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A candle burns beside a mural of late Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi at a press conference by Ethiopian government spokesman Bereket Simon where he announced the death of Zenawi in Addis Ababa on 21 August
AFRICAN UNION

Ethiopia’s long-standing leader dies aged 57

Controversial Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies, leaving Ethiopia in power vacuum

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Libyan security guards patrol Benghazi (File photo) AFP PHOTO / Mohammed Abed
ambassador

Car of Egyptian diplomat in Libya bombed

Motive unknown, underlines dire situation

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
A member of the Free Syrian Army tries to spot positions held by government forces from a residential building on the outskirts of the Salaheddin neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on 14 August AFP PHOTO / ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS
Assad

Obama warns on Syria

US could act outside of the UN, should Syria use chemical weapons

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore preparing to address the nation on 29 July in Bamako AFP PHOTO / HABIBOU KOUYATE
africa

New transitional government announced in Mali

Two week after coup, Dioncounda Traore announced Mali's interim president

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Egyptians visiting Al-Azhar park during Eid El-Fetr (DNE Photo/Hassan Ibrahim)
Azhar Park

In pictures: Egyptians celebrate “Eid El-Fetr”

 

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Media

Myanmar’s road of reform; Media censorship revoked

Media control laws remain despite revoking of censorship

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez

Monday marks end of “transition” in Somalia

New parliament to take power amid doubts over their credentials and ability…

Connor Molloy
Connor Molloy
Egypt

Morsy plans historic visit to Tehran

President Morsy to make historic visit to Iran

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
brahimi

UNSMIS ends tenure in Syria

Report attributes widespread rape to gov’t forces, and crimes to rebels

Connor Molloy
Connor Molloy
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah AFP Photo
iran

Nasarallah pledged to make the lives of Israelis hell

Nasrallah boasted that Hezbollah has the capability of hitting specific targets which…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez