Gunmen kill 24 Egyptian police in Sinai ambush
By Alistair Lyon and Asma Alsharif Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 24 Egyptian policemen on Monday in the Sinai peninsula, where attacks on security...
Middle East
(Updated) Mursi supporters exchange fire with security forces in mosque
By Michael Georgy Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi exchanged gunfire with security forces inside a Cairo mosque on Saturday, three Reuters witnesses said....
Pro-Mursi supporters take to streets, denounce Egypt military
By Tom Perry and Yasmine Saleh Thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi took to the streets on Friday, urging a “Day of Rage”...
Car bomb kills 20 in Lebanon
A powerful car bomb struck the southern Beirut stronghold of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Thursday, killing 20 people, wounding 120 and trapping many others...
Muslim Brotherhood storm government building In Cairo (Update)
Hundreds of supporters of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood stormed a government building in Cairo on Thursday and set it ablaze, as fury over a security crackdown...
Clashes in Cairo as political crisis drags on
By Tom Finn and Tom Perry Supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi battled in downtown Cairo’s streets on Tuesday, hurling rocks at...
Israel shoots down rocket targeting resort city Eilat
By Allyn Fisher-Ilan Israel shot down a rocket aimed at its southern resort city of Eilat early on Tuesday, blowing it up in mid air...
Mursi backers call for marches to foil Egypt crackdown
By Yasmine Saleh Supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi urged Egyptians to take to the streets on Monday to thwart any police crackdown on two...
Israel names Palestinians to be freed before peace talks
By Jeffrey Heller Israel on Monday named 26 Palestinian prisoners to be freed this week under a deal enabling U.S.-backed peace talks to resume, although...
Nine car bombs kill 60, wound nearly 200 in Iraq
A SERIES of car bombs in mainly Shi’ite areas of Baghdad killed 50 people and wounded 140 on Saturday, police and medical sources said,...
