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  • Egypt’s military rulers dissolve parliament, suspend constitution

    Egypt’s military leadership Sunday dissolved both the upper and lower houses of the parliament and suspended the constitution. Earlier Sunday, scuffles broke out between Egyptian soldiers and protesters at Cairo’s Tahrir Square after the military tried to remove activists from the epicentre of Egypt’s uprising, eyewitnesses said. The military rulers will run the country for […]

    Benny Gantz appointed head of Israeli military

    The Israeli cabinet today unanimously approved the appointment of Maj Gen Benny Gantz as the next chief of the armed forces, ending months of infighting for the post among top generals. The appointment of Maj Gen Gantz comes at a time when the region, engrossed in a strong political turmoil, faces one of its worst […]

    Somali Pirates Hijack Maltese-Flagged Ship

    Somali pirates hijacked a Maltese- flagged ship with 23 crew members on board, according to the information released by European Union Naval Force on Sunday. The MV Sinin lost communications 560 km east of Masirah in Oman on Saturday. The ship had 13 Iranians and 10 Indians on board at the time.

    Over One Million Protest Against Berlusconi in Italy

    As many as a million Italians protested against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Sunday in what the Italian media hailed as the largest anti-government demonstration in years. Calling their movement “If not now, when?” the mostly female protesters gathered on the streets of more than 200 Italian cities and towns to protest against what they said […]

    Yemen Opposition Accepts President’s Political Reform Initiative

    Yemen’s opposition on Sunday accepted a political reform initiative offered earlier this month by President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in which he pledged not to seek another Presidential term or hand over power to his son. “We accept the political reform initiative offered by President Saleh on Feb. 2,” the opposition coalition said in a statement. […]

    Demonstrators in Italy urge Berlusconi to resign

    Hundreds of demonstrators attended rallies in the Italian capital, Rome, and in the northern city of Milan yesterday to urge embattled Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign. Protesters in both cities carried pots and pans, banging them as they marched through the cities. The rallies came at the end of a week that saw prosecutors […]

    Pak investigators to seek Musharraf extradition

    Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency will seek the extradition of former President Pervez Musharraf after his refusal to appear before an anti-terrorism court on charges that he failed to provide adequate security to slain former premier Benazir Bhutto. “We have decided to write to the Home Secretary of the UK for General Musharraf’s extradition,” an unnamed […]

    Egyptian Army takes down tents on Tahrir Square

    Egypt’s military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters on Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful. The […]

    Thailand to reject UN help over Cambodia: PM

    Thailand will tell the UN Security Council there is no need for outside mediation to resolve a deadly border conflict with Cambodia, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Sunday. He said Thailand was confident that it could make a strong case at the closed-door meeting in New York Monday to show that Phnom Penh sparked the […]

    UK probes Mubarak family’s assets in the country

    Britain’s fraud investigation agency has launched a hunt to identify the millions of pounds in money and assets secretly stashed in the country by deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and his family, a media report said Sunday. Mubarak’s family fortune is thought to be at least 1.5 billion pounds, and is thought to be held […]