Egyptian army chief says no group barred from politics
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday no group would be barred from participating in politics.
Egypt to freeze assets of 14 Brotherhood, Islamist leaders
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor on Sunday ordered that the assets of 14 Muslim Brotherhood leaders, including its head Mohamed Badie, be frozen, judicial sources said.
Liberal economist says accepts finance minister post
CAIRO (Reuters) – Liberal economist Ahmed Galal said on Sunday he had agreed to become Egypt’s finance minister in the state’s army-backed interim government.
Germany’s anti-euro party stalls before election
BERLIN (Reuters) – Just three months since its launch in a blaze of publicity, Germany’s anti-euro party is failing to strike a chord with voters and is unlikely to fulfill predictions it will pose a threat to Chancellor Angela Merkel in September’s el…
Kuwait sends $200 million worth of oil to Egypt: newspaper
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait has sent two oil tankers carrying crude and diesel worth $200 million to Egypt, a Kuwaiti newspaper said on Sunday, part of a $4 billion aid package pledged by the Gulf Arab state last week after the ouster of Islamist Preside…
Top Italian lawmaker likens black minister to orangutan
ROME (Reuters) – A senior parliamentarian in the anti-immigration Northern League party has likened Italy’s first black minister to an orangutan.
Spain’s PM sent texts to party’s disgraced ex-treasurer: paper
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sent supportive text messages to his party’s disgraced ex-treasurer for two months after the eruption of a corruption scandal involving People’s Party (PP) leaders, El Mundo newspaper said on Sund…
Australian gored at Spain bull run in ‘very serious’ condition
PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) – A 23-year-old Australian woman gored in the chest on the final day of Spain’s annual San Fermin bull-running festival was in a “very serious” condition, local authorities said on Sunday.
Gunmen kill four policemen in Russia’s Dagestan
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) – Four policemen were killed in Russia’s violence-plagued Dagestan region on Sunday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on their car, local investigators said.
Nine militants killed in U.S. drone, Pakistan air force strikes
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least nine suspected militants, including two foreigners, were killed in Pakistan’s lawless tribal region in a U.S. drone strike and a separate Pakistan military operation, security officials said on Sunday.
