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Verdict on deposed Sudan's president set for December

A Sudanese court will deliver its verdict in December in the trial of deposed President Omar al-Bashir on charges of corruption, according to judicial sources Saturday. The criminal court set Dec. 14 as date for the verdict, al-Bashir’s lawyer, Mohamed Hasan al-Amin, told reporters after...

Ex-army contractor vows to overthrow Egypt's Sisi

Almost two months after prompting rare demonstrations in Egypt, former army contractor Mohamed Ali says he will leave no stone unturned to push for the departure of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi.    In an interview with Anadolu Agency in Barcelona, where he lives, Ali claims...

Supporters of Sudan's Bashir oppose handover to ICC

Supporters of ousted Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir held a protest Saturday vowing to oppose any move by the country's new authorities to hand him over to the International Criminal Court. Dozens of his supporters, carrying Bashir's portrait, gathered outside the Khartoum court where he is...

Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda picks Habib Jemli for PM

Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda, which came first in last month's parliamentary elections, has named Habib Jemli, a former junior agriculture minister, as its choice to become prime minister, party spokesman Imed Khemiri said on Friday. President Kais Saied is expected to officially ask...