Libya: Justice Ministry to take over prisons
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Libya: Justice Ministry to take over prisons
TRIPOLI, Libya ? Libyan judicial police have started taking control of makeshift prisons in the country after human rights organizations complained of rampant torture of inmates, the country's deputy justice minister said on Sunday. The deputymore
South Sudan demands border deal before restarting oil
JUBA/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - South Sudan has totally shut down oil output in a row with Sudan over export transit fees and will only restart after the two reach a deal covering border security and the disputed Abyei region, its oil minister said onmore
South Sudan demands border deal before restarting oil
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Egyptians apathetic as upper house vote begins
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Officials say Sudan oil crisis threatens peace
South Sudan and Sudan could face a "major humanitarian crisis" if they fail to solve a running oil dispute, a top U.S. envoy said Sunday as African heads of state converged on Ethiopia's capital for an African Union summit. South Sudan recently shut downmore
Officials say Sudan oil crisis threatens peace
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Egyptian Blogger Released From Prison
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Libyan Prime Minister Calls for Regional Security Meeting Over Weapons
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Chinese workers kidnapped by Sudan rebels
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6,000 march against Islamist hardliners in Tunisia
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Clashes erupt during protests in Egypt
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Libyan police to take over prisons
Libyan judicial police have started taking control of makeshift prisons in the country after human rights organisations complained of rampant torture of inmates, the country's deputy justice minister says.The deputy minister, Khalifa Ashour, saidmore
Libyan police to take over prisons (AAP)
Libyan judicial police have started taking control of makeshift prisons in the country after human rights organisations complained of rampant torture of inmates, the country's deputy justice minister says. The deputy minister, Khalifa Ashour, saidmore
Libyan police to take over prisons
Libyan judicial police have started taking control of makeshift prisons in the country after human rights organisations complained of rampant torture of inmates, the country's deputy justice minister says. The deputy minister, Khalifa Ashour, saidmore
Libyan police to take over prisons (AAP)
Libyan judicial police have started taking control of makeshift prisons in the country after human rights organisations complained of rampant torture of inmates, the country's deputy justice minister says.The deputy minister, Khalifa Ashour, saidmore
Investigations reveal money laundering by Mubarak-era housing minister
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Libyan police to take over prisons (AAP)
Libyan judicial police have started taking control of makeshift prisons in the country after human rights organisations complained of rampant torture of inmates, the country's deputy justice minister says.The deputy minister, Khalifa Ashour, saidmore
Egypt says it has ended US lobbyists' contract
CAIROEgypt's Foreign Ministry said Sunday it has ended a contract with three Washington lobbying firms to cut expenses, denying reports that the Americans were the ones to sever the contract.The rupture occurred as Cairo faces criticism from Washingtonmore
Libyan police to take over prisons
Libyan judicial police have started taking control of makeshift prisons in the country after human rights organisations complained of rampant torture of inmates, the country's deputy justice minister says. The deputy minister, Khalifa Ashour, saidmore
Officials say Sudan oil crisis...
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Scuffles erupt at Cairo protest
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South Sudan demands border deal before restarts oil
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan has totally shut down oil output in a row with Sudan over export transit fees and will only restart after the two reach a deal covering border security and the disputed Abyei region, its oil minister said on Sunday. Southmore
Egyptian blogger released from prison
Coptic Christian accused of assaulting Army Close Send to a Friend URL From Email: To Email: Comment: Submit Cancel Egyptian Coptic blogger Maikel Nabil earned more than 10 months in military prison after being accused of "insulting the army" in hismore
Libya: Justice Ministry To Take Over Prisons
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Sudan thinks twice
The newly independent state currently has to use Sudan's infrastructure to export its oil, but halting production would hurt the economies of both countries. South Sudan seceded in July 2011, taking with it the lion's share of Sudan's oil - but withoutmore