ARTICLES RELATING TO NORTH AFRICA

Egypt Islamists blame violence on opposition

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Egypt's most powerful Muslim group has blamed the secular and liberal opposition for a wave of violence over the appointment of new Islamist governors.

Egypt, Ethiopia agree to further talks

2013-06-18 11:22

Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to hold further talks on the impact of an Ethiopian dam to quell tensions between the two countries, the foreign ministers of both nations say.

Libya sets trial date for Gaddafi's son

2013-06-17 21:25

Saif al-Islam, the son of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and other former top regime officials will stand trial in August for crimes committed during the 2011 uprising, an aide to the prosecutor says.

Morocco editor convicted for defamation

2013-06-17 19:31

A Moroccan editor has been handed a two month suspended prison sentence for defamation, after writing that an Islamist minister had organised a lavish, alcohol-fuelled dinner during an official trip abroad.

Libya PM due in Benghazi after clashes

2013-06-16 18:52

Libya's premier was due to meet local authorities in Benghazi, as special forces units patrolled the city a day after clashes with gunmen killed six soldiers.

Plane diverted after threat

2013-06-16 09:43

An EgyptAir flight to New York from Cairo was diverted to a Glasgow airport after a passenger found a note abroad threatening to start a fire on the plane.

Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi clashes

2013-06-15 07:33

At least three soldiers have been killed as special forces clashed with armed activists in the eastern port city of Benghazi, the Libyan army says.

Egypt's anger grows over Suez Canal plan

2013-06-13 22:07

A plan by Egypt's Islamist-led government to develop the land along the Suez Canal faces fierce opposition in districts that have been flashpoints for violence before.

Berlusconi wanted Gaddafi dead: Sources

2013-06-13 15:03

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi wanted to resolve the Libyan civil war in 2011 with a covert operation to kill his friend Muammar Gaddafi, says a high-ranking diplomatic source.

Swedes charged for blackmailing Eritreans

2013-06-12 22:48

Two Swedes who allegedly sought to profit from the kidnapping of Eritreans in Egypt faces charges of blackmailing in a district court outside Stockholm.

Photos of Algeria's Bouteflika released

2013-06-12 20:36

The first pictures to emerge of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika since he was hospitalised in France in April after a mini-stroke have been published by the national APS news agency.

Tunisia: Trial of topless activists may delay

2013-06-12 12:28

The lawyers of three European women arrested and held in custody in Tunis for holding a topless anti-Islamist protest say that they fear a fresh adjournment of their trial.

Court convicts teacher for blasphemy

2013-06-11 22:33

A court in Egypt found a Christian primary school teacher guilty of blasphemy and ordered her to pay a fine of 100 000 Egyptian pounds.

Ethiopia dismisses psychological warfare

2013-06-11 22:10

Ethiopia dismissed Egyptian talk of military action against a giant dam it is building on the Nile as "psychological warfare".

Egypt eyes Nile deal with Ethiopia

2013-06-11 19:25

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is facing heavy pressure to secure a negotiated settlement to a bitter dispute with Ethiopia over the sharing of Nile waters.

Algeria war leader urges army to end crisis

2013-06-11 15:25

A father of Algeria's independence has urged the army to end the country's leadership crisis, calling ailing and incapacitated President Abdelaziz Bouteflika a despot.

Egypt 'threatens' Ethiopia over Nile dam

2013-06-11 07:43

Egypt's president has warned that "all options are open" in dealing with Ethiopia's efforts to build a dam that threatens to leave Nile-dependent Egypt with a dangerous water shortage.

Egypt: Ethiopian dam an act of defiance

2013-06-10 16:52

Egypt's PM says Ethiopian Nile dam 'act of defiance', vows Egypt will not cede a drop of water.

28 dead in Libya

2013-06-09 12:36

At least 28 people have been killed and 60 were wounded when demonstrators attacked the headquarters in Benghazi of former rebels who had fought to oust Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Trial of Egypt's Mubarak set to resume

2013-06-08 11:08

The second hearing in the new trial of Egypt’s fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak is set to resume after he successfully appealed against a life sentence for complicity in the deaths of protesters.

Morsi dismisses calls for early vote

2013-06-07 16:01

Egypt's embattled president is dismissing opposition calls for early presidential elections in a show of confidence ahead of his first anniversary in office.

Algeria stuck in limbo

2013-06-07 11:48

Forty days after Algeria's president was hospitalised, the country is stuck in limbo with its normally predictable politics thrown into disarray.

Soldiers killed in hunt for militants

2013-06-06 19:18

A roadside bomb has killed two Tunisian soldiers while they were hunting al-Qaeda-linked militants in a mountainous region near the Algerian border.

Egypt demands Ethiopia halt Nile dam

2013-06-06 08:54

Egypt will demand Ethiopia stop building a dam on one of the main tributaries of the Nile, a senior government aid says.

Egypt charges protesters

2013-06-05 21:05

Egypt will try 12 activists for allegedly instigating violence during protests.

 

EU's aid to Egypt ineffective - audit

2013-06-18 21:40

A billion euros of EU aid channelled to Egypt before and after the January 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's reign failed to improve human rights and governance.

Anger in Luxor over Islamist governor

2013-06-18 07:42

Egyptian tourism workers and residents of the city of Luxor are voicing anger after an Islamist linked to a former Islamic militant group was appointed governor of their province.

Gaddafi aides acquitted in Lockerbie case

2013-06-17 21:17

A Libyan court has acquitted two former aides of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi on Monday of charges connected to the deadly 1988 bombing of a US airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Egyptian cleric jailed for 11 years

2013-06-16 21:17

A Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian Muslim preacher to 11 years in jail for blasphemy for burning a Bible during a protest last year.

Mursi cuts Egypt's Syria ties

2013-06-16 12:35

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has said he has cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus and has backed a no-fly zone over Syria.

UK warplanes escort diverted Egyptair craft

2013-06-15 20:01

Britain's Royal Air Force has escorted an Egyptair plane bound for New York to a Scottish airport following an onboard incident, says the Ministry of Defence.

Egypt's Sufis thrive despite attacks

2013-06-14 17:05

Egypt's Sufi Muslims say their places of worship are under threat by rising radicalism, as shrines sacred to them are coming under attack by Islamist hard-liners who deem them heretical.

Ethiopia snubs Egypt by signing treaty

2013-06-13 17:22

Ethiopia's parliament has unanimously ratified a treaty, which strips Egypt of its right to the lion's share of the Nile River waters.

In tense Cairo, an oasis of religious dialogue

2013-06-13 10:46

Cairo's Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies is an oasis of research, aimed at fostering Islamic-Christian ties in a country riven with political and religious tension.

Ethiopia won't back down from Nile dam

2013-06-12 22:48

Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is expected to travel to Addis Ababa for talks on a giant dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile.

AU urges Egypt, Ethiopia to hold talks

2013-06-12 14:45

The AU has urged Egypt and Ethiopia to come together for talks to solve a bitter dispute over the sharing of Nile river waters amid Ethiopia’s building of a new dam, the AU chief says.

Libya army chief vows end to militia

2013-06-12 09:28

Libya's interim army chief of staff has insisted that militia will have to lay down their arms of join the military by year’s end after 31 people were killed in protests against the militia forces.

Italian diplomats in Libya escape blast

2013-06-11 22:33

Italian diplomats in Tripoli have escaped from their booby-trapped car before it exploded during a shopping trip in the Libyan capital.

Algeria's Bouteflika in rehab

2013-06-11 20:48

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was flown to France 46 days ago after suffering a mini-stroke, is undergoing a period of "functional" rehabilitation in a Paris hospital.

Egypt's opposition: Too late for talks

2013-06-11 16:46

Egypt's opposition says 'too late' for unity talks with president; police vow to stay away

Too late for talks, opposition tells Morsi

2013-06-11 12:37

The spokesperson for Egypt’s largest opposition grouping is dismissing a call by President Mohammed Morsi for national reconciliation talks.

Harsher sentence sought for feminist

2013-06-10 22:22

A lawyer says a prosecutor has appealed a sentence that a court gave to a Tunisian feminist for possessing pepper spray as not harsh enough.

New documents in Mubarak retrial

2013-06-10 14:16

Former president Hosni Mubarak's retrial has been adjourned until July after new documents were submitted over his alleged complicity in the killings of protesters during Egypt's 2011 revolution.

Libya ex-rebel HQ attacked, 11 dead

2013-06-08 23:00

At least 11 people have died and 58 were wounded when demonstrators attacked the headquarters in Benghazi of former rebels.

Egypt's president under pressure

2013-06-07 22:34

The Egyptian president has dismissed calls for early elections as absurd.

Berlin police break up Femen protest

2013-06-07 14:01

Three topless Femen protesters have been dragged by police from outside the German chancellery where they were pleading for the release of four fellow activists jailed in Tunisia.

Jailed blogger begins hunger strike

2013-06-06 20:33

A prominent Egyptian blogger has begun a hunger strike in protest of his detention.

2 Tunisian soldiers killed near Algeria

2013-06-06 11:16

Two Tunisian soldiers have been killed and four wounded in a landmine explosion near the Algerian border where security forces are pursuing Islamist insurgents, an army spokesperson says.

Libya to move companies to Benghazi

2013-06-06 07:39

Libya says the headquarters of three more state firms as well as the state energy corporation would move from Tripoli to the eastern city of Benghazi.

Five dead in Algeria 'honour' killings

2013-06-05 19:47

An Algerian man is suspected of killing five people south of the capital to "cleanse his family's honour" after his niece eloped with her boyfriend to avoid an arranged marriage.

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