Hamas shaken and cautious after Egyptian upheaval
GAZA (Reuters) – Just a year ago, tens of thousands of Hamas supporters took to the streets of Gaza for a noisy celebration of the election of fellow Islamist Mohamed Mursi as Egypt’s president.
Death toll in Cairo shooting rises to 51: emergency services
CAIRO (Reuters) – The death toll in violence at the Cairo headquarters of the Republican Guard on Monday rose to 51, the head of Egypt’s emergency services said.
Russia doubts new Syrian opposition leader’s commitment to peace
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday that remarks by the new leader of the opposition Syrian National Coalition have raised questions about his dedication to a political solution of the conflict, and urged the group to commit to attending a peace c…
Government to assign email addresses to all Iranians
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is to assign all citizens an individual email address which the communications minister said on Monday would aid interaction between state authorities and the people.
Iran says Egyptian army interference is ‘unacceptable’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Monday called the Egyptian army’s ousting of president Mohamed Mursi “unacceptable” and said Israel and the West did not want to see a powerful Egypt.
Greek state workers protest layoffs demanded by EU/IMF lenders
ATHENS (Reuters) – Thousands of Greek municipal workers and state school teachers took to the streets of Athens on Monday to protest against the public sector layoffs that the government has promised its international lenders in exchange for bailout fu…
Mexico opposition leads in Baja California, boosting reform pact
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s opposition conservatives were heading for victory in a regional election early on Monday, likely bolstering a fragile national cross-party pact forged to broker economic reforms.
Czech prosecutors seek to charge former PM Necas
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech prosecutors asked the lower house of parliament to lift the immunity of former prime minister Petr Necas on Monday, the first time in the country’s modern history that a head of government may face criminal charges.
Israel jails Arab citizen who briefly joined Syria’s rebels
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel sentenced an Arab citizen to 30 months’ imprisonment on Monday for endangering national security by briefly joining Syrian rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
Liberal Jewish women activists blocked at Western Wall
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Several thousand ultra-Orthodox protesters effectively blocked Jewish women activists campaigning for equal worship rights at the Western Wall from holding a monthly prayer session on Monday at the holy site.
