Egypt’s Sisi sees need for political solution: ElBaradei
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi understands that there must be a political solution to the crisis in Egypt, Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei said in an interview published on Friday, adding that “the army is on the edge”.
Analysis: Can Italy’s Berlusconi pull off one last escape?
ROME (Reuters) – Can Silvio Berlusconi pull off one last escape or is Italy’s most controversial man finally finished after being convicted of tax fraud?
Berlusconi conviction leaves Italian government hanging
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s fragile coalition government, already struggling to contain deep divisions over tax and economic policy, woke up to a whole set of new problems on Friday after Silvio Berlusconi’s conviction for tax fraud was upheld by the supr…
Tunisian forces launch air strikes on Islamist militants
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian forces launched air and ground strikes on Islamist militants near the Algerian border on Friday after fierce overnight clashes in the area, which coincided with increased instability and political turmoil in the North African…
Five wounded in bomb blast at Benghazi police station
BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Five people were wounded in a bomb blast at a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, a security official said.
Blast disables Iraqi domestic gas pipeline
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – An explosion and fire disabled a pipeline carrying gas from Iraq’s northern oilfields to power stations early on Friday, the oil ministry said.
Egypt to block access to Brotherhood camp
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian police will block access to a Muslim Brotherhood protest camp in Cairo, state TV reported on Friday, adding that the Interior Ministry was against the idea of breaking up the sit-in by force.
U.N. rights chief calls for investigation into Syria massacre
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Friday she wanted an independent investigation into an apparent massacre carried out by Syrian opposition forces in the town of Khan al-Assal.
Iran’s Rouhani misquoted in remarks on Israel: state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Two days before his inauguration as Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani said on Friday that Israeli occupation of Palestinian land had inflicted a “wound” on the Muslim world, according to a segment of his remarks broadcast on Iran’s…
Two killed in clashes between rival factions in Yemeni army
SANAA (Reuters) – At least two people died and five were wounded in clashes between soldiers once loyal to Yemen’s ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh and a rival army faction in Sanaa on Friday, police and medical sources said.
