Presidency spokesperson: Negotiations for new govt in process
 Discussions surrounding the formation of the new cabinet are still in process, presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali said Tuesday, noting that the new government might be named either before or after President Mohamed Morsy’s trip to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Ali made the statements during a press conference following Morsy’s meeting with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. Morsy had vowed before his election to appoint a cabinet that would represent ...
Final day of Iran nuclear talks underway
 Iran and world powers have entered a second and final day of a new round of talks aimed at breaking a decade-old deadlock over the Islamic state's disputed nuclear programme. The two sides held a tense day of negotiation in the Kazakh city of Almaty on Friday that ended with no breakthrough. Iranian negotiators said they had outlined their own "specific" proposals, but a Western diplomat said they had still not responded clearly to the initiative from the big powers.
Peshawar blast hits US consulate vehicle
At least four people have been killed in a suicide bombing that hit a US consular vehicle in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar. Two Americans working for the US consulate were wounded in Monday's bomb attack on their vehicle, the American embassy said. The blast also wounded two Pakistani employees of the consulate ...
Brahimi says change 'unavoidable' in Syria
 Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria, has said that change in Syria has to be part of the solution. The new envoy for Syria, who succeeds Kofi Annan, told Al Jazeera on Saturday that "change [in Syria] is necessary, indispensable, unavoidable". However, the man who has taken on the task of finding a solution to the Syrian crisis - has backed away from calling for ...
 Lebanon clashes: Fresh clashes breach truce in Tripoli
Syria: Opposition in call to arm rebel fighters
With Morsy, an untested relationship between the US and Brotherhood
Jordan opens new refugee camp for Syrians
Palestinians call local elections for October 20
Tlass unlikely to join FSA
Military commander says deaths were not reported during battle of the camel
Clinton: Egypt's civilians, military should work together to end crisis
Germany confident Egypt will resolve power struggle
Supporters and opponents of Morsy’s decision gather before People’s Assembly
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