Hezbollah leader slams Israel in rare public speech
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah emerged from hiding on Friday to deliver his first major speech in years, addressing a rally in his southern Beirut stronghold in support of the Palestinian conflict against Israel.
Russia asks for arrest of real estate businessman Polonsky
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian law enforcement officials on Friday sought the arrest of real estate businessman Sergei Polonsky, believed to be in Israel, to face trial over fraud charges.
Egyptian police fire tear gas at Brotherhood protesters
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police fired tear gas on Friday to disperse supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood who the Interior Ministry said had blocked traffic near a television production complex outside the capital, Cairo.
EU says taking precautions after U.S. says will close embassies
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is taking “all necessary precautions” after the United States said it would close some embassies on Sunday because of security concerns, a spokesman said.
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.
