Unrest
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At least 120 killed, 4,500 injured as Egyptian troops fire on Morsi supporters
World | Jul 27, 2013, 10:48 PM ISTCairo, Jul 27: At least 120 were killed and some 4,500 injured when Egyptian troops opened fire on deposed President Mohammed Morsi's supporters demanding his reinstatement, the Muslim Brotherhood said today.Brotherhood officials said security forces
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UN: Some 5,000 Syrians being killed every month
World | Jul 17, 2013, 10:51 AM ISTUnited Nations, Jul 17: An estimated 5,000 Syrians are dying every month in the country's civil war and refugees are fleeing at a rate not seen since the 1994 Rwanda genocide, U.N. officials said on
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Morsi refused referendum before ouster: Defence minister
World | Jul 15, 2013, 08:08 AM ISTCairo, July 15: Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi had refused to hold a referendum over the people's demands before mass protests began June 30, Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said."I sent envoys to former president Mohamed
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Brotherhood not to take part in Egypt's transitional politics
World | Jul 14, 2013, 12:40 PM ISTCairo, July 14: Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, will not take part in the country's transitional political process following the ouster of its president by the military, a
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Mohamed ElBaradei named caretaker Egyptian PM
World | Jul 07, 2013, 06:52 AM ISTCairo, Jul 7: Leading liberal opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has been named as Egypt's new prime minister to head a caretaker government, his allies and the anti-Morsi Tamarod movement said. Mena state news agency says
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Egypt on edge after clashes and Islamist pushback
World | Jul 06, 2013, 12:16 PM ISTCairo, Jul 6: Egyptians were on edge Saturday morning after supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohammed Morsi fought overnight street battles that left at least 30 dead across the increasingly divided country.Cairo's emblematic Tahrir
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Egypt's interim president dissolves upper house
World | Jul 06, 2013, 07:16 AM ISTCairo, July 6: Egypt's newly-assigned caretaker president Adli Mansour has dismantled the Shura Council, the country's upper house of parliament, in his first constitutional declaration, state media reported.The interim president also issued a presidential decree
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India Inc keeps watch on Egypt, prolonged unrest could affect investment
Jul 04, 2013, 05:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 4: The ongoing political turmoil in Egypt has raised concern in India over possible disruption in crude supplies, two-way trade and investment.Indian companies operating out of the north African nation are keeping
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US eyes Cairo embassy security amid Egypt unrest
World | Jun 29, 2013, 08:03 PM ISTWashington, Jun 29: The United States is working to ensure its embassy and diplomats in Egypt are safe, President Barack Obama said on Saturday after one American was killed and opposition groups vowed millions would
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Egypt group: 22 million signatures against Morsi
World | Jun 29, 2013, 06:47 PM ISTCairo, Jun 29: The youth group leading the campaign against Egypt's president says it has collected the signatures of 22 million Egyptians who want to remove the Islamist leader.Mahmoud Badr, a leader of the Tamarod,
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Obama: US working to protect embassy in Cairo
World | Jun 29, 2013, 05:02 PM ISTPretoria, Jun 29: President Barack Obama says the United States is concerned about protests and political unrest in Egypt. He says the top priority is making sure the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and American consulates
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Egypt: Army reinforces bases for protests
World | Jun 26, 2013, 07:01 PM ISTCairo, Jun 26: Egypt's military on Wednesday brought in reinforcements of troops and armor to bases near Egyptian cities ahead of June 30 protests planned by the opposition to force the Islamist president out, security
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Syrian rebel 'eats soldier's heart'
World | May 14, 2013, 03:59 PM ISTBeirut, May 14: A video uploaded to LiveLeak on Sunday claimed to show a Syrian rebel dismembering a dead Syrian soldier and eating the man's heart.The authenticity of the video could not be independently confirmed.A
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22 Killed Across Syria, Army Bombards Idlib
World | Mar 13, 2012, 08:10 AM ISTBeirut, Mar 13: The Syrian army launched a new assault on Monday in the restive northern province of Idlib and the city itself, where residents are suffering “indescribable” humanitarian conditions, activists said.The army offensive, which
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Syrian President Assad Refuses To Step Down
World | Jan 10, 2012, 05:22 PM ISTBeirut, Jan 10: Syrian President Bashar Assad said today he will not step down, insisting that he still has his people's support.“We will declare victory soon,” he said in the speech at Damascus University broadcast
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Workers Mass At Shanghai Factory In Latest Unrest
World | Dec 02, 2011, 02:26 PM ISTShanghai, Dec 2: China is seeing a fresh upsurge in labor unrest as slowing demand for its exports in Europe and the U.S. hits manufacturers already juggling tight credit and weakening growth at home.In one
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At Least 40 Killed In Yemen Unrest Today : Protesters
World | Sep 24, 2011, 08:26 PM ISTSanaa, Sept 24: At least 40 people, among them dissident soldiers, were killed in violence that rocked Yemen's capital today, an activist from the protest organising committee told AFP.“More than 40 people were killed on
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Arab Nations' Unrest Spreads To Malaysia
World | Jul 09, 2011, 08:40 PM ISTKuala Lumpur, Jul 9: More than 50,000 people today poured onto the streets of Malaysian capital in the biggest political showdown in years to demand electoral reforms, defying a massive lockdown with authorities arresting more
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17 Killed As Yemen Boils; US Pushes For Saleh's Removal
World | Apr 05, 2011, 09:56 AM ISTSaana, Apr 4 : Yemen came close to the brink today as security forces shot dead 17 people among the thousands of anti-regime protesters who stormed the Governor's headquarters in the city of Taiz, and
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15 Dead In New Clashes In Southern Syria City
World | Mar 24, 2011, 09:22 AM ISTDaraa (Syria), Mar 23: Syrian police launched a relentless assault today on a neighborhood sheltering anti-government protesters, fatally shooting at least 15 in an operation that lasted nearly 24 hours, witnesses said.At least six were