Hundreds back Maliki amid calls for Iraq PM to quit
Anti-government rallies blocked a key highway linking Baghdad to Jordan and Syria for a third week, while protests were also held in Samarra, Tikrit, Baiji and Mosul, all Sunni-majority areas…
19 killed in failed French raid to free Somalia hostage
Allex is among nine French hostages in Africa of whom at least six are held by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
Finance minister promises economic recovery
Finance Minister Al-Morsy Hegazy expresses confidence in economic stability following meeting with US ambassador
Thousands of Iraq Sunnis in angry anti-Maliki demos
Prime Minister accused of authoritarianism and sectarianism
IAEA chief not hopeful on Iran inspection progress
Iran denies seeking or ever having sought nuclear weapons, and rejected the alleged evidence
Saudi king names women to advisory council in historic first
30 women appointed to the previously all-male consultative Shura Council marking a historic first
Fears for Pakistan as blasts kill 125
Extremist Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for what was the worst single attack ever on Shi'as
Iran FM in Cairo talks on Syria conflict
There was no comment as to how Iran and Egypt could reconcile their opposing views on the Syrian conflict to reach such a solution
Egypt’s central bank chief resigns
State television had announced his resignation last month, which was quickly denied by the government
Iran, world powers set nuclear talks date
The so-called "P5+1" nations had not all met since a June meeting in Moscow
