US confirms support for Egypt’s economic reform programme
Government seeks to restore the confidence of international markets in Egyptian economy…
US extends ‘late’ invitation to Egypt for African summit
Invitation comes after Egypt reinstated to the African Union
Kerry in Iraq as Sunni militants seize strategic town, airport
Kerry met with Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and was to hold talks…
Iraq presses counter-offensive as US deploys warship
The militants, spearheaded by the powerful jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and…
Iraq forces battle militants north of Baghdad
Obama said Washington was examining "all the options" to help Iraq's beleaguered…
Further congratulatory phone calls to Al-Sisi on inauguration
Italian and American presidents congratulate Al-Sisi as he assumes presidency
US soldier released by Taliban in prisoner swap
The five Guantanamo Bay detainees were in turn transferred to Qatar, where…
Iran slams Syrian opposition chief, confirms poll monitors
Jarba is not running against Assad in a 3 June presidential vote…
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s ‘lost’ legacy
By Dr Cesar Chelala I met Gabriel García Márquez and Fidel Castro…
Michelle Obama calls Nigeria girls abductions ‘unconscionable act’
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility, and threatened to "sell"…