Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood decision to reconvene dissolved parliament in contravention of fresh court ruling likely to infuriate military.

Egypt's top court confirms its rulings over unconstitutionality of a third of parliament despite president Morsi's claims

The status which comes into immediate effect will provide Kabul with special access to US arms.

Incidents of violence have been reported in the eastern city of Benghazi which poses a threat to the electoral process.

Men will not be allowed to manage, appear or even participate in the phone-in programmes in the soon-to-be-launched television channel 'Mariya'.

Cairo court upholds ruling that makes facial hair a disciplinary offence in contradiction of Sharia law.

Man stabbed in front of girlfriend in Cairo and crowd beats man to death in Islamabad in killings motivated by religion.

Colombian military chiefs angered by poaching of troops and officers by United Arab Emirates but powerless to stop it.

Google Nexus 7 gets the benchmark treatment by Anand Tech.

Mohammed Mursi promises to protect all Egyptians and take a woman and a Coptic Christian as his vice-presidents. But the role of the army remains a cause for concern.

Relations between the military council and the Brotherhood remain tense on the eve of the swearing in of president-elect Mohammed Mursi.

Journalist Natasha Smith suffered a vicious sexual assault in Egypt.

Hosni Mubarak's premier Ahmed Shafiq leaves Egypt as funding probe opens while Muslim Brotherhood winner gets down to business.

Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi: I will be president for all.

The Qualcomm quad-core processor with a powerful GPU shows up better performance on graphical level.

Rihanna performs at the BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend 2012. Jay Z appeared for a cameo role during her performance.

Brotherhood supporters were jubilant over Mohammed Mursi's victory at the historic Tahrir square in capital Cairo.

Mohammed Mursi, first elected president of Egypt, vows to be people's president. Friction feared after army recently declared sweeping powers for itself.

Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi secured about 52 percent of votes defeating Mubarak's man Ahmed Shafiq.

Supporters of both Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi and Mubarak's man Ahmed Shafiq are holding demonstrations as the election results are about to be announced.

Journalists and bloggers covering the snowballing protests against price rise are at the receiving end of the regime's security officials.

Supporters of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Mursi gather in Cairo to protest against expansion of army powers.

Protesters accused the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) of trying to rig the election results.

Four former officers sentenced to life imprisonment and fifth officer gets 15 years for death by torture of suspect in church bombing case.

Three days of Hamas rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes could end if Israel accepts truce, says Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades.

Muslim Brotherhood fears military coup as results for Mohamed Mursi and Ahmed Shafiq vote delayed by complaints probe.

Conflicting reports surface about whether former dictator is dead or alive after helicopter transfer to Maadi military hospital in Cairo.

Tourists get a taste of settlers' lives on shooting range at Gush Etzion, near sensitive Green Line.

Israel kicks out more than 120 South Sudanese in first stage of process that could see thousands of unauthorised African migrants forced out.

Two militants and an Israeli workman killed on the Sinai border with Egypt.