Mali army back in Tuareg rebel town Kidal under peace pact
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s army re-entered the Tuareg separatist rebel stronghold of Kidal on Friday, touching off protests by some residents, after a peace agreement was reached between the government and insurgents last month.
Russian PM sacks ally of oil boss Sechin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday sacked a senior resources official, believed to be a close ally of Igor Sechin, the boss of state oil firm Rosneft, in a move analysts said was a sign of growing confrontation between …
Senior Egypt Brotherhood leaders ordered freed: MENA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor ordered the released on Friday of two leading figures in the Muslim Brotherhood who were arrested following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, the state news agency MENA said.
Top U.S. military officer calls Egyptian counterpart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer, General Martin Dempsey, spoke with his Egyptian counterpart on Thursday, a spokesman said on Friday, in a demonstration of continued relations with Egypt’s military following the ouster of President…
Egypt’s shadow hangs over Syrian opposition
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Syria’s opposition hit deadlock on Friday in talks to elect a new leader, as the toppling of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood dealt a blow to its most influential faction.
Hundreds of Mursi supporters march to Cairo TV center
CAIRO (Reuters) – Hundreds of Islamist supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi marched to the national broadcasting center on the banks of the Nile in central Cairo as night fell on Friday.
Britain wants EU ministers to break Hezbollah deadlock
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain has asked European Union foreign ministers to discuss putting Hezbollah’s armed wing on the EU terror list amid signs that opposition to the move is weakening, diplomats said on Friday.
Egypt Brotherhood leader pledges ‘lives’ to restore Mursi
CAIRO (Reuters) – The leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, told a protest rally on Friday that Mohamed Mursi must be reinstated as president following his removal by the army – “otherwise it’s our lives”.
Two Egyptian police killed in Sinai town: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two Egyptian police officers were shot dead on Friday by unknown gunmen in the Sinai town of El-Arish in front of a government building, medical sources said, the latest of a string of security incidents in the lawless region.
Egypt Brotherhood leader demands Mursi reinstated
CAIRO (Reuters) – The leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, told a protest rally on Friday that he was ready to reach an understanding with the armed forces – but only after the movement’s Mohamed Mursi was reinstated as president.
