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  • Assad's brother tops Syria sanctions list

    The European Union has imposed sanctions on 13 Syrian officials, including President Bashar al-Assad's brother and a wealthy and influential cousin, as the government continued its violent crackdown on protests and reportedly sent tanks into towns near the flashpoint city of Deraa. The package of sanctions, announced on Tuesday, is aimed at pressuring.. More

  • Egypt extends Mubarak

    Egypt's public prosecutor has extended the detention of Hosni Mubarak, the ousted president, by another 15 days as investigators probe him over corruption and allegations he had ordered the killing of protesters during the uprising that ultimately unseated him. Abdel Maguid Mahmud, the prosecutor general, "has ordered the preventative detention.. More

  • EU imposes arms embargo on Syria

    The European Union is imposing an arms embargo on Syria, in response to a bloody crackdown on protesters by Bashar al-Assad's government. The EU has also banned 13 Syrian government officials from travelling anywhere in the 27-nation union, as well as freezing assets held by those officials and banning the shipment of "arms and equipment that.. More

  • NATO air strikes target Gaddafi's compound

    A number of blasts have been heard from apparent NATO missile strikes targeting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound in the capital, Tripoli, witnesses have said. They said jets carried out eight strikes in roughly three hours in an unusually heavy bombardment of Tripoli, with four explosions rocking the Libyan capital shortly after 2am [0000 GMT].. More

  • NATO targets Libyan weapons depots

    NATO air attacks have hit Libyan government weapons depots near Zintan, southwest of Tripoli, the capital, according to an opposition spokesman in the town. Separately, two loud explosions rocked a western sector of Tripoli on Sunday as jets flew overhead, witnesses told the AFP news agency. The coalition began carrying out attacks on forces loyal.. More

  • Several killed in Iraq jail fight

    Up to sixteen people have been killed after detainees at an Iraqi detention facility tried to overpower their guards, officials have said. Sunday's incident occurred at the ministry of interior's Baghdad compound, designed to be one of the most secure facilities in the country. A police source told Al Jazeera that the melee started after a prisoner.. More

  • Tunisia declares curfew after renewed protests

    Tunisia's government ordered an overnight curfew on Saturday after three days of forcefully suppressed protests and sacked an influential figure whose comments on a possible coup sparked the demonstrations. The new troubles in the North African country, where the Arab world's tide of revolutions began, are rooted in fears the interim administration.. More

  • Deaths reported as Syrian forces storm city

    Syrian security forces have conducted a raid on Baniyas, a hub of anti-government protests, amid demands by opponents of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, that he offer elections to end the crisis. A Syrian rights campaigner told the AFP news agency that security forces killed four women who were among about 150 people demonstrating on Saturday.. More

  • Gaddafi planes 'destroy Misurata fuel tanks'

    Gaddafi forces have dropped bombs on four large oil-storage tanks in the contested western city of Misurata, destroying the facilities and sparking a fire that spread to four more, according to an opposition spokesman. Gaddafi forces used small, pesticide-spraying planes for the overnight attack in Qasr Ahmed close to the port, Ahmed Hassan, the spokesman,.. More

  • Syrian tanks enter 'protest hub' Baniyas

    Syrian troops backed by tanks swept into Baniyas, a hub of anti-regime protests, as residents formed human chains in a bid to halt the military operation, rights activists said. Electricity and communications were cut early on Saturday as the tanks entered along three axes heading towards the southern sector of the city on the Mediterranean coast. Protester.. More

  • UN urges Israel to unfreeze Palestinian funds

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel should not withhold tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority following its unity deal with Hamas. In telephone talks with Netanyahu on Friday, Ban reaffirmed UN support for Palestinian unity under the leadership of Abbas and called on the Israeli prime.. More

  • Syrian army braced for 'day of defiance'

    Syrian activists have called for another day of nationwide anti-government protests and authorities have responded by deploying the military in political sensitive areas. Demonstrations are expected to begin after Friday prayers as activists vowed a "day of defiance". A doctor who planned to take part in the demonstrations said "indiscriminat.. More

  • Pakistan army threatens to reconsider US ties

    The relationship between Pakistan and the US is under intense scrutiny, with the Pakistani army saying that it will review cooperation with the US if there is another violation of its sovereignty. The warning follows the special operation by US commandos on Monday inside Pakistani territory that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda. T.. More

  • Coalition to create fund for Libya opposition

    The Transitional National Council (TNC), based in Benghazi, has appealed for loans of up to $3bn, saying they need around half of that for food, medicine and other basic supplies. Italy, host of Thursday's meeting in Rome of the Contact Group on Libya, said the temporary special fund would aim to channel cash to the opposition administration in its.. More

  • Egypt's ex-interior minister sentenced

    Egypt's former interior minister, Habib al-Adly, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for money laundering and profiteering, according to judicial sources. Many Egyptians had been closely watching the fate of Adli, one of the most controversial members of the administration of Hosni Mubarak, because of the harsh practices of his police force during.. More