because of attacks on its staff, the organization said on Wednesday.
Clashes kill nine in Egypt’s Fayoum
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least nine people were killed on Wednesday in the Egyptian province of Fayoum, south of Cairo, a hospital official said, following fighting at police stations between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi and the security f…
Egyptian police death toll climbs to six in Cairo: state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) – Six members of the Egyptian security forces were killed on Wednesday while breaking up Cairo protest camps set up by supporters of deposed president Mohamed Mursi, state TV reported, quoting the Interior Ministry.
Insight: Iraq Kurds reach out to Baghdad to fight surging al Qaeda
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – When hundreds of al Qaeda fighters in armored trucks attacked the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat with machine guns last week, the local army unit called for backup and set off in pursuit.
Chile Escondida mine workers begin strike
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Workers began a strike at world No. 1 copper mine, Chile’s Escondida, on Wednesday over pay and working conditions.
Clashes kill nine killed in Egypt’s Fayoum
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least nine people were killed on Wednesday in the Egyptian province of Fayoum, south of Cairo, a hospital official said, following fighting at police stations between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi and the security f…
Iran condemns Egyptian violence, says increases chance of civil war
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran condemned on Wednesday an attack by Egyptian security forces on Muslim Brotherhood supporters that killed at least 30 people, saying the violence increased the likelihood of a civil war there, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in…
Qatar condemns attack on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood protest camp
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar condemned an attack by Egyptian security forces on Muslim Brotherhood supporters camping out in Cairo on Wednesday that killed at least 30 people.
Egypt arrests senior Muslim Brotherhood politician
(Reuters) – Egyptian security forces arrested senior Muslim Brotherhood politician Mohamed El-Beltagi on Wednesday, security officials said.
Syria’s Assad exempts reservists from loan payments to aid morale
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has exempted thousands of army reservists called up during the civil war from paying debt installments and late fines during their service, the state news agency SANA said on Wednesday.
