Memorial at Egypt’s Tahrir Square sparks protest
By TONY G. GABRIEL In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 photo, Egyptian municipality laborers work on a memorial base two days before the commemoration of deadly clashes with security forces…
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Egypt Islamist tells army chief to avoid politics
By MAGGIE MICHAEL Abdel-Moneim Aboul-Fotouh talks during interview with the Associated Press at his home in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Egypt’s reformist Islamist leader Aboul-Fotouh, who defected from…
Egypt: Fears replace Christians’ high expectations
By HAMZA HENDAWI In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 photo, Coptic monks and altar boys worship in Mar Girgis, or St. George, Monastery, south of the ancient city of Luxor,…
Clashes hit Libyan capital after militia attack
By ESAM MOHAMED This image made from video shows an injured protester being carried away from the scene in Tripoli, Libya after militiamen attacked peaceful protesters demanding the disbanding of…
Islamists call for dialogue in Egypt after coup
By MARIAM RIZK A supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi raises his poster during a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Arabic reads,”down with military rule.” Authorities…
IAEA: Iran slows nuclear activities ahead of talks
By GEORGE JAHN In this Nov. 9, 2013, photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, third left, meets with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, center, and Iranian…
French parish priest kidnapped in north Cameroon
By ELAINE GANLEY RECROPPED VERSION OF REB103 – This July 2011handout photo provided by the Sceaux city hall, north of Paris, shows French kidnapped priest Georges Vandenbeusch. A French priest…
Egypt’s ousted president in solitary confinement
By MAGGIE MICHAEL Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi raise his poster and a hand with four raised fingers, which has become a symbol of the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque,…