RABAT- King Mohammed VI has granted partial or full pardons to 562 prisoners to mark the Muslim feast of Eid which follows the Ramadan holy month, the justice ministry announced on Sunday. It said...
TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- Twin car bomb blasts killed two people in the Libyan capital at dawn on Sunday on the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday and officials blamed loyalists of now slain...
CAIRO- President Mohamed Morsi plans to attend a summit in Iran this month, state media reported on Saturday, on the first such visit since Egypt severed ties with Tehran more than three decades ago....
TUNIS- A former advisor to Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has learnt he is being tried on charges of "denigrating" the army, after having accused senior officials of treason, his lawyer told AFP...
LONDON, Katy Lee- Julian Assange remained holed up in Ecuador's London embassy Friday with police guarding its exits, after Britain warned that a diplomatic standoff over the WikiLeaks founder could...
AAZAZ, Syria, Jean-Marc Mojon- The United Nations called an end to its observer mission in Syria on Thursday, while activists reported more bloodletting in an attack on civilians in the main...
WASHINGTON- The United States said on Thursday it was "very concerned" about freedom of the press in Egypt after authorities moved to put on trial two critics of new President Mohamed Morsi. State...
LONDON- Scottish police on Thursday charged the former editor of the News of the World Scotland newspaper over the perjury trial of former lawmaker Tommy Sheridan. Strathclyde Police revealed they...
CAEN, France- Specialists were surprised Thursday after a Sandtiger Shark ran aground on the French coastline of the English Channel, even though it is normally found in deeper and warmer waters. The...
UNITED NATIONS- The UN Security Council meets on Thursday to formally end the UN observer mission in Syria amid entrenched divisions between the major powers over the conflict-stricken country....