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David Cameron To Address Brit Torture Claims
The Prime Minister is expected to raise the issue during a state visit by UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Continue reading
Kuwait urges Iran to address worries on nuclear plant
MANAMA (Reuters) – Kuwait urged neighboring Iran on Monday to cooperate more with the U.N. nuclear watchdog to allay Gulf Arab concerns about the safety of an Iranian nuclear power plant that lies just across the waterway from the emirate Continue reading
British Holidaymaker Feared Drowned In Egypt
Steve Cracknell vanished while taking a diving lesson with an experienced instructor in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Continue reading
Islamist militants attack Egypt security HQ in Sinai
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Islamist militants attacked Egypt’s security headquarters in northern Sinai with machineguns and mortar bombs on Sunday and fought troops elsewhere in the desert region, killing one soldier and wounding seven, security officials said. Troops and police had swept into a village 15 km south of Sheikh Zuwaid town, near the border with Israel, at dawn and arrested ten suspected militant leaders. They took them to the security HQ in the region’s main town of al-Arish, an army spokesman said. Continue reading
Islamist militants attack Egypt security HQ in Sinai
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Islamist militants attacked Egypt’s security headquarters in northern Sinai with machineguns and mortar bombs on Sunday and fought troops elsewhere in the desert region, killing one soldier and wounding seven, security officials said. Troops and police had swept into a village 15 km south of Sheikh Zuwaid town, near the border with Israel, at dawn and arrested ten suspected militant leaders Continue reading
Train crash delays Guantanamo hearings in 9/11 case
GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) – A train wreck in the United States disrupted Internet connections to the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval base on Tuesday and caused a one-day delay in pretrial hearings for five prisoners accused of launching the September 11 attacks. Continue reading
Egypt launches air strikes on militants in Sinai
AL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian aircraft struck at targets near the border with Israel on Wednesday and troops raided villages in a crackdown on Islamic militants blamed for a deadly attack on Egyptian border police, army officials and witnesses said. The air strikes around the town of Sheikh Zuwaid, 10 km (6 miles) from Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip, followed clashes overnight between armed men and security forces at several checkpoints in the north of Egypt's Sinai region Continue reading
Egypt launches air strikes on militants in Sinai
AL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian aircraft struck at targets near the border with Israel on Wednesday and troops raided villages in a crackdown on Islamic militants blamed for a deadly attack on Egyptian border police, army officials and witnesses said. Continue reading
AP IMPACT: Syria rebels divided, at times violent
Rebel commander Ahmed Eissa al-Sheikh keeps a paper on his desk bearing the names of the dead from his brigade. Continue reading
