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Egyptian court acquits Mubarak's closest aides

A Cairo court acquitted one of deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's closest aides in a retrial in a corruption case, state news agency MENA reported Saturday. While courts have absolved several Mubarak-era officials, they have been handing down lengthy sentences to liberal and Islamist...

Iraqi Kurdish TV reporter killed in Mosul

A female reporter working for Iraqi Kurdish channel Rudaw was killed Saturday covering the fighting between government forces and ISIS in Mosul, her channel said. "Prominent Rudaw war reporter and journalist Shifa Gardi has been killed in Mosul as she covered clashes," Rudaw said on social...

Libya govt secures ceasefire after Tripoli clashes

A ceasefire went into force early Saturday in the Libyan capital after two days of fighting between rival gunmen injured nine people and forced residents to cower indoors, the government said. The fighting between two rival armed groups in eastern Tripoli erupted Thursday after one accused...

Rivals more motivated when facing Madrid

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane believes opponents raise their game when facing the European champions after suffering a shock defeat to Valencia in midweek. Madrid spurned the chance to extend their one-point lead over Barcelona at the top of the table as they conceded twice to a Valencia...