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Lesotho Probes Tapping of New PM’s Office
Lesotho authorities are investigating a security breach after wire-tapping gadgets were discovered in the office of the...
Ronaldhino and Friends Boost Pakistan Football
Brazil's Ronaldinho and a host of other former top footballers played an exhibition match in Pakistan on Saturday in a...
Egypt Military Says 26 Soldiers Killed Or Wounded In Sinai Attacks
Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula where...
Egypt Fuel Price Hikes Fan Inflation Fears
Hisham Gaber had been preparing his wedding for months, but started to have second thoughts as inflation in Egypt...
Egypt’s Sisi Ratifies Handover of Islands To Saudi Arabia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified a treaty that hands over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in a deal...
Egypt Extends State of Emergency
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended a state of emergency declared after twin church bombings in April by...
Indian ‘spy’ On Death Row In Pakistan Seeks Clemency
An Indian national facing execution after being convicted of spying in Pakistan has sought clemency from the country's...
Lesotho Former PM Vies For Power After Fleeing In 2014
Lesotho former prime minister Thomas Thabane, who is fighting to regain power in Saturday's elections, will never...
Lesotho Election Likely To Deliver Uneasy Coalition
The southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho holds a snap election on Saturday, with experts predicting another...
Egypt President Approves Contentious NGO Law
Egypt's president has signed into law a contentious new bill to regulate non-governmental organisations, the official...
Tears and Anger As Egyptian Copts Bury Attack Victims
Mourners sang, women sobbed and men cried out in anger in a packed Egyptian church at the funeral of some of the 28...
Egyptians Brace For Austere Ramadan After Reforms
Ramadan is a time for daytime fasting and lavish evening feasts, but Egyptians are scaling back preparations for the...
Prominent Egypt Rights Lawyer Detained
A former Egyptian presidential candidate and rights lawyer who challenged the government for handing over islands to...
Myanmar Army Clears Itself of Rohingya Atrocity Claims
Myanmar's army on Tuesday cleared itself of allegations that troops may have carried out ethnic cleansing of Rohingya...
Three Years After Coup, Rural Thais Yearn For Democracy
Three years after their latest coup, Thailand's arch-royalist military is firmly dug-in. Dissent is banned, a...
President Seeks To Assert South Sudan Authority After Sacking Army…
South Sudan's president insisted Friday that the security situation was "normal" and that people had no reason to...
Thai Junta Chief Accepts Trump Invite
Thailand's junta chief has accepted an invitation to visit the White House from President Donald Trump, his spokesman...
Hamas To Amend Controversial Charter In Bid To Ease Ties
Hamas is to unveil a new version of its controversial founding charter which called for the destruction of Israel in a...
Southeast Asia’s Leaders Steer Away From Democracy
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war is part of a worrying assault on human rights and democracy...