Egypt
The political turmoil in the Arab world may not only lead to much higher oil prices, but greater competition for resources and a shift in priorities for oil-producing nations. So says the author of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet.
What’s happening in North Africa and the Middle East, says Michael Klare, is the collapse of what he calls the “Old...
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A Tunisian court has dissolved the political party of deposed President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.The court Wednesday also decided to liquidate the assets and funds of Democratic Constitutional Rally, or RCD. Pro-democracy activists had demanded that the party be dismantled since the president was driven from power on January 14. The interior...
Sudanese security forces have beaten and arrested dozens of protesters at an anti-government rally in downtown Khartoum.Witnesses say about 500 police, many wielding batons, moved in against the protesters Wednesday soon after the rally began in Khartoum's Abu Janzeer square.In the short time they demonstrated, the protesters called for the...
As violence continues between Libyan troops and rebels seeking to topple Moammar Gadhafi, aid agencies are struggling to deal with the refugee crisis sparked by the conflict.Libyan border crossings have been overwhelmed by thousands of migrant workers fleeing the fighting, while international aid officials say many remain trapped in the country....
Egypt's health ministry says at least 10 people were killed in clashes between Muslims and Christians in the capital, Cairo, Tuesday.It was not immediately clear how many of the victims were Christian or Muslim, though earlier reports said as many as six Christians had been killed by gunfire.The health ministry said 110 people were wounded in the...
A new survey released to coincide with International Women’s Day shows women are making political gains, but their numbers in world parliaments remain low. The survey by the Inter-Parliamentary Union finds just over 19 percent of parliamentarians worldwide are women, compared to 16.3 percent in 2005. As in previous years, the Nordic countries...
Egypt has appointed a new foreign minister and interior minister following demands by reformers for a purge of Cabinet officials named by ousted President Hosni Mubarak.Egypt's state news agency says Nabil Elaraby, a former judge at the International Court of Justice, has accepted the job of foreign minister. He will replace Ahmed Aboul Gheit,...
Rebel Libyan forces are reported to have beaten back Moammar Gadhafi's forces in two towns. In western Libya, loyalist troops withdrew from Zawiayah, 50 kilometers from Tripoli, after battling with rebels Saturday. The rebels were able to overcome the Libyan military despite the military's heavy artillery and tanks. Rebels are also reported in...
The State Department said Friday Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has “forfeited the right” to run the country by turning his armed forces against political opponents. The United States has begun an airlift of relief supplies to third-country nationals fleeing Libya to Tunisia and Egypt. In further tough rhetoric on the Libyan crisis, the State...
One of Cameroon's best known and most controversial musicians, Lapiro de Mbanga, is spending this year's fifth annual International Music Freedom Day at a Douala courthouse not far from his jail cell. Lapiro is citing wrongful imprisonment for a song that put him behind bars nearly three years ago.
Since April 2008, Lapiro has been detained at...
Tunisia's new Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi has called the country's previous administration " a gang of saboteurs" and promised to name new government by Sunday.Essebsi spoke to reporters Friday in Tunis. He said he and his co-workers are working with "a popular revolution that does not have a framework." He said those who would like to leave...
Libyan forces carried out air strikes for a third day Friday, targeting a military base near the rebel-held town of Ajdabiya.Rebels holding the base say there was no damage from the strikes.Anti-government protests are expected in the capital, Tripoli, Friday after noon prayers, in the continued effort to get leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down. ...
Egypt's military leaders say they have chosen former Transport Minister Essam Sharaf as the new prime minister, after a holdover from ex-President Hosni Mubarak's tenure resigned.A military statement issued on Thursday said leaders had asked Sharaf to form a caretaker government to run the country temporarily. The resignation of Ahmed Shafiq from...
The Dutch Defense Ministry says three of its marines are being held in Libya, after being captured while taking part in an operation to help evacuate some of the tens of thousands of people fleeing the country.Officials said Thursday "intensive" negotiations are underway to free the soldiers, who were captured Sunday by forces loyal to Libyan...
Britain and France have launched efforts to help evacuate thousands of Egyptians from Libya. British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that he is sending aircraft to rescue Egyptians who are stranded on the Libya-Tunisia border. France says it is sending military planes and ships to help about 5,000 Egyptian refugees return home....