Gaddafi’s son refusing defence lawyer – Libya
Arrested: Sair al-Islam Gaddafi sitting with his captors in Obari airport on Saturday Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son has refused to appoint a Libyan lawyer to defend him against accusations of murder and torture during a crackdown on a revolt against his father’s rule, the country said on Wednesday. Libya said earlier this month More...
Women take almost a third of Algeria legislative seats
Officials start counting the votes in Algiers on May 10, 2012. Algeria Thursday held its first polls since the Arab Spring, with an official turnout figure poised to belie deep voter disaffection over the prospect More...
NATO underplayed civilian deaths in Libya: HRW
NATO air strikes killed 72 civilians in Libya last year, Human Rights Watch said on Monday, accusing the western alliance of failing to acknowledge the scope of collateral damage it caused during the campaign that More...
Moroccan rapper jailed over video
Casablanca – A Moroccan court on Friday jailed one of the country’s most famous rappers to one year in prison over a video critical of the police, judicial officials told AFP. Mouad Belghouat, 24, is More...
Algeria islamists reel after election
Algiers – Algeria’s Islamists were reeling on Saturday from a stinging setback in legislative polls which saw the ruling party come out on top, resisting the Arab Spring’s tide of democratic change. The More...
Algeria ruling party wins vote
Officials start counting the votes in Algiers on May 10, 2012. Algeria Thursday held its first polls since the Arab Spring, with an official turnout figure poised to belie deep voter disaffection over the prospect More...
Scepticism the main challenger in Algeria election
Women walk past electoral posters in Algiers May 9, 2012. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra Algeria votes on Thursday in a parliamentary election its rulers hope will deflect pressure for change after the “Arab Spring” More...
Egypt to conduct minor cabinet reshuffle
Cairo – Egypt’s military rulers are to carry out a minor cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, state television reported. Two weeks before presidential elections, the ministers of higher education, manpower, More...
Egypt military accused of sexual assault
Cairo – Women detainees and rights groups have accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault in the latest crackdown on demonstrations. More than a dozen women were detained among some 300 More...
Egypt sends 293 to trial for violent protest
Cairo – Investigating judges are sending 293 Egyptians to trial on charges of resisting authorities, damaging public property and carrying weapons during an anti-government protest last year. A three-week More...
