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Mubarak`s deputy linked to secret CIA program

The man named by President Hosni Mubarak as his first ever deputy, Egyptian spy chief Omar Suleiman, reportedly ...

World leaders stop short in calling for Mubarak to step down

Prime Minister David Cameron has joined other world leaders in calling for a transition to democracy in Egypt but ...

Merkel tells Mubarak to listen to people`s legitimate demands

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to listen to the `legitimate` popular ...

Russian students in Egypt ask to be evacuated

A group of Russian students staying in a dormitory at Cairo University have asked to be evacuated from Egypt. A ...

Israel seeks support for Mubarak: report

Israel has told its diplomats in the United States, Europe and elsewhere to encourage their host nations to support ...

Merkel tells Mubarak to listen to people`s `legitimate` demands

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to listen to the `legitimate` popular ...

New Zealand ready to send military planes to Egypt

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said on Monday that the government may consider using Defence Force planes to get ...

Elbaradei tells Cairo protesters we are `beginning new era`

Top dissident Mohamed ElBaradei told thousands at the epicentre of anti-regime protests in Cairo on Sunday that they ...

China blocks "Egypt" searches on micro-blogs

China blocked the word "Egypt" from micro-blog searches in a sign that the Chinese government is concerned that ...

Students clash with police in Khartoum demos

Students clashed with police in Khartoum on Sunday, as Sudanese youths heeded calls to take to the streets for a day ...

UN Chief calls for restraint in deadly Egypt protests

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for restraint over the deadly political protests in Egypt that have ...

Mubarak appoints new prime minister, vice president

President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday, in response to violent nationwide protests, appointed intelligence chief Omar ...

Death toll from Egypt protests passes 100: security source

At least 102 people have been killed -- 33 on Saturday alone -- in five days of anti-government unrest in Egypt, ...

Tunisia calm after government reshuffle

Calm returned to Tunisia`s capital Saturday a day after a new transition cabinet was sworn in and interim Prime ...

Egypt appoints former air force commander as PM

Egypt`s president picked on Saturday a former air force commander and aviation minister, Ahmed Shafiq, as the next ...