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NCHR to investigate minors arrest
A committee aims to gather information on the incarceration of minors
Niger calls for international intervention in Libya
Niger, an impoverished but mineral-rich former French colony which adjoins southern Libya, has had to contend with numerous Islamist attacks and kidnappings on its own soil, some of which have threatened the security of its uranium production.
US spied on Merkelâs predecessor as well: German press
The NSA has been at the heart of a spying scandal which erupted last year.
Morsi âpresidential palaceâ trial postponed to 1 March
Plaintiff requests that Muslim Brotherhood leaders be tried
US expresses âdeep concernâ regarding restrictions on free speech in Egypt
Press secretary says US has strongly urged Egyptian government to drop charges against imprisoned journalists as international pressure mounts
Baghdad bombs, one near foreign ministry, kill 24
The attacks, which wounded dozens more, come as security forces battle militants in the western Anbar province, including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a powerful jihadist group that has exploited the chaos in neighbouring Syria.
Yemen hostage mediators lose contact with Al-Qaeda
Kidnappers are demanding $3m (âŹ2.2m) for his release before Saturdayâs deadline.
Renaissance Dam poses threat to Egyptian monuments: Antiquities minister
Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karty said Tuesday that the GERD would not affect the relationship between his country and Egypt, as Sudan is acting as mediator between Egypt and Ethiopia.
ANHRI condemns ban on Bahraini activistsâ travel to Egypt
Human rights group demands that Egypt clarify reasons for an ongoing ban on Bahraini social and political activists
Obama to face blunt talk in Saudi Arabia
The White House waited until Monday to confirm that Obama would indeed add an unexpected stop in Saudi Arabia onto a previously announced tour of the Netherlands, Brussels and Vatican City in March.
Syria opposition chief presses Russia on Assad
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assadâs team and the opposition made no progress on local ceasefires or permission for humanitarian corridors to some of the countryâs more devastated cities such as Homs.
Morsi trial to continue on Wednesday
Presidential palace trial resumes on Wednesday as demands for expanding the trial are made
Minister of Interior orders two remaining downtown walls removed
Walls to be replaced with checkpoints
Seahawks rout Broncos to win Super Bowl XLVIII
Russell Wilson leads team to first Super Bowl championship
Prosecution refers Badie and Muslim Brotherhood members to criminal court
Brotherhood charged with âfomenting chaosâ and âattempting the downfall of the stateâ
Youth employment policy reform a prerequisite for inclusive growth: Brookings
The study revealed that if the gap between the wages offered by the two sectors is narrowed to EGP 300, the probabilities of selecting jobs between the public and private sectors decrease to 6.4% among males and 15% among females.
Next president will need popular support to make difficult decisions: Mansour
Interim President Adly Mansour expresses doubt that reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood will occur
Ethiopia should build âsmaller damâ: Minister of Irrigation
Abdul Mutalleb says dam’s current efficiency is less than 30%
No Military Trials for Civilians rejects amendments to terrorism draft law
Opposition group says amendments only serve to âbeautifyâ military trials
Israeli ministers harangue Kerry over boycott remark
Washingtonâs top diplomat also referred to âtalk of boycottsâ of Israel.
Baghdad attacks kill 16 as Iraq presses Anbar assault
The assassinations in particular harken back to Iraqâs brutal Sunni-Shiâa sectarian war which raged from 2006 to 2007, when corpses were often found abandoned on the streets, with the victimsâ bodies bearing signs of torture.
Al-Qaeda disavows ISIL in Syria
Rebels have accused ISIL of seeking to consolidate power rather than fighting the regime, and even suggested the group was serving the regimeâs interests.
NSF decides to remain intact
The National Salvation Front says it has not decided on a presidential candidate to endorse
Khairat El-Shater, 17 others stand trial for âinciting violenceâ
The trial, featuring Brotherhood second-in-command, will take place in Moqattam
Gunmen kidnap British national in Yemeni capital
AFP â Gunmen kidnapped a British oil-sector employee in the Yemeni capital on Monday, witnesses and an industry official told AFP, the second abduction of a foreigner in Yemen since Friday. âGunmen in a car kidnapped the British man at around 9.00am near a grocery store in Hada,â a tightly-patrolled district in central Sanaa, the …
Sabahy proposes national initiative
Hamdeen Sabahy’s “Egypt’s future” initiative consists of ten points calling for reform and transitional justice
âMassiveâ fire at Alexandria CSF camp
The fire, which was brought under control, was allegedly caused by an electrical short
Bodies litter looted South Sudan town
The ruins of the town, in which hundreds of civilians were killed, in some cases shot in the back as they fled, are eerily silent.
First joy as Libya crowned CHAN champions
Libya become the second champions of the tournament, which is reserved for home-based players from around the continent, joining Democratic Republic of Congo who won the inaugural edition in 2009.
Kerry, Iran’s Zarif discuss next round of nuclear talks
Kerry and Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif âdiscussed the upcoming negotiations with the P5+1 and the EU on a comprehensive agreement that will begin in Vienna next month,â a senior US State Department official said.