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Sarkozy charged in connection with alleged Libyan funding Paris: Former French President was placed under formal investigation over allegations in his 2007 presidential campaign | |
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Gaddafi's son Saif 'freed' in Libya Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, second son of the late deposed Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, is said to have been freed under an amnesty
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Morsi: Egypt's former president given life in spying case |
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Egypt agriculture minister held on corruption charges |
| Jul.28 |
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Libya court sentences Qaddafi son to death in absentia |
| Jun.14 |
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South Africa court bid to arrest Sudan's Omar al-Bashir
A South African court has issued an interim order stopping Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir, who faces war crimes charges, from leaving the cou...
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ICC urges S Africa to arrest Sudan leader |
| May.16 |
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Morsi, Egypt's ex-leader, sentenced to death
Cairo: An Egyptian court has pronounced death sentences on ousted president and more than 100 other people over a mass prison break in 2011
| Mar.18 |
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Museum attack: President vows to fight terror |
| Feb.1 |
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Kidnapped Libya Opec official found |
| Jan.31 |
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President Sisi warns of 'long battle' with militants |
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Mubarak cleared over protest killings
Map of Cairo Cairo: A court in Egypt has dropped charges against former President Hosni Mubarak over the killing of 239 protesters during the 2011 uprising against him
| Oct.25 |
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Attacks 'threaten Egypt's existence' |
| Jun.8 |
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Egypt leader hails 'historic moment'. Cairo
| May.5 |
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Sisi vows Muslim Brotherhood 'will not exist' |
| May.4 |
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Libya appoints businessman as new PM The Libyan parliament has elected a businessman, Ahmed Maitig, 42, to become the country's next prime minister, in a controversial vote
| Apr.13 |
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Libyan PM to step down after attack on his family |
| Mar.5 |
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Niger 'extradites' Gadhafi's son |
| Feb.24 |
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Report: Egypt's government resigns |
| Feb.23 |
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Morsi 'leaked secrets to Iran' |
| Feb.16 |
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Morsi lawyers walk out of trial |
| Jan.28 |
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Ousted Egyptian leader Morsi denounces trial |
| Jan.27 |
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Egypt army 'backs Sisi candidacy' |
| Jan.19 |
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Egypt's Morsi to face fourth trial |
| Jan.7 |
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Morsi trial to resume in Cairo |
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Tunisia chooses new PM to replace Islamist gov't
| Nov.4 |
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Morsi tells trial 'I am president'
Cairo: Egypt's ousted leader Mohammed Morsi goes on trial in Cairo and tells the judge the case is illegitimate as he remains president
| Nov.3 |
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Morsi 'arrives for Egypt trial' |
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Egypt tense as Morsi trial looms |
| Oct.9 |
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Libyan PM Zeidan seized by armed men
Map of Tripoli Libya Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been seized by armed men from a hotel in the capital, Tripoli 'to an unknown place for unknown reasons'
| Sep.5 |
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Egyptian minister survives blast |
| Aug.29 |
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Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leader Beltagi |
| Aug.22 |
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Egypt's Mubarak released from jail |
| Aug.21 |
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Egypt's Mubarak faces house arrest |
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Egypt court orders Mubarak freed
Cairo: An Egyptian court has ordered the release on bail of former President Hosni Mubarak in a corruption case
| Aug.20 |
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Egypt court to consider Mubarak release |
| Aug.19 |
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Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leader held
Map of Nasr City Egypt Cairo: The spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, General Guide Mohammed Badie, has been arrested in Cairo, Egyptian officials say
| Aug.18 |
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Army chief al-Sisi: Room for all in Egypt |
| Aug.14 |
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Egypt PM defends deadly crackdown |
| Jul.30 |
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Ousted Egypt president 'in good health' |
| Jul.26 |
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Judge orders Morsi to be jailed for 15 days
Cairo: Deposed Egyptian President has been ordered jailed over accusations of collaborating with Hamas to release himself from prison in 2011
| Jul.25 |
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Tunisia politician Brahmi shot dead |
| Jul.22 |
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Egypt's Morsi 'abducted by army' |
| Jul.9 |
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Egypt appoints new government officials. Cairo
| Jul.8 |
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Egypt interim leader calls for calm |
| Jul.6 |
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ElBaradei to become Egyptian PM |
| Jul.4 |
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Egypt army arrests key figures in Muslim Brotherhood
| Jul.3 |
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Military ousts Egypt's Morsi
Map of Cairo Cairo: Egypt's military toppled the country's first democratically elected president and reportedly put him under house arrest
Military is rounding up some of his top supporters even as the deposed Mohamed Morsy insisted that he remains the country's legitimate leader. Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said the constitution had been suspended and the chief justice of the constitutional court would take on Mr Morsi's powers
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Libya army chief of staff 'resigns' |
| Feb.6 |
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Politician's slaying shocks Tunisia
Map of Tunis Tunisia a gunman shot and killed opposition leader Chokri Belaid, Vocal critic of Islamist-led government, in front of his home
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Obama blames siege 'terrorists' |
| Jan.13 |
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Mubarak will be retried. Egypt
| Jan.6 |
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Morsi: Try al-Assad for war crimes |
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Egypt's vice-president resigns
| Dec.17 |
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Public prosecutor Ibrahim offers to resign |
| Dec.6 |
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Mohammed Morsi calls for dialogue |
| Nov.25 |
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Morsi reaches out to opponents |
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Morsi U-turn on Egypt prosecutor |
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Libyan PM forced to stand down |
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Egypt president 'retires' military figures Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is replacing top generals and reasserting power the military claimed for itself before he took office
| Jul.9 |
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Egypt military 'warns' president |
| Jun.30 |
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Morsi sworn in as Egypt's leader. Cairo
| Jun.24 |
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Egypt's Morsi makes unity call
| Jun.19 |
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Egypt's Mubarak 'close to death'. Cairo
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Mubarak trial: Egypt judge to deliver verdict |
| Mar.17 |
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Libya demands handover of Senussi |
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Gaddafi's intelligence chief held. Mauritania
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Riots in Egypt lead to sackings
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Gadhafi son tried to secretly go to Mexico |
| Nov.25 |
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Egypt's new PM appeals to nation |
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Ganzouri regains PM job amid rival protests |
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Egypt military 'appoints new PM' Egypt's military rulers have appointed ex-prime minister Kamal Ganzouri to form a new government
| Nov.21 |
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Cabinet submits resignation |
| Nov.20 |
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Gadhafi intelligence chief captured. Libya
| Oct.30 |
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Hosni Mubarak trial is postponed |
| Oct.22 |
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Libyan PM 'wanted Gaddafi alive' |
| Oct.21 |
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Libya delays Gaddafi burial plan |
| Oct.11 |
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Deputy prime minister resigns |
| Sep.11 |
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Gaddafi's son arrives in Niger
| Sep.10 |
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Libyan interim leader in Tripoli |
| Sep.6 |
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Gaddafi aide 'in Niger capital' |
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Libya army convoy reaches Niger
The vehicles rolled into the town of Agadez; one report said they were accompanied by well-armed Tuareg tribal fighters
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Scuffles as Mubarak trial resumes |
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Col Gaddafi 'ready for long war'. Libya
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Defiant Gaddafi son vows to fight |
| Aug.29 |
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Gaddafi family 'flee to Algeria'
| Aug.24 |
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Rebels appeal for Gaddafi capture. Libya
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Defiant Gaddafi 'vows to fight' |
| Aug.22 |
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Saif al-Islam Gadhafi spotted in Tripoli. Libya
| Aug.3 |
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Mubarak pleads not guilty. Cairo
| Jul.17 |
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Hosni Mubarak 'in a coma' |
| Jun.20 |
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Ben Ali sentenced to jail in absentia. Tunisia
| May.11 |
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First Gaddafi footage in two weeks. Libya
| Apr.29 |
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Gaddafi vows not to leave Libya |
| Apr.13 |
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Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered
Cairo: A probe is exploring the killing of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the center of the country's dramatic uprising earlier this year
| Apr.12 |
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Mubarak's sons detained in Egypt |
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Ex-President Mubarak 'has heart attack'. Sinai
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Army crackdown in Cairo's Tahrir Square
| Mar.30 |
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Libyan foreign minister defects London: Moussa Koussa arrived in London Wednesday and told the government there that he has resigned
| Mar.28 |
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Obama defends Libya intervention. Washington
| Mar.22 |
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Defiant Gaddafi pledges victory. Libya
| Feb.28 |
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Gadhafi: 'They love me, all my people'. Libya
| Feb.27 |
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Tunisian PM resigns over protests |
| Feb.22 |
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Defiant Gaddafi refuses to quit
Libya: Col Muammar Gaddafi has refused to stand down amid widespread anti-government protests which he said had tarnished the image of the country
| Feb.21 |
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Libyan leader appears on state TV
| Feb.11 |
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Mubarak steps down, vice president says
Map of Cairo Cairo: Hosni Mubarak is stepping down from the presidency, VP Omar Suleiman said, prompting Cairo demonstrators to chant 'Egypt is free!'
Mubarak ruled for 30 years, suppressing dissent and protest. The news was greeted with a huge outburst of joy and celebration by thousands in Tahrir Square
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Mubarak 'fears chaos if he quits' |
| Feb.1 |
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Mubarak: I'll step down in September. Egypt
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Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy
Egypt: Hosni Mubarak has named intelligence chief Omar Suleiman as his first ever vice-president as he struggles to regain control of the country
| Jan.27 |
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Egypt must change, says ElBaradei |
| Jan.15 |
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Tunisian swears in interim president |
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Speaker takes over Tunisian presidency |
| Jan.14 |
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Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins
Map of Tunis Tunisia Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president. Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has fled with his family to Saudi Ar... | |
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Chad rules out arresting Sudan leader |
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Mubarak seeks fifth term |
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Assassination of Anwar Sadat
Map of Cairo Cairo: He engaged in negotiations with Israel, culminating in the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty; this won him and Israeli Prime Minister the Nobel Peace Prize | |