Celebrations in Tripoli as Libyans mark 10th anniversary of uprising that led to overthrow of Gaddafi
The oil-rich country has for years been split between rival administrations.
The oil-rich country has for years been split between rival administrations.
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Hosni Mubarak served six years in prison.
He had ruled the country for 30 years before being ousted.
The war in Syria, for instance, has erased 6 years from average life expectancy.
At least three have died in conflicts.
Mohamed Morsi has been sentenced to death alongside more than 100 others over jailbreaks during the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
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The human rights lawyer faced pressure over a fact-finding mission she was involved in looking at the country’s power structures.
The court also acquitted Mubarak of a corruption charge.
Three men are among a group of journalists convicted of ‘falsifying news’ and supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.
Peter Greste, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed had been accused of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood
A court has sentenced the Morsi supporters to death, most of whom are on the run.
The bloody civil war that has raged for the past three years began on Saturday 15 March 2011, when pro-democracy protests were staged in the capital Damascus.
Saadi Gaddafi was best known as the head of Libya’s football federation and a player who paid his way into Italy’s top division.
The ousted Egyptian president appeared before a court today over a prison escape during an uprising in 2011.
Of the 49 people killed, most died in Cairo and its suburbs — others in Alexandria and Minya. 247 people were injured.
It is the third anniversary of the Tunisian protest which sparked a flame across the Middle East and North Africa.
The ousted Egyptian president is facing trial over the deaths of protesters. His supporters have accused the current government of fabricating the charges against him.
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The Egyptian military see the Muslim Brotherhood as a threat to its power base and have co-opted secularists as a public façade for a naked power grab, writes Colm Ó Broin.
The 85-year-old is awaiting a re-trial on charges arising from the 2011 protests that resulted in his ousting.
The four Irish citizens continue to be detained in the Egyptian capital but have now been visited by an Irish consular official.
The Egyptian military’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood continued today, as a leading figure was arrested for his part in the killing of eight protesters in June.
The Arab world’s most populous country has been rocked by violence that killed some 200 people since the army ousted Morsi on 3 July.
Egypt’s interim premier has called for the inclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood in the democratisation process, adding that new elections would take place within a year.
Could the demonstrations in South America’s largest country spread across the continent just like with the Arab Spring, asks Fergal Browne – who says Argentina and Brazil are not all that different.
The one-year anniversary of the death of young journalist Bassel Shehadeh, who was killed in a shelling attack by Syrian government forces, will be marked by a worldwide commemoration of his life and work.
The US President and Turkish Prime Minister met in Washington to discuss Syria’s ongoing, bloody conflict.
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The head judge told the court he would send the case to the Court of Appeal, which will then refer the trial to a new circuit, sending the case back to square one.
Researchers in London found that between 2,000 and 5,500 people from other countries have joined the rebel forces to fight against the Assad regime.
Al-Waleed bin Talal also said that ending a ban on women driving in the country was a matter of time.
But matters were confused by the Syrian National Coalition’s refusal to accept Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib’s resignation earlier today.
The League called for the opposition National Coalition “to form an executive body to take up Syria’s seat” and attend its summit later this month.
In the midst of the conflict, death and hurt, some rare smiles and moments of joy are captured by some of the world’s bravest photographers.
The referendum on the constitution passed earlier this week with a low turnout doing little to assuage the fears of the opposition.
The Muslim Brotherhood says the Yes vote won 57-43 in yesterday’s votes, but the referendum is not finished yet.
International watchdogs have expressed reservations about the draft due to loopholes they say could be used to weaken human rights, including those of women, and the independence of the judiciary.
The US President said Syria’s opposition is the legitimate representative of the country’s people – the most significant US intervention so far in the brutal civil war.