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Call to lift 18-year state of emergency The head of an Algerian human rights group has called for the lifting of a state of emergency declared 18 years ago as an Islamist insurgency got under way in the country. Full Story... |
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Parliament suspends president Nigeria's lower house of parliament has voted to temporarily suspend President Umaru Yar'Adua from office. Full Story... Three to appear in court for Egyptian's death Two police officers and a civilian are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court for allegedly killing an Egyptian hawker at the Bruma flea market. Full Story... Senior Muslim Brotherhood members arrested Egyptian security forces have detained senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood, sources close to the group said, calling it a crackdown on Egypt's biggest opposition group before elections. Full Story... Black box from Lebanon plane crash found Lebanon says it has retrieved a black box from an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed in the sea killing 90 people, raising hopes of an answer to why the plane veered into a fierce storm. Full Story... Libya diplomatic row: Swiss businessman fined A Libyan court has ordered one of two Swiss men entangled in a diplomatic row to pay an 800-dollar fine for illegal business activities, his lawyer said. Full Story... Morocco expels Christian missionary Morocco has expelled a foreign missionary for "openly converting people to Christianity. Full Story... |
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Egypt seizes book critical of Libyan regime 2010-02-05 14:51:16 Egyptian security forces have seized a book that apparently criticizes the Libyan regime, and have arrested its publisher. Full Story... Soldiers killed in ambush on prisoner truck 2010-02-03 18:00:14 Three Egyptian soldiers, including one officer, have been killed in an ambush by gunmen on a truck transporting prisoners from Sinai to Cairo. Full Story... Seven killed during Algerian raid 2010-02-03 00:21:37 Algerian troops have killed seven Islamic militants while staging a raid in the mountainous region near Djelfa. Full Story... African leaders want Madagascar accords respected 2010-02-02 11:22:50 Leaders of the 53-member African Union want Madagascar's rival politicians to stick to the agreements meant to help the Indian Ocean island out of a prolonged crisis. Full Story... Algeria: Moroccans convicted on terror charge 2010-02-01 13:21:19 A lawyer for two Moroccan nationals on trial in Algeria says they have been convicted on terror-related charges. Full Story... Gas explosion leaves five dead 2010-02-01 00:30:48 A blast at an industrial gas depot in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, has killed five people and injured three others. Full Story... Egypt arrests 'jihadis', confiscates weapons 2010-01-31 13:44:37 Egyptian police have arrested 23 men suspected of plotting attacks against Israeli visitors to Egypt and US ships in the Suez Canal, and of trying to join 'the jihad in Darfur'. Full Story... 'Jailed journo framed' 2010-01-30 17:53:16 Angry freedom of speech campaigners say the charges were fabricated to silence his criticism of the Tunisian authorities. Full Story... Tunisian court rejects journalist's appeal 2010-01-30 13:14:43 A Tunisian court has rejected an appeal by journalist Taoufik Ben Brik against his six-month prison sentence for assault, his lawyer Radhia Nasraoui said. Full Story... Al-Qaeda members remain behind bars - Gaddafi 2010-01-29 00:57:46 Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says it is necessary to detain 300 al-Qaeda members even after they have served their prison sentences. Full Story... Libyan minister wants to quit 2010-01-28 15:50:57 Libyan Justice Minister Mustafa Abdeljalil said that he wants to step down because of "hindrances". Full Story... Friend of Gaddafi scoops top job 2010-01-27 01:18:08 A close friend of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been chosen to head the top legislative body after helping to steer the country out of diplomatic isolation. Full Story... Egypt Islamist arrests raise militancy fears 2010-01-25 11:46:06 Egypt has been rounding up youths accused of links to Islamist groups over the past months, reflecting a growing suspicion that militant ideologies are wooing recruits to carry out sporadic attacks. Full Story... Pro-reform Libyan newspapers suspended 2010-01-24 18:26:16 Two Libyan newspapers that are closely linked to the country's reformist camp said they have been forced to suspend publication, but officials denied that politics was involved. Full Story... Rabbi wants to buy Libyan estate in US 2010-01-24 10:24:12 A rabbi who lives next door to the mansion where Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi sought to stay during his first US visit wants to turn the site into a Jewish learning centre. Full Story... Hero dies saving his bride 2010-01-21 10:33:40 A honeymoon boat trip down the Nile ended in tragedy when a British teacher drowned after saving his wife and fellow passengers during a freak storm. Full Story... Floods claim more lives in Sinai 2010-01-21 00:33:46 Unseasonable rains have caused extensive flooding in the southern Sinai Desert in Egypt and claimed the lives of 10 people. Full Story... Court overturns ban on full veils in exams 2010-01-21 01:12:10 The High Administrative Court in Egypt has overturned a ban on female students wearing the niqab, or full face veil, during university examinations. Full Story... Cops, angry residents clash 2010-01-20 17:15:52 Egyptian police used tear-gas and rubber bullets to disperse residents of a Sinai town devastated by floods as they protested against lack of government aid. Full Story... Two more dead as heavy rains hit Egypt 2010-01-20 15:05:47 Security officials confirmed the deaths of two more people due to heavy rains and floods in Egypt. Full Story... Algiers gas explosion leaves four dead 2010-01-20 00:29:20 A gas blast has demolished the top two floors of a five-storey building in the Algerian capital. Full Story... Gas explosion kills three 2010-01-19 14:57:11 Rescue workers are searching for more people who could be trapped under the rubble after a gas explosion in an Algiers apartment block. Full Story... Seven dead as rains, floods pound Egypt 2010-01-18 18:44:28 At least seven people have died in flash floods and heavy rains in southern Egypt and Sinai, including a British tourist who drowned when his boat capsized on the Nile. Full Story... Storms kill UK tourist 2010-01-18 16:03:48 Bad weather has left four people dead in the Mideast, including a British tourist who died when a sailboat capsized on the Nile River. Full Story... US flags arrest of Copts in Egypt 2010-01-17 08:34:53 The United States says it is "deeply concerned" at the arrests of Coptic Christians heading to show support for fellow Copts killed and injured in Egypt earlier this month. Full Story... Max Goeldi trial delayed 2010-01-16 16:56:09 A Libyan court has postponed the trial of Max Goeldi, one of two Swiss businessmen charged with violating business regulations, after the defendant failed to appear in court. Full Story... Brotherhood names cautious head 2010-01-16 16:59:07 Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has named a conservative as its new leader. Full Story... Islamic activists kill Algerian army officers 2010-01-15 17:41:17 Armed Muslim fundamentalists have killed the military commander of Algeria's Bejaia district and an army colonel during a clash in the north of the country. Full Story... Ben Ali chooses technocrats for key posts 2010-01-15 00:33:58 Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has appointed new finance, defence and foreign affairs ministers in a major reshuffle of his government. Full Story... Ex-IAEA chief energises Egypt's politics 2010-01-14 11:44:50 The UN's former nuclear chief has hinted at a new career in politics, saying that "the people of Egypt deserve 10 times better than what they have.' Full Story... 'Ailing' Yar'Adua speaks 2010-01-12 07:22:14 Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua says he is recovering from illness in his first interview since being taken to hospital in Saudi Arabia. Full Story... Algeria upset by new US air security rules 2010-01-12 00:34:04 Algeria has been included on a list of countries whose flights bound for the United States will be subject to extra security checks. Full Story... Protestant temple burned in Algeria 2010-01-11 21:08:33 Islamists looted and burned a Protestant temple in Algeria, the congregation's leader said, suggesting they were inspired by a recent wave of religious intolerance in the Arab and Muslim world. Full Story... Meet our demands, or Frenchman dies: al-Qaeda 2010-01-11 16:51:23 Al-Qaeda said it will kill a French hostage held since November unless Mali frees four of its militants from jail within 20 days. Full Story... Al-Qaeda threatens to execute French hostage 2010-01-11 13:45:41 The north African branch of al-Qaeda has threatened to execute a French hostage unless four of its militants were freed from jail in Mali in 20 days. Full Story... Israel OKs fence on Egyptian border 2010-01-11 11:57:34 Israel has approved the construction of fences on its southern border with Egypt to prevent people from illegally crossing into the Jewish state. Full Story... Bus and truck collide in Algeria 2010-01-11 01:41:58 A collision between a bus and a truck in Algeria has left 15 people dead and another 15 injured. Full Story... Egypt arrests Christians, Muslims after arson 2010-01-10 17:10:05 Egyptian authorities have arrested 42 Christian and Muslim "troublemakers" after arsonists set fire to Christian-owned property in southern Egypt. Full Story... Missionary blamed for fatal library fire 2010-01-09 21:55:26 Investigators have implicitly blamed a missionary for a fire at a cultural institution in Tunis which killed him and destroyed nearly 17 000 books. Full Story... Egypt bans British MP 2010-01-08 14:00:00 British MP George Galloway has been told not to return to Egypt after activists who joined him to send an aid convoy to Gaza clashed with police. Full Story... Browse the [North Africa] Archive |
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