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Switzerland freezes Mubarak assets

Cairo – Switzerland has frozen whatever assets Hosni Mubarak and his associates may have there, and anti-corruption campaigners are demanding the same of other countries. But experts say hunting for the deposed Egyptian leader’s purported hidden wealth – let alone … read more »

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Egypt power transfer to VP in negotiation: official

Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak is still in negotiation on whether to hand his powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman, an official said, after unprecedented nationwide protests demanded an end to Mubarak’s 30-year-rule. Asked if the president would hand powers to … read more »

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‘Mubarak world’s richest’

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is likely the richest man in the world with an estimated fortune worth about 70 billion dollars. According to the Guardian, Mubarak has money stashed in several Swiss and other foreign bank accounts, and has shadowy … read more »

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Opposition insists on Mubarak ouster

Cairo – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak came under fresh pressure Monday to quit immediately as opponents posing the biggest challenge to his 30-year rule said concessions made in landmark talks were insufficient. As the uprising entered a 14th day, central … read more »

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Top leadership in President Mubarak’s party resigns

The top leadership of Egypt’s ruling party, including President Hosni Mubarak’s son, resigned en masse to be replaced by politicians with liberal reputations. Top leadership in President Mubarak’s party resigns The top leadership of Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party, including … read more »

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Mubarak’s net worth estimated at USD 40 to 70 billion: report

Egypt’s embattled President Hosni Mubarak’s and his family’s net worth is estimated to be between U.S. dollars 40 and 70 billion, a media report said. The wealth of the Egypt’s first family was built largely from military contracts during his … read more »

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Pride and Expectation in Tahrir Square

Cairo is on the streets, its usual traffic jams replaced by streams of people gravitating towards the central Tahrir Square. The army make sporadic attempts throughout the day to block the roads leading up to it and state radio broadcasts … read more »

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Egypt set for ‘Mubarak Day of Departure’

Protesters in the Egyptian capital Cairo are preparing to stage a “Day of Departure” for President Hosni Mubarak. Organisers are calling for tens of thousands of people to gather in Tahrir Square, where days of unrest have left at least … read more »

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Egypt revolution sympathizers beaten in Syria: HRW

Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Syrian authorities failed to intervene as 15 people who tried to hold a candle vigil in support of the Egyptian revolution were beaten in Old Damascus. The New York based group quoted activists … read more »

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U.S. in talks over possible Mubarak departure

U.S. officials said on Thursday they were discussing with Egyptians different scenarios for a transition of power, including one in which President Hosni Mubarak leaves office immediately. “That’s one scenario,” said a senior Obama administration official who spoke on condition … read more »

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Egypt: Wave of protesters hit by bullets

Cairo – Gunfire aimed at anti-regime protesters killed four people in Tahrir Square early Thursday, taking the death toll from clashes that have rocked central Cairo in the past 24 hours to seven, a medic said. “All (four) were killed … read more »

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Five killed and many wounded as Cairo square Violence escalates

Bursts of heavy gunfire aimed at anti-government demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir [Liberation] Square, left at least five people dead and several more wounded, according to reports from the Egyptian capital on Thursday. Sustained bursts of automatic weapons fire and powerful … read more »

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US sees debate in Mubarak inner circle

Washington – The United States believes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s inner circle is debating whether he needs to do more to meet the demands of protesters seeking his ouster, an Obama administration official said on Wednesday. The senior official, who … read more »

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Breastfeeding ‘not always best’

Breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months is not necessarily best for a baby’s health, British researchers said Friday, calling into question advice given to new mothers. The team led by a paediatrician from University College London said babies fed … read more »

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Mauritius honeymoon murder: Michaela McAreavey’s killing ‘covered up’ by hotel workers

Michaela McAreavey, the daughter of one of Ireland’s best-known sporting figures, was killed on honeymoon in Mauritius by three hotel workers who tried to cover up the murder by dumping her body in a bath, police said. The 28 year-old, … read more »

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Mauritius honeymoon murder: three hotel workers in court over strangling

Michaela McAreavey, whose father Mickey Harte is one of Gaelic football’s most high profile team managers, was strangled in her luxury hotel room earlier this week. The teacher, 28, was found dead by her husband John McAreavey, 30, on Monday … read more »

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New bride, 27, murdered in Mauritius luxury hotel ‘fought strangler for her life’

A teacher has been murdered on honeymoon on the paradise island of Mauritius. The body of 27-year-old Michaela Harte was found by her husband in their room at a four-star hotel. Police, who were yesterday questioning six suspects, said she … read more »

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Ivory Coast’s incumbent president locked in crucial negotiations

Laurent Gbagbo, Ivory Coast’s presidential incumbent, was on Tuesday night locked in negotiations with a delegation of three West African leaders who are trying to persuade him to hand over power to Alassane Ouattara, the internationally-recognised winner of last month’s … read more »

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Strike call fails to hit main Ivory Coast city, ports

Most workers in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan ignored a call by presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara for a strike on Monday to force Laurent Gbagbo out of power, saying they must work in order to survive. Operations at the … read more »

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Ivory Coast: Ouattara backers end occupation of Paris embassy

Supporters of Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara occupied the Ivorian embassy in Paris for several hours on Monday, calling for the internationally isolated incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to step aside. French television reported that some 20 people occupied the building … read more »

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3 African presidents to deliver ultimatum to Gbagbo in Ivory Coast

Leaders of Benin, Sierra Leone and Cape Verde prepare to offer political asylum or forcible removal Three African leaders are due to arrive in Ivory Coast tomorrowwith an offer for the president, Laurent Gbagbo, to relinquish power and claim political … read more »

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Violence fears grow in Ivory Coast as Gbagbo stays

Ivory Coast – Fears of renewed fighting in this country once divided by civil war grew Monday following a threat from West African neighbors to force out incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo if he does not soon heed international calls to … read more »

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‘Why Ivorians dislike Nigerians’

Against the background of the political crisis rocking Cote D’Voire, Alex Ogundadegbe writes on the dangers confronting over two million Nigerians in the country on the brink of disintegration A drive from Abidjan International Airport Felix Houphouet Boigny in Cote … read more »

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Somaliland fosters trade in frankincense and myrrh

HARGEISA, Somaliland — In the mist forests of the Golis Mountains in northern Somalia, clouds roll in off the sea. Up and over the mountain ridges, they evaporate into the desert air. There, in the southern slopes, stumpy trees grow … read more »

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West African leaders hold emergency meeting on Ivory Coast

West African leaders were huddling in Nigeria on Friday over how best to defuse an escalating crisis in Ivory Coast, where President Laurent Gbagbo refuses to concede power. The 15-member Economic Community of West African States has already urged Gbagbo … read more »

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Nearly 200 killed in Ivory Coast election crisis

Nearly 200 people have been killed in Ivory Coast since last month’s disputed election, according to the United States, as international pressure mounts for defiant leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down. World powers and African states have thrown their support … read more »

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International community may bolster Ivory Coast force

The international community may bolster the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Ivory Coast to head off any potential challenge by supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo, the State Department said on Wednesday. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Washington was discussing … read more »

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Ivory Coast: Ouattara PM says only solution to crisis is force

The prime minister of Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara urged the international community to consider using force to oust incumbent Laurent Gbagbo saying it was the “only solution”. Gbagbo has refused to quit following a Nov. 28 election that … read more »

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Death squads attacking Ivory Coast opposition, claims spokesman

Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo has unleashed death squads on his opponents, with increasing numbers killed, kidnapped or raped, it was claimed today. Guillaume Soro, a leading opposition figure, accused Gbagbo’s security forces of waging terror with the help of … read more »

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Abidjan hotel siege humanitarian issue: French envoy

A blockade of the hotel where Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara is holed up is turning into a humanitarian issue, France’s ambassador in the country said in a newspaper interview published on Tuesday. A spokesman for Ouattara’s camp said … read more »

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