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Thousands of anti-coup protesters and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi took part in three marches on Monday evening in the coastal city of Alexandria. The marches started off...

Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi along with 25 defendants will face trial on charges of "insulting the judiciary", a judicial source told Reuters on Sunday. The defendants include secular...

The general coordinator of April 6 youth movement, Amr Ali, confirmed that his group will take part in nationwide protests scheduled for the anniversary of the January 25 revolution....

Amr Hamzawy, professor of political science at Cairo University criticised public figures who defend the 2014 constitution which does not enjoy sufficient public approval and does not reflect popular...

Egypt is set to introduce Value Added Tax (VAT) this year after it announced that a bill which places VAT at 10 -12 percent will be finalized by the...

A senior Egyptian judge claimed on Sunday that more than 7,000 civilians have been killed in the country since the coup which overthrew President Mohamed Morsi last July. Judge...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon insisted on Saturday that Israel's legislative or administrative measures taken to change the character and status of Jerusalem have no "legal validity". The UN chief's...

Israel's participation in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) conference on Saturday in the UAE has sparked off widespread protests on social networking sites. The Kuwait Ministry of Electricity...

The Libyan army announced on Saturday evening that it has regained control over the Tamenhant Military Base in the southern city of Sabha, after it had been overrun by...

The Constitutional Referendum Commission, composed mainly of pro-coup judges, announced Saturday evening that roughly 98% of voters approved the draft constitution with 38.6% turnout. Nabil Salib, the judge chairing...

In his first remarks on the Egyptian constitutional referendum, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stressed that "it's not one vote that determines a democracy, it's all the steps...

American newspaper World Tribune has revealed that the United States has issued guidelines that link military exports to human rights in the receiving country. In the context of the...

The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) has commented on the oppression campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt. CSM, which is close to US decision makers, ruled out the...

Unsuccessful presidential candidate and senior academic Dr. Abdullah Al-Ashaal has criticised the rulings of Egypt's Constitutional Court on the law of political isolation and the country's parliamentary legitimacy. "The...

Credible sources in Tunisia claim that the leader of the country's Ennahda Party is on his way to Washington for what is being described as "an official visit". Sheikh...

The leader of the Islamic Renaissance Party, Ennahda, has said that he wants to discuss issues "in the interests of Tunisia, Algeria and the region in general". Sheikh Rashid...

Mauritania's Secretary of Foreign Affairs has announced that the country has completely severed diplomatic relations with Israel in completion of a process that began last year. Late on Saturday...

Joint statement by South African Palestine Solidarity Movement and COSATU on Gaza Freedom March 7th January 2010 We salute the gallant and heroic actions of over 1,400 people from...

Tel Aviv officially announced the establishment of diplomatic ties with the State of South Sudan, according to a joint agreement between the two parties. The Hebrew radio said on...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Republic of South Africa will support the Palestinians in their liberation struggle until the occupation of their land is ended and they have an independent state...

Reports on Hebrew radio claim that Kenya has requested military and security assistance from the Israeli government to deal with a "radical Islamic youth militia". Kenyan Prime Minister Raila...

The Tunisian Ministry of Justice is hosting a conference about the International Criminal Court in cooperation with the Court and the International Organization of Francophone Countries. The event is...

The Russell Tribunal on Palestine and its eminent panel of jurists has determined that Israel's practices against the Palestinian people are in breach of the prohibition of apartheid under international...

A bold ruling by South Africa's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has dismissed all complaints relating to a radio advert which called for a boycott of Israel and compared the...

Israeli President Shimon Peres has cancelled his planned visit to Rabat after the Moroccan monarch refused to schedule a meeting during the trip. King Mohammed VI declined to meet...

A senior Sudanese politician, Dr. Al-Tayeb Mustafa, has claimed that the proposed summit between the presidents of Sudan and South Sudan is in fact a set-up to arrest Omar...

A senior delegation from South Sudan, headed by Pagan Amum, is due to arrive in Khartoum to deliver an invitation to President Omar al-Bashir to attend a bilateral summit in...

Negotiators for the Sudanese government have returned to Khartoum following discussions in Addis Ababa on the outstanding issues with the recently-created state of South Sudan. Two agreements have been...

The South African government is looking at plans to step up its support for Palestine. The Minister of Arts and Culture, Paul Mashatile, made the announcement during a press...

The Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Executive Training in Morocco, Lahcen Daoudi, stressed that the cooperation in the scientific field between Morocco and Turkey is vital and...

South Africa's University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has pulled the plug on the Israeli deputy ambassador to South Africa, Yaakov Finkelstein. This is yet another blow to Israel-South Africa relations...

The Israeli government has been plunged into unprecedented panic by claims that the number of African migrants entering the country via Egypt is increasingly out of control. Prime Minister...