Ghaddafi's cousin refuses to talk with Egyptian prosecutorsAhmed Ghaddafi Al-Dam, the late Libyan dictator Muammar Ghaddafi's cousin, refused to talk with Egyptian prosecutors and was sent back to the Torah prison near Cairo.10:40 01.04.2013
Russia launches investigation into Mi-8 helicopter crash in SudanA criminal case has been opened in regard to the Mi-8 helicopter which crashed in Sudan on December 21, allegedly shot down by a missile, the Investigative Committee reports on Friday.13:34 29.03.2013
Mubarak unlikely to be released soon, faces new chargesEgyptian Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki on Monday expressed doubt that ousted leader Hosni Mubarak will be released in April after his pretrial detention period ends. He may face new charges, the minister said.17:38 25.03.2013
Egyptian court cancels parliamentary electionsAn Egyptian administrative court has suspended the president's order to hold elections to the lower house of parliament scheduled for April 22 and has referred the recently adopted election law to the Supreme Constitutional Court.11:48 07.03.2013
Egypt sentences steel magnate to jail for misappropriating government moneyThe Giza criminal court has sentenced steel magnate Ahmed Ezz to 37 years in prison for misappropriating government funds and money laundering.16:54 06.03.2013
Egypt сourt schedules Mubarak retrial for April 13Egypt's Appeals Court has set April 13 as the date for a retrial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak jailed for life for failing to prevent the deaths of protesters during the 2001 popular uprising.15:41 04.03.2013
Egypt's constitutional court legalizes Islamist-led legislatureEgypt's Supreme Constitutional Court has ruled against hearing the case of the illegitimacy of the Constitutional Commission. As a result, it has indirectly legalized the Islamist-dominated panel's activity, including the new constitution which it drafted.13:16 04.03.2013
Russian sailors still in Nigerian jail despite court rulingThe 15 Russian sailors from the merchant vessel Myre Seadiver of Russia's Moran Security Group are still in jail despite the court ruling, says Russian Ambassador to Nigeria Alexander Polyakov10:30 27.02.2013
African leaders sign regional peace treatyThe leaders of nearly a dozen African countries came together Sunday to sign the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, a document aimed at bringing peace and stability to parts of East and Central Africa that have remained ravaged by conflict for years.12:24 25.02.2013
Pistorius released on bail by South African magistrateSouth African Magistrate Desmond Nair decided Friday to release Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius as he waits to stand trial for the grisly Valentines Day murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.18:42 22.02.2013
Russian drug lord Alexander Bely extradited from South AfricaThe South African authorities have extradited drug smuggler Alexander Bely to Russia. The police say that Bely organized the delivery of 224 kilograms of ephedrine to Russia from 2003 to 2005, laundering over 34.5 million rubles (around $1.2 million).10:31 22.02.2013
Sudan untroubled by ICC arrest warrant of presidentThe Sudanese government is not concerned about the request of the International Criminal Court to arrest President Omar al-Bashir during his visit to Chad and Libya.10:46 18.02.2013
Sudanese president pardons man who helped USAID employee killers escapeSudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has pardoned Mubarak Mustafa, who was serving time for helping four men convicted of killing a US diplomat escape from jail.10:59 11.02.2013
Russian sailors' arms trading case postponed by Nigerian courtThe court in Lagos, Nigeria, has postponed the hearing of the application to release 15 Russian crewmen from the cargo ship Myre Seadiver by two weeks, says a representative of the ship's owner, Russia's Moran Security Group.14:27 29.01.2013
United States recognizes Somali governmentThe United States has officially recognized the Somali government in Mogadishu after more than two decades.12:25 18.01.2013
French court upholds ruling on arms dealer GaydamakThe French Court of Cassation on Wednesday upheld the ruling on three defendants, including Russian-born Israeli businessman Arcadi Gaydamak, in the case on trafficking weapons to Angola.10:37 17.01.2013
Egyptian police officers allowed beardsThe Egyptian Supreme Court's board has declared that police officers have the right to have beards, the board's spokesperson told journalists.11:45 14.01.2013
Egypt passes new constitutionOver 60 percent of Egyptians who took part in the referendum on the country's new constitution have voted in favor of it, says Samir Abu al-Matti, head of the Supreme Election Committee.10:13 26.12.2012
Frigate detained in Ghana to return to Argentina in early JanuaryThe Argentinean frigate Libertad, detained under a claim by international financial fund NML Capital in Ghana, will return home on January 9.12:54 18.12.2012
Egyptian billionaire seeks $5 bln from Algeria for VimpelCom lossesEgyptian billionaire and Weather Investments board chairman Naguib Sawiris has filed a lawsuit with the World Bank's arbitration court to recover losses inflicted on the Djezzy Algerian mobile operator by the Algerian government.14:23 20.11.2012