Egypt heads to Geneva II
Egypt hopes for implementation of Geneva Communiqué, foreign ministry says Al-Assad’s future is for Syrians to decide
Misr Balady Front calls on Al-Sisi to run for presidency
Egyptians approval of constitution tantamount to endorsement of Al-Sisi’s run for president, says Kammel Gemilak
Human Rights Watch offers up scathing appraisal of conditions in Egypt
Violence of security forces, military trials, and abuse of women cited under both governments of 2013
Peace hopes fade as Israel plans 381 more settler homes
The new construction will take place in Givat Zeev, a settlement which lies immediately south of the West Bank city of Ramallah
Bus bombing kills 22 pilgrims in southwest Pakistan
AFP – At least 22 Shi’a pilgrims returning from Iran were killed and 20 others wounded when a bomb hit a bus in the southwest Pakistan province of Baluchistan Tuesday,…
Iraq executes 26 men, including anti-Qaeda leader
Among those executed was Adel Mashhadani, who was arrested in March 2009 and sentenced to death in November of that year for killing a young girl in a revenge attack.
Trial of four officers involved with Abou Zaabal deaths postponed
Officers to be tried for manslaughter over the deaths of 37 protesters
Six month sentence for burning flag
Cabinet had recently approved harsher penalties for flag desecration
British trade delegation eyes Suez Canal Project
The winner will receive the final contract in October, and will have nine months to submit an initial plan for the project.
EBRD cuts growth forecast for crisis-hit Turkey
Turkey’s economy was nevertheless expected to grow by 3.3% in 2014, the EBRD said in a statement.