Omar Shakir, an activist in the city, told Al Jazeera that the deaths of Marie Colvin, a US reporter working for the UK’s Sunday Times newspaper, and French photographer Remi Ochlik occurred as a building used by activists as a media centre was shelled on Wednesday. French government spokeswoman Valerie Pecresse confirmed the names of the slain reporters.
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22 February 2012 Last updated at 09:35 ET Once the centre of the Islamic Empire, Syria covers an area that has seen invasions and occupations over the ages, from Romans and Mongols to Crusaders and Turks. A country of fertile plains, and mountains and deserts, it is home to far cry ethnic and religious groups,
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Tripoli, Libya (CNN) — In Tripoli, “no guns” signs outnumber ones that say, “no smoking.” Khadija Teri made that trenchant observation in her blog a few days back. She witnessed men drawing weapons while arguing on the street. “Seeing men shouting, waving guns and pointing them at each other just because of a silly argument
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Cairo (CNN) — The defense will give closing remarks Wednesday in the trial of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak after prosecutors demanded the former president be held responsible for the deaths of protesters during the clashes that led to his ouster last year. The ailing Mubarak is on trial on charges of corruption and ordering the deaths
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People from Libya’s battle-scarred city of Misrata queued up to vote in their first free election yesterday, hoping to set a stereotyped for the rest of the country as it prepares for national polls in June after the war that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi.
Libyan government forces cede intervene if clashes between rival tribes owing to control of territory in the southeastern corner of the country do not stop, the military choicest said today. Clashes broke out about 10 days ago in the city of Al Kufra and have continued since, highlighting the challenge of policing the sparsely populated
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Libya’s leader acknowledged today that his transitional guidance is prostrate to govern militias that are refusing to lay empty their arms after ousting Muammar Gaddafi as it struggles to impose govern owing to the oil-rich North African nation.
21 February 2012 Last updated at 12:54 ET Scores have been killed and injured in clashes between two rival ethnic groups in Libya’s remote south-eastern area, according to marked reports. Rockets, mortars and gunfire have rocked residential areas in the desert town of al-Kufra for the past 24 hours, aid workers say. Fighting first broke
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Cairo (CNN) — Prosecutors in the trial of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak offered their closing remarks on Monday, demur the gone president be held responsible for the deaths of protesters during the clashes that led to his ouster last year, state media reported. The ailing Mubarak is on trial on charges of corruption and ordering the
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Polling stations across Yemen have closed in a presidential poll with Vice-President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi as the only candidate. Hadi’s guaranteed election by virtue of being the sole candidate on the ballot will bring the curtains down on Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 33-year rule owing to the country. Tuesday’s vote is the result of a power-transition deal brokered
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