Egypt welcomes U.S. remarks on Mursi; food stocks dwindle
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim rulers welcomed on Thursday remarks from the U.S. State Department describing the rule of toppled leader Mohamed Mursi as undemocratic, read in Cairo as a signal that Washington will not cut off its $1.5 billion in ann…
Bomb, gun attacks across Iraq kill at least 44
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Bombers and gunmen attacked policemen and a wake in Iraq among other targets, killing at least 44 people across the country on Thursday, in the latest burst of violence that has raised concerns about a return to civil strife.
Exclusive: Egypt has less than two months imported wheat left: ex-minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has less than two months’ supply of imported wheat left in its stocks, ousted President Mohamed Mursi’s minister of supplies said, revealing a shortage more acute than previously disclosed.
U.S. Navy ships in Red Sea move close to Egypt as precaution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Navy ships patrolling in the Middle East moved closer to Egypt’s Red Sea coast in recent days, the top Marine Corps general said on Thursday, in what appeared to be a precautionary move after the military overthrow of Pr…
Russia convicts lawyer Magnitsky in posthumous trial
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who died in prison in suspicious circumstances, was found guilty of tax evasion on Thursday in a posthumous trial that has further damaged President Vladimir Putin’s reputation in the West.
Somalia’s media revival braves old dangers
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Experience has taught Somali journalist Mohamed Hassan how to spot a suicide bomber, which neighborhoods to avoid and how to cope with the loss of colleagues – his own brother was killed.
Egypt’s anti-Islamists eye fellow Arabs with suspicion
CAIRO (Reuters) – “Beware the outsider,” reads a poster stuck to a wall near Tahrir Square in Cairo. “Don’t open your heart to him, you don’t know who he is,” another warns.
Malta calls for regional approach to migrant arrivals
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta’s prime minister called for a regional approach to tackle the flood of African immigrants landing on the shores on the tiny island after meeting EU and Libyan officials on Thursday.
South Africa’s Mandela remains critical, responds to treatment
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African president Nelson Mandela remained in a critical but stable condition and was responding to treatment, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday after visiting the anti-apartheid hero in a Pretoria hospital.
U.S. says Egypt arrests make it difficult to move beyond crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Politically motivated arrests in Egypt make it difficult to see how the country will be able to move beyond its current political crisis, a State Department spokeswoman said on Thursday.
