Egyptian factions stage final rallies before referendum
CAIRO, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi stage final rallies on Friday before a divisive referendum on a new constitution championed by the Islamist leader...
View ArticleRival factions clash as Egypt referendum looms
CAIRO, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Stone-throwing supporters and opponents of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi clashed in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Friday ahead of a referendum on a new constitution...
View ArticleEgypt faces divisive choice over political future
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians decide on Saturday on a constitution promoted by its Islamist backers as the way out of a prolonged political crisis and rejected by opponents as a recipe for further...
View ArticleEgypt opposition calls for protests against basic law
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s opposition called for nationwide protests against a constitution backed by President Mohamed Mursi, after a vote exposed deep divisions that could undermine his efforts to...
View ArticleEgypt opposition to protest against “invalid” constitution
CAIRO, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Egypt’s opposition plans new protests on Tuesday against a planned Islamist-backed constitution that looks set to be approved in the second round of a referendum next weekend....
View ArticleEgyptian Islamists plan mass protest ahead of constitution vote
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian Islamist groups are planning a mass protest in Alexandria on Friday, a move that will raise tensions a day before the final stage of a referendum on a new constitution that...
View ArticleEgyptian Islamists plan big rally as referendum looms
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian Islamists are planning a mass protest in Alexandria on Friday in a move likely to raise tensions on the eve of a divisive referendum that will determine the political future...
View ArticleEuro zone crisis batters holiday sales prospects
LONDON (Reuters) – Shoppers in euro zone nations battered by years of recession and crisis are on the hunt for bargains, delaying their purchases until the last minute, or simply not buying at all as...
View ArticleAlgeria sends signal to jihadists with overwhelming force
LONDON (Reuters) – Algeria’s swift use of lethal force against Islamist fighters who seized one of its main gas fields raised concerns in the West but came as no surprise at home and showed clearly how...
View ArticleFleeing Islamists leave legacy of destruction in Timbuktu
Jan 28 (Reuters) – The burning of a library housing thousands of ancient manuscripts in Mali’s desert city of Timbuktu is just the latest act of destruction by Islamist fighters who have spent months...
View ArticleIsrael says Hamas will pay heavy price for more attacks
By Giles Elgood JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – Israel will go on fighting Hamas in the Gaza Strip even after the army completes its core mission of destroying the cross-border tunnels used by Palestinian...
View ArticleAperitifs and frescoes: in Venice honoring novelist Anthony Powell
By Giles Elgood VENICE (Reuters) – After the Clooney wedding and the film festival, Venice played host at the weekend to a gathering concerned more with literature than glitz: the annual conference of...
View ArticleTrip Tips: Reading between the lines in Venice
By Giles Elgood VENICE, Dec 5 (Reuters) – If you find the crowds that swirl around St Mark’s Square and the Rialto a little dismaying, why not take a look at Venice through the eyes of a different type...
View ArticleTrip Tips: 50 years on, quirky guide to London still shows the way
By Giles Elgood LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Arguably the best guide to London published this season was written nearly 50 years ago. “Nairn’s London” by Ian Nairn first appeared in 1966 and has been...
View Articlea tragedy tinged with farce
By Giles Elgood LONDON (Reuters) – In less than a week, the public face of FIFA has gone from something resembling an old-style Communist Party rally, with a defiant Sepp Blatter fronting ranks of...
View ArticleFIFA: a tragedy tinged with farce
By Giles Elgood LONDON (Reuters) – In less than a week, the public face of FIFA has gone from something resembling an old-style Communist Party rally, with a defiant Sepp Blatter fronting ranks of...
View ArticleBook Talk: Back to the future with 21st century soldiers of fortune
By Giles Elgood LONDON (Reuters) – It’s now clear, Sean McFate says in his new book, “The Modern Mercenary”, that when nation states spent nearly 400 years officially discouraging soldiers of fortune,...
View ArticleGermany says EU states must face pressure to take refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany on Tuesday urged the European Union to consider putting financial pressure on states that are reluctant to take in their share of asylum seekers, as the influx of refugees...
View ArticleGermany urges penalties for EU states rejecting refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany urged the European Union to consider imposing financial penalties on states that refuse to take in their share of asylum seekers, as the influx of refugees showed no sign of...
View ArticleMerkel calls for European unity, summit on refugee crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday called for a special EU refugee summit, urging unity after an angry reaction to a suggestion by one of her ministers that states that did...
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