Syrian rebels kill 11, mainly Christians, in checkpoint attack
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels killed at least 11 people, including civilians, in an attack on a checkpoint west of the city of Homs on Saturday that official state media described as a massacre.
Egyptian premier proposes dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi has proposed the legal dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood and the government is studying the idea, a government spokesman said.
Friday violence in Egypt killed 173 people: Health Ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) – Violent clashes across Egypt on Friday that pitted supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood against security forces killed 173 people, including 95 in central Cairo, the health ministry said on Saturday.
Son of Brotherhood’s leader killed in Egypt violence
CAIRO (Reuters) – A son of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie was killed in Cairo during Friday’s “Day of Rage” protests against the army-backed Egyptian government, the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party said.
Up to 100,000 face evacuation in Russia’s flood-hit far east
MOSCOW (Reuters) – As many as 100,000 people may be evacuated from their homes near Russia’s border with China if the region’s biggest floods for 120 years get worse, Russian media reported on Saturday.
Yemen flood sweeps away wedding party, 27 dead and 41 missing
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 27 people died and more than 41 were missing after a wedding party was swept away while driving across a valley flooded by monsoon rains in southern Yemen, local officials said on Saturday.
With Egypt in chaos, Mubarak misses court session
CAIRO (Reuters) – The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on charges of conspiracy to kill protesters convened on Saturday in the absence of the deposed autocrat, who was missing for security reasons after political violence swept the co…
Egypt arrests 1,004 at Friday’s Muslim Brotherhood protests
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities arrested 1,004 “elements” of the Muslim Brotherhood during nationwide protests on Friday, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
Four Kenyan policemen killed in suspected al Shabaab raid
GARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) – Four Kenyan police officers were shot dead in the border county of Garissa when 40 heavily armed men, suspected of belonging to Somali militant group al Shabaab, attacked a police post, a senior regional government official s…
Travel firms cancel holidays as violence grips Egypt
FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – Violence sweeping Egypt has hit its tourism – a vital part of the economy – as governments warn holidaymakers to stay away, prompting some foreign travel agents to stop all trips there.
