Coastguards search for survivors in Red Sea 2006-02-03 16:41:21
Coastguard vessels have recovered 45 bodies in the search for survivors after an Egyptian ferry carrying 1 300 people sank in the Red Sea.Full Story...
'No SOS sent' in Red Sea tragedy 2006-02-03 06:45:50
Fourteen bodies have been recovered after a ferry, heading from Saudi Arabia to Egypt with an estimated 1 400 people on board, sank in the Red Sea.Full Story...
Dozens feared dead as ship sinks in Red Sea 2006-02-03 06:10:56
A ferry carrying about 1 400 people, mostly Egyptians, has sunk in the Red Sea, according to security sources.Full Story...
Sudan to probe Egypt protest deaths 2006-02-01 08:33:58
The deaths of 27 southern and western Sudanese asylum seekers - demanding resettlement in the West - when Egyptian police dispersed a protest outside the United Nations offices have been heavily criticised by the media and the Sudanese government is set to launch an investigation.Full Story...
Islamist group says leader died in Algeria 2006-02-01 01:21:28
A radical Algerian Islamist group linked to the al-Qaeda terror network has announced the death of its spiritual guide, Sheikh Ahmed Abu al-Baraa, in a recent clash with the Algerian army.Full Story...
Alcohol poisoning fells hundreds in Egypt 2006-01-26 07:24:17
Up to 164 Egyptians, most of them children, have been treated after drinking a poisonous alcoholic beverage in a village near Port Said, the state-owned daily al-Ahram has reported.Full Story...
Libya release 14 political prisoners 2006-01-25 12:38:41
Human Rights Watch has heralded the release of eight Libyan detainees as a very positive step towards reform promises made by Libyan authorities.Full Story...
Libya urged to improve human rights record 2006-01-25 03:33:56
Human Rights Watch has released a rare report on the situation in Libya, acknowledging that some steps have been taken towards improving freedom but saying there is little political will to bring about reform.Full Story...
Egyptologists find statue of King Tut's gran 2006-01-24 09:58:56
Egyptologists have discovered a statue of Queen Ti, wife of one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs and grandmother to the boy-king Tutankhamun, at an ancient temple in Luxor.Full Story...
Let Africa plot its own destiny, says Madiba 2006-01-12 05:19:38
Former South African president Nelson Mandela says that former heads of state have a huge role to play in ensuring stability and growth in Africa.Full Story...
Bus crash kills six Australians in Egypt 2006-01-11 03:41:52
Six Australians have been killed and 25 others injured when a tourist bus overturned outside Cairo, Egyptian security sources said.Full Story...
'Wedded couples should barely see each other' 2006-01-09 04:25:07
A controversial fatwa by an Egyptian cleric claiming that "being completely naked during the act of coitus annuls the marriage" has sparked hot debates.Full Story...
UN to ask Egypt not to deport Sudanese 2006-01-07 09:48:59
The UN refugee agency says it will again appeal to the Egyptian authorities to abandon plans to deport more than 600 Sudanese.Full Story...
Election killings should be probed - watchdog 2006-01-06 02:47:51
The Egyptian government's human rights watchdog has demanded an immediate investigation into the violence that marred parliamentary elections, resulting in at least 14 deaths.Full Story...
Five killed in collapse of two buildings 2006-01-03 03:45:45
Two buildings have collapsed in a south Cairo suburb, killing five people and injuring ten others.Full Story...
Suspected Al-Qaeda members arrested - report 2006-01-02 04:04:21
Three suspected members of the Al-Qaeda terrorist network, including the group's leader for Africa, have reportedly been arrested in Algeria.Full Story...
11 die when bus overturns 2006-01-01 05:13:16
Eleven people were killed and 38 others were injured when a bus overturned near the Algerian city of Constantine.Full Story...
Groups seek probe into refugee killings 2005-12-31 07:51:19
The international rights group Human Rights Watch and 11 Egyptian organisations have called for an independent investigation into the death of more than 20 Sudanese refugees when Egyptian police stormed their squatter camp in Cairo.Full Story...
Death toll in raid on Sudanese refugees rises 2005-12-31 02:28:42
The death toll among Sudanese refugees during violent clashes with Egyptian police has increased to 25, judicial sources have said.Full Story...
Young girl dies in refugee clashes in Egypt 2005-12-30 05:15:43
A young Sudanese girl of about four has been killed in violence between Egyptian police and thousands of Sudanese refugees demanding to be allowed to start new lives abroad.Full Story...
Libyans demand R80m per child in Aids debacle 2005-12-29 05:39:22
Five Bulgarian nurses accused of deliberately infecting 426 Libyan children with HIV could have their sentences shortened if they meet demands to compensate the families.Full Story...
Three more arrested in Morocco terrorist plot 2005-12-29 06:15:28
Moroccan police have arrested three more men accused of being part of terrorist plot to destabilise Jewish and American interests in the country.Full Story...
Bulgaria lauds decision to retry nurses 2005-12-26 01:43:19
Bulgaria has welcomed Libya's Supreme Court decision to retry the six medical workers who were sentenced to death for allegedly injecting more than 400 children with HIV infected blood.Full Story...
Libyan court orders retrial of HIV case 2005-12-25 03:45:10
Libya's Supreme Court has scrapped the death sentences against five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who have been accused of "knowingly" infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus.Full Story...
Libyan court to rule on HIV case 2005-12-25 03:05:04
Libya's Supreme Court is set to announce a verdit on an appeal from five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death for their role in "knowingly" infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus.Full Story...
Egyptian leader calls Holocaust a myth 2005-12-22 09:44:28
The head of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the main opposition force in parliament, has echoed Iran's president in describing the World War 2 Holocaust of European Jews as a myth.Full Story...
Animated web film shows how to attack tanks 2005-12-22 09:50:31
In what appears to be a first, an animated film has appeared on the Internet offering advice for anyone interested in destroying tanks in a street battle or blowing up the motorcade of a VIP.Full Story...
President asks PM to form cabinet in Egypt 2005-12-21 04:53:40
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has asked Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to form a new cabinet, a state newspaper has reported.Full Story...
Small bomb explodes in Cairo, injuring no one 2005-12-19 06:18:34
A small bomb has exploded in a Cairo neighbourhood near the Pyramids, shattering the glass of two parked cars but injuring no one, police have said.Full Story...
Moroccan teen forced to live as slave in US 2005-12-17 05:56:08
A seventeen-year-old Moroccan girl, hoping to achieve a better life overseas, is now living in a safe house after being mistreated as a slave by her own family who live in the United States.Full Story...
Egyptian MP urges festive season alcohol ban 2005-12-15 12:08:56
A former member of Egypt's militant Jihad group and MP in the newly-elected parliament is demanding that the government ban the sale of all alcoholic drinks during Christmas and New Year.Full Story...
Egyptian parliament sworn in 2005-12-13 09:14:30
The newly elected Egyptian parliament has been sworn in during an inaugural session with 12 seats in the 454-strong parliament still to be decided in run-offs.Full Story...
Ethiopian PM confirms decision to pull troops 2005-12-13 07:55:11
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has confirmed that his government will comply with a United Nations' Security Council request to redeploy troops away from the tense border with Eritrea.Full Story...
Algeria to calm fears on president's health 2005-12-13 04:49:34
Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has undergone surgery for a stomach ulcer in France, and says an official, "he is in good health and will return home to continue his work at the end of his convalescence".Full Story...
Morocco digs up mass grave 2005-12-13 03:57:48
A grave for up to 100 bodies killed 24 years ago in anti-government riots has been dug up by Moroccan authorities at Casablanca's main fire station and then reburied - angering relatives and rights activists.Full Story...
Egyptian opposition leader on hunger strike 2005-12-12 05:18:26
Ayman Nour, Egyptian opposition Ghad party leader, is on a hunger strike - one with which he will continue until he dies - and he has told reporters before entering the court, that his detention is a form of terrorism.Full Story...
Eritrea dismisses Ethiopia's pullback pledge 2005-12-12 04:41:54
Eritrea has accused United Nations chief Kofi Annan of "meddling" in political affairs with Egypt amid rising fears of a new war between the border states.Full Story...
Egypt's Brothers open to dialogue with US 2005-12-12 03:05:23
The Egyptian parliament has agreed to open dialogue with members of the United States Congress, but have refused to involve the Cairo government.Full Story...
France cites ethics for silence on Bouteflika 2005-12-11 23:45:49
Medical ethics mean that France cannot make any comment on the state of health of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, now in his third week in a Paris hospital, France's foreign minister says.Full Story...
Egyptian opposition leader awaits sentence 2005-12-10 06:24:06
The trial for forgery of Ayman Nour, the fiery Ghad party leader and bete noire of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's regime, is to resume with verdict and sentencing expected soon.Full Story...
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