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Egypt detains 8, protesting against Trump's Jerusalem move

Those detained, included a female activist, who are accused of links to the Muslim Brotherhood group.

11 Dec 2017 5:56 PM IST

The resolution said the ministers would meet again within a month and held out the possibility that an emergency Arab summit would be held in Jordan to discuss Jerusalem. (Photo: AFP)

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Arab leaders call for US to rescind Trump's Jerusalem decision

Jerusalem's status lies at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Trump's move was widely perceived as siding...

10 Dec 2017 10:45 AM IST

Emmerson Mnangagwa swore in his cabinet on Monday, with allies defending him against criticism for giving top posts to the generals who helped his rise to power. (Photo: AP)

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Zimbabwe swears in new Cabinet after 37 years of Robert Mugabe

Assembling a cabinet has not been without mishaps.

4 Dec 2017 8:34 PM IST

Terrorist attacks, targeting police and military personnel, have increased following the ouster of former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 by the military. (Photo:PTI/ File)

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Five terrorists killed in security forces raid in Egypt

The raid came over a week after a terrorist attack on a mosque in North Sinai in which more than 300 people were killed.

4 Dec 2017 5:32 PM IST

The truck was carrying 69 passengers when it failed to negotiate a curve and overturned at a business centre in the district of Tsholotsho on Saturday evening.(Photo: AFP/File/Representative)

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Zimbabwe truck accident kills 21: state media

At least 21 people were killed at the weekend when a truck overturned in western Zimbabwe

4 Dec 2017 3:22 PM IST

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Post-uproar, Emmerson Mnangagwa drops 2 cabinet ministers

Mnangagwa, 75, named his Cabinet overnight Friday.

3 Dec 2017 1:29 AM IST

The ruling ZANU-PF party replaced Mugabe with Mnangagwa, who was fired weeks ago as vice president. (Photo: AFP)

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Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa appoints cabinet

Cabinet includes ruling party loyalists as well as figures linked to the military, whose takeover helped oust former...

1 Dec 2017 4:39 PM IST

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Amid abuses, slave trading, Libya allows migrants to be evacuated

African Union, European Union and United Nations officials offered increased support for the International Organisation...

30 Nov 2017 3:19 PM IST