Egyptian activists called for fresh mass protests in Cairo on Friday to demand an immediate end to army rule, as the military vowed to prevent unrest from disrupting elections. Read more »
Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy was arrested while in Tahrir Square, Cairo, and says she was beaten and sexually assaulted while in custody. Read more »
Many activists see in the incident an attempt by government forces to destabilize the country in order to justify the continued rule of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces. Read more »
After at first celebrating their apparent success in reaching the Cup of Nations finals, South Africa was hit with the news that the rules were against them. Read more »
The murder and corruption trial of Egypt's toppled president, Hosni Mubarak, will no longer be broadcast on live television. Read more »
The economic crisis in post-revolution Egypt, and deteriorating security conditions, seem to be affecting the nation's ability to produce or access medicines required by millions ... Read more »
An un-named Muslim country is funding the creation of a well-armed and privately trained militia force in Somalia's north to fight piracy, blogs Elizabeth Dickinson. Read more »
New ministers in a sweeping reshuffle of Egypt's cabinet took their oaths in front of the country's military ruler on Thursday but protesters have rejected the new line-up, which ... Read more »
Egyptian security forces have fired teargas at thousands of protesters, some of whom threw stones, in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Read more »
Egypt's government has announced an ambitious plan for a tenfold increase in spending on scientific research within the next three years. Read more »
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