Egypt's Mubarak gets 3 years for graft
A Cairo court convicted ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of embezzlement on Wednesday, sentencing him to three years in prison.
Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship
2011-09-29 15:23Somali pirates have released a Greek owned bulk carrier with 24 crew members in the Gulf of Aden, about 490 nautical miles southwest of Oman, EU anti-piracy taskforce said on Thursday.
Libya's NTC thinks Gadhafi hiding near Algeria
2011-09-29 10:21Libya's new rulers said on Wednesday they believed fugitive former leader Muammar Gadhafi was being shielded by nomadic tribesmen in the desert near the Algerian border.
Whereabouts of Gaddafi's sons confirmed
2011-09-29 08:59Although the whereabouts of fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi remains a mystery, a spokesman of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) said that he know where two of Gaddafi's sons are.
Libya to cooperate in Lockerbie case
2011-09-29 08:55The ruling authorities of Libya is willing to cooperate in the investigation on the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, the interim government's Justice Minister Mohammed al- Allagi said Wednesday.
E-mail warns of bombs in Nigerian capital
2011-09-29 06:11An email, saying it was sent by a Nigerian militant group based in the oil-producing Niger Delta, said on Wednesday it would bomb the capital Abuja on Independence Day on October 1.
Libya's Gadhafi hiding near Algeria border:NTC
2011-09-28 19:53Muammar Gadhafi is believed to be hiding near the western Libyan town of Ghadamis under the protection of Touareg tribesmen, a senior Libyan military official said.
Morocco says 7 killed in soccer violence
2011-09-28 11:25The death toll from clashes after a soccer match in Western Sahara on Sunday has reached seven, Morocco's MAP official news agency reported on Tuesday, in the desert territory's worst bout of violence since November.
Gadhafi loyalists ask for truce in besieged city
2011-09-28 10:00A Libyan commander leading the attack on Muammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte said on Tuesday he was in talks with elders inside the city about a truce, but the head of another anti-Gadhafi unit rejected negotiations.
Egypt to hold parliamentary elections
2011-09-28 09:34Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) decided on Tuesday that the People's Assembly and Shura Council elections will be held on November 28 and January 29 respectively.
Fighting limits humanitarian access
2011-09-28 09:07Aid agencies have prepared food and medical supplies on the outskirts of Libyan city Sirte, but fighting between forces loyal to NTC and pro-Gaddafi fighters has limited humanitarian access.
Tripoli healing its wounds
2011-09-28 09:04As a major hospital in the Libyan capital with a bed capacity of over 1,500, the Tripoli Medical Center has been one of the city's busiest places in the past seven months.
Libya's NTC delays release of new govt
2011-09-27 23:20Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) decided to postpone the announcement of a newly- formed interim government until the entire country is under the NTC's rule, Al-Jazeera TV reported Tuesday.
