CLASHES ERUPT IN EGYPT AS ISLAMISTS STAGE PROTESTS
By TONY G. GABRIEL and ASHRAF SWEILAM A woman showing an open palm with four raised fingers, which has become a symbol of the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where Morsi supporters…
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EGYPT’S MILITARY LAUNCHES NEW OFFENSIVE IN SINAI
By ASHRAF SWEILAM EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian soldiers backed by attack helicopters swept through several villages in the strategic Sinai peninsula early Friday, part of an offensive aimed at…
SENATE CONFIRMS NOMINEE CAUGHT UP IN BENGHAZI
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this Juy 11, 2013, Victoria Nuland testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Senate has confirmed President Barack…
EGYPT EXTENDS EMERGENCY LAWS
An Egyptian soldier stands guard next to an armored personnel carrier in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. The Egyptian Amy has maintained a presence on the streets since the…
REPORTS INDICATE AMERICAN JIHADI KILLED IN SOMALIA
By ABDI GULED and JASON STRAZIUSO FILE – In this Wednesday, May 11, 2011 file photo, American-born Islamist militant Omar Hammami addresses a press conference of the militant group al-Shabab…
SUICIDE BOMBS HIT EGYPT MILITARY IN SINAI, KILL 9
By ASHRAF SWEILAM FILE – In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013, file photo, Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship during a sweep through…
LIBYA: CAR BOMB HITS FOREIGN MINISTRY IN BENGHAZI
By ESAM MOHAMED People gather to look at the site of a car bombing in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. A powerful car bomb exploded Wednesday near Libya’s Foreign…
TRIAL STARTS FOR KENYA DEPUTY PRESIDENT RUTO
By MIKE CORDER Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto, right, awaits the start of his trial in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Sept.…