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.
BASF says closed Egyptian operations amid unrest
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German chemicals group BASF said on Friday it closed its Egyptian operations on Thursday because of the violent political protests in the country.
Muslim Brotherhood calls rallies across Egypt after day of bloodshed
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood defiantly called for a week of protests across Egypt starting on Saturday, a day after more than 100 people died in clashes between Islamists and the security forces that pushed the country ever closer to anarch…
Freezing U.S. aid to Egypt would not be easy or cost-free
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some U.S. lawmakers are calling for the Obama administration to shut off aid to Egypt in the aftermath of the army’s lethal crackdown on protesters. But untangling the aid relationship with Cairo would not be simple and could be …
