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$50m van Gogh painting recovered Egypt's cultural minister says a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting valued at $50 million has been recovered by police at Cairo airport. Full Story... |
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UK warns over Lockerbie bomber anniversary Britain's government says it has warned Libya that any celebration of the anniversary of the release from jail of the Lockerbie bomber would be deeply offensive to the families of the mainly US victims. Full Story... Doc arrested after circumcision kills girl Egyptian police had been notified of the girl's death after a botched circumcision procedure - but where was the body? Full Story... Seven Algerians killed in storm Severe storms across North Africa have killed seven people in Algeria and one in Morocco, according to officials. Full Story... No word on Lockerbie bomber A year after the controversial release from jail on medical grounds, Libya continues the secrecy over the health of the ex-intelligence agent convicted of the deadly Lockerbie bombing. Full Story... Kidnapper extradited to Mali Mauritania has extradited to Mali a man convicted for his role in kidnapping three Spanish aid workers. Full Story... Confessions being wiretapped: church chief The head of the Coptic Church in Egypt has warned followers that the police in the country are wiretapping their calls and said they should not confess sins over the phone. Full Story... |
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Two killed in helicopter crash 2010-08-18 01:15:12 Algerian officials say a Frenchman and a Spaniard have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Boumerdes region of the North African nation. Full Story... Tunisian cops, protesters clash near Libya 2010-08-14 22:07:35 Tunisian protesters angry about restrictions on cross-border trade have clashed with police and blocked a highway linking southern Tunisia with Libya. Full Story... Mauritanian judge rejects appeal by kidnapper 2010-08-12 00:06:19 A court in Mauritania has dismissed the appeal of a Malian sentenced to 12 years of hard labour for his role in the kidnap of three Spanish aid workers seized by the North African wing of al-Qaeda. Full Story... The Muslim holy month of prayer and fasting 2010-08-08 09:49:26 Nearly a billion and a half Muslims worldwide this week begin the annual holy month of Ramadan. Full Story... 'I kept Naomi's diamonds' 2010-08-06 11:45:40 A trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund has said that he took and kept three small uncut diamonds that were given to model Naomi Campbell, so that she would not get into trouble. Full Story... US issues travel alert for Mauritania 2010-08-03 00:56:36 The United States has warned Americans to exercise extreme caution when travelling to Mauritania because of increased activity by the North African wing of al-Qaeda. Full Story... NGO suspends aid over violence in south Sudan 2010-07-31 19:56:37 Violence in south Sudan has forced the aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to suspend its work in the Gumuruk area of troubled Jonglei state, the organisation said. Full Story... Ferry owner sentenced for deaths of 9 girls 2010-07-31 13:20:36 An Egyptian court has sentenced a boat owner to 10 years in prison for causing the deaths of nine female students when his ferry sank in southern Cairo. Full Story... Jewish leader at home after decades of exile 2010-07-30 15:19:18 A Libyan Jewish community leader who visited his birthplace for the first time since being forced to flee in 1967 said on Friday it felt like he was living a dream. Full Story... Nigerian senator's child marriage probed 2010-07-29 20:53:45 Interpol is investigating an accusation of unlawful child marriage by a Nigerian senator to a 13-year-old Egyptian girl. Full Story... Gaddafi seeks unified Africa 2010-07-28 01:50:39 Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says his dream of a United States of Africa is still alive - and the AU summit this week was another step towards that objective. Full Story... Cops 'beat victim to death' 2010-07-27 20:00:38 Two Egyptian policemen have gone on trial for beating a man to death. Full Story... Torture case: Egyptian cops on trial 2010-07-27 10:40:33 Two Egyptian policemen stood trial charged with the illegal arrest and torture of an anti-corruption activist who died in their custody, a case that has drawn protests at home and abroad. Full Story... Sarkozy says Germaneau's killers will pay 2010-07-27 01:23:08 French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed to punish the North African wing of al-Qaeda for killing 78-year-old French hostage Michel Germaneau. Full Story... Cairo extends olive branch in Nile river row 2010-07-27 01:37:08 Egypt has sounded a conciliatory note in the dispute over how Nile waters should be shared by the countries it passes through. Full Story... Sarkozy confirms al-Qaeda hostage dead 2010-07-26 11:11:30 President Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed that a 78-year-old French hostage held by al-Qaeda's North African wing has been killed, urging French citizens to avoid travel to the Sahel region. Full Story... Germaneau killed for revenge, claim gunmen 2010-07-26 01:56:05 The North African wing of al-Qaeda claims to have executed French hostage Michel Germaneau in response to a raid by France and Mauritania. Full Story... Car bomber strikes in eastern Algeria 2010-07-26 01:32:13 A suicide bomber has killed one person in eastern Algeria by driving a car rigged with explosives into a building used by security forces. Full Story... Al-Qaeda says hostage is dead 2010-07-25 22:52:40 The North African wing of al-Qaeda claims to have executed French hostage Michel Germaneau in response to a raid by France and Mauritania. Full Story... Egyptian border guards kill migrant 2010-07-24 21:45:07 An Egyptian official says border guards have fatally shot one man and detained four others as they tried to cross the border into Israel. Full Story... Morocco seeks to extradite three 'terrorists' 2010-07-23 18:08:00 Morocco has asked Senegal to extradite three Moroccans accused of terrorism who were arrested in Dakar last month on their way to war-ravaged Somalia, their lawyer has said. Full Story... Troops raid al-Qaeda kidnap gang 2010-07-23 13:49:12 French-backed Mauritanian forces attacked and killed several members of an al-Qaeda affiliated gang allegedly holding a French hostage in the North African desert, officials said. Full Story... Smugglers cut undeground Egyptian steel wall 2010-07-22 16:46:32 An Egyptian security official says an underground steel wall built by Egypt to stop smuggling under its border with Gaza has been breached hundreds of times. Full Story... Mauritania sentences Malian over kidnapping 2010-07-22 01:21:19 A Mauritania court has sentenced a citizen of Mali to 12 years of hard labour for his role in the kidnapping of three Spanish aid workers. Full Story... Tunisia bans spanking of children 2010-07-22 02:02:09 Tunisia has amended its penal code to make the corporal punishment of minors by their parents an offence. Full Story... Egypt denies health claims about Mubarak 2010-07-21 01:11:17 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is in good health, despite reports to the contrary, according to Information Minister Anas El Fekky. Full Story... Gaddafi: I will rein in Sudanese rebel 2010-07-19 21:09:34 Libya has told a Sudanese rebel leader staying on its territory he must do nothing to jeopardise peace talks in Sudan, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says. Full Story... Lawmaker released in Cairo blood bag case 2010-07-19 00:42:34 An Egyptian court has freed a legislator who was jailed for selling defective blood bags to state hospitals. Full Story... Moroccans protest against Spanish border cops 2010-07-17 19:15:20 Morocco accused Spanish police on Friday of badly injuring five of its citizens trying to enter Spain's North African enclave of Melilla merely for carrying a Moroccan flag. Full Story... Nile passenger vessel sinks 2010-07-16 00:31:00 Six girls drowned after a Nile River passenger boat sank this week, according to security officials in Cairo. Full Story... Gaza aid ship unloading in Egypt 2010-07-15 17:45:08 Egypt's Red Crescent was overseeing the unloading of 2 000 tons of food and medical supplies, which will later be shipped overland to Gaza after being inspected. Full Story... Four Algerian soldiers killed in bombing 2010-07-15 01:21:07 Three bombs have exploded in eastern Algeria, killing four soldiers and injuring 10 others. Full Story... Building collapses, kills 7 2010-07-14 20:51:38 A police official says seven people have been killed and one person injured after an uninhabited building collapsed in the Egyptian capital. Full Story... Gaza aid ship in Egypt 2010-07-14 20:12:18 A Libyan aid ship, initially bent on busting the Gaza blockade, has sought and was granted permission to dock at a nearby Egyptian port. Full Story... Mubarak in 'good health' 2010-07-14 15:08:13 Egypt denied that President Hosni Mubarak was in ill health, after a Lebanese newspaper report said he will be travelling abroad for treatment. Full Story... Egypt says Mubarak in good health 2010-07-14 13:07:37 A senior Egyptian official has dismissed as a rumour the Lebanese newspaper report that said President Hosni Mubarak would travel abroad for treatment. Full Story... Seven killed in Egypt building collapse 2010-07-14 09:11:32 Seven people were killed when a residential building collapsed in the historic Islamic quarter of Cairo, Egypt's official Middle East News Agency reported. Full Story... Fire kills two Yara co-owned plant 2010-07-13 19:05:09 Two people have reportedly been killed and two others injured in a fire at a Libyan fertiliser complex. Full Story... Egypt frees Bedouins 2010-07-12 18:54:05 Egyptian authorities have released 35 Bedouins who were detained after bombings in Sinai resorts in 2004-2006. Full Story... Gaza aid ship sets sail from Greece 2010-07-10 22:19:33 A Libyan ship laden with aid for Gaza has left Greece for Egypt, after Israel stated that it prevented the boat from busting its blockade by diplomatic efforts. Full Story... Browse the [North Africa] Archive |
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