Tens of thousands of angry Egyptians packed Cairo’s main square on Friday, demanding a swifter pace of reform and justice. Rallies were expected to start after Muslim noon prayers, but thousands arrived early and joined others camped out in Tahrir Square. Many chanted demands for an Islamic state. The rallies come after Egyptian officials announced […]
Tens of Thousands Pack Egypt’s Main Square in Protest
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
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More Protests Planned in Syria
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Syria is bracing for another day of anti-government protests Friday, as activists accuse security forces of killing more demonstrators. Activists said security forces shot and killed at least two civilians Thursday night in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour. Syrians across the country have been rallying for months for the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. […]
Dozens Killed in Battle at Elite Yemen Army Camp
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
Heavy clashes between Yemeni forces and armed tribesmen who attacked a Republican Guard training facility have killed dozens of people 40 kilometers north of the capital, Sana’a. Yemeni officials said Thursday the elite unit, backed by government warplanes, shelled and bombed hundreds of tribesmen who had seized part of the al-Samaa military camp. The Defense […]
Tunisia’s Ben Ali Convicted for Corrupt Property Deals
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
A Tunisian court has sentenced former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, his daughter and son-in-law in absentia to serve prison terms and ordered them to pay $100 million in damages for illicit property deals. The court Thursday convicted Mr. Ben Ali of corruption and abuse of power. He was accused in two separate cases of […]
Libyan Rebels Say Military Chief Shot Dead
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s rebel leadership council says its top military commander, Abdel Fattah Younes, and two of his aides have been shot dead by unknown assailants. Transitional National Council head Mustafa Abdel Jalil said Thursday that Younes and his aides – both colonels – were killed before arriving for questioning at an opposition judicial committee hearing regarding […]
Tunisia’s Ben Ali Again Convicted in Absentia
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
A Tunisian court has sentenced former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in absentia to 16 years in prison, his third conviction in recent weeks. The court Thursday found Mr. Ben Ali guilty on charges that include corruption, property fraud and abuse of power. In two previous trials, the former strongman was convicted for embezzlement as […]
Libyan Rebels Say Military Chief Shot Dead
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s rebel leadership council says its top military commander has been shot dead by assailants. The Transitional National Council announced the death of Abdel Fattah Younes on Thursday, hours after he was brought to the rebel’s eastern stronghold of Benghazi for questioning. Council head Mustafa Abdel Jalil said Younes was killed after he was summoned […]
US Accuses Iran of Secret Al-Qaida Ties
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
The United States accused Iran of having a “secret deal” with al-Qaida as Washington announced sanctions Thursday on six suspected al-Qaida operatives. The Treasury Department did not offer many details. But it says the operatives are part of a network headed by Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, described by U.S. officials as an al-Qaida facilitator based […]
$1 Billion in Iraqi Reparations Released to Kuwait
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
A United Nations’ commission has approved the release of more than $1 billion in compensation payments for victims of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. It is the latest installment in a program of reparations that began in 1994. In a Thursday statement, the U.N. Compensation Commission said the latest payments will be distributed to nine […]
