Malian soldiers have mutinied, attacked the presidential palace in capital Bamako, and taken full control of the state broadcaster, spreading fears of a coup d’etat.
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:18PM
Guinea Bissau’s presidential election has gone into a runoff after the country’s former Prime Minister Carlos Gomes failed to secure an outright majority in the first round.
Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:35PM
Kenyan fighter jets have killed at least 37 al-Shabab fighters in the southern Somali town of Diff along the Somalia-Kenya border, Press TV reports.
Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:52AM
At least two people have been wounded in a car bomb explosion at the center of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, Press TV reports.
Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:31AM
Libyan Vice Premier Mustafa A.G. Abushagur has announced that Muammar Ghaddafi's spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi will be extradited from Mauritania to Lybia to stand trial.
Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:59AM
A Cairo court has given suspended one-year sentences to 11 policemen accused of killing protesters during last year’s uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:19PM
The late Pope Shenouda III has been laid to rest, as thousands of mourners paid their final respects to the leader of the Egyptian Orthodox Church.
Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:39PM
At least three mourners have been crushed to death while worshippers came to see the Egyptian Coptic patriarch Pope Shenouda III one last time as he was seated on his wooden throne.
Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:28PM
Ireland Says its ready to join the fight against Somalia pirates off the coast of Africa as part of an EU naval Mission and to guard WFP food help for the African country, Press TV reports.
Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:43AM
A Pro-Palestine conference has been held in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum to express support for al-Quds against the Israeli occupation, Press TV reports.
Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:50AM
Amnesty International has declared that NATO must launch an investigation into the civilian deaths caused by the air raids of the Western military alliance during its seven-month military campaign in Libya.
Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:8AM
Moroccan protesters have held fresh anti-government rallies to protest persisting tyranny and regime corruption throughout the Arab state, Press TV reports.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:17PM
Press TV journalists, Nicholas Davies and Gareth Montgomery-Johnson, who were held by Libyan militia for less than a month, have been freed, AFP reports, citing the Libyan Interior Ministry.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 5:3PM
In Guinea-Bissau, people have gone to the polls to cast their ballots in the West African country’s presidential elections, Press TV reports.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 2:59PM
The Libyan government is faced with increasing difficulties in trying to promote security throughout the country, as the number of newly formed armed militia groups grows, Press TVreports.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:32PM
After almost a decade of being in power, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia is still struggling to produce an effective plan to provide the people’s basic needs, Press TV reports.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:21AM
A Young protester has been killed in clashes with Moroccan security forces in an anti-government protest in the northeastern city of Taza.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 3:37AM
The patriarch of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, has passed away after battling liver and lung problems for several years.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 3:27AM
A US-born fighter viewed as a key foreign leader in Somalia's al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabab militant group says he fears for his life and is in danger from fellow al-Shabab fighters, Press TV reports.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 3:11AM
Ugandan women pressure groups have condemned the production of a film on militia leader Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), saying it brings back bad memories to the militia’s victims, Press TV reports.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 2:54AM
Kenyan fighter jets have pounded a strategic town in southern Somalia held by al-Shabab militants several times, killing at least eleven civilians and several members of al-Shabab, Press TV reports.
Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:21PM
Mauritanian officials say the case of former Libyan intelligence Chief Abdullah al-Senussi must be fully investigated before any talks of extradition can be held with Libya.
Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:15PM
Egyptian lawmakers have voted on the formation of a 100-member constituent assembly tasked with writing a new constitution for the country.
Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:11PM
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Libya has requested the extradition of former Libyan spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi from Mauritanian authorities.
Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:28AM
Intelligence chief of the former Libyan regime, Abdullah al-Senussi, has reportedly been apprehended in Mauritania, a local source says.
Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:30PM
Clashes between supporters and opponents of federalism have broken out in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, leaving one person dead and several injured.
Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:11PM
US Minority leader Nancy Pelosi has met with Egypt's de facto ruler Hussein Tantawi in order to ease the recent tension between Cairo and Washington, Press TV reports.
Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:52PM
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Thousands of people have gathered outside the Tunisian parliament to demand the pursuit of Sharia law in the post-revolution country.
Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:11PM
The US retail giant Wal-Mart is gearing up for a major expansion across Africa after both Namibia and South Africa approved the company’s entry into their markets, Press TV reports.
Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:50AM
A senior Egyptian cleric has accused Saudi Arabia and Qatar of meddling in the internal affairs of other Muslim nations, calling the two states ‘Israel’s servants,’ Press TV reports.
Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:12AM
Egypt's chief prosecutor has charged 75 people over a deadly soccer riot last month in the Mediterranean city of Port Said that left at least 74 people dead.
Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:6PM
The Somali government forces backed by Kenyan troops have taken full control of a strategic city in southern Somalia after al-Shabab fighters vacated the area without any resistance, Press TV reports.
Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:57PM
An official from Somalia’s autonomous northeastern region of Puntland has escaped an assassination bid by suspected al-Shabab militants, but no one was harmed, Press TV reports.
Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:0AM
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali says his country's revolution is at a critical juncture as the old system of the former dictator, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s regime is yet to be fully erased.
Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:47PM
The international war crimes court (ICC) has found Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of using child soldiers, in its first ever ruling after a decade of work limited largely to Africa.
Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:45PM
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A bomb blast outside the presidential palace in the Somali capital, Mogadishu has left at least seven dead and 15 others injured, Press TV reports.
Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:53AM
A militant group in Libya that is illegally holding captive two British freelance journalists working for Iran’s Press TV network has released a video of the two reporters.
Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:6AM
Moroccans have taken to the streets of the western city of Casablanca to protest rising prices as well as corruption in the country.
Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:21AM
As many as 19 people have been killed and eight others injured after gunmen attacked a public bus in western Ethiopia, an official said
Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:57PM
At least 30 people have been killed and a dozen injured in an attack by US assassination drones in southern Somalia, Press TV reports.
Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:39AM
Over six million people in Niger need urgent assistance due to drought and many other factors, the United Nations says.
Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:51AM
The lower house of the Egyptian parliament has unanimously approved a text declaring that Israel is the number one enemy of Egypt and calling for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and a halt to gas exports to Israel.
Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:33PM
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At least 200 people have been killed and hundreds more have been wounded in South Sudan in the latest series of fierce ethnic clashes and cattle raids.
Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:38PM
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An Egyptian court has sentenced two Israelis and one Ukrainian to life in prison for smuggling arms.
Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:2PM
Egyptian Prime Minster Kamal al-Ganzouri faces a no-confidence vote as members of parliament decide on withdrawing confidence from the current government, Press TV reports.
Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:32AM
Moroccan protesters have once again have taken to streets across the country to call for deeper reforms and action against corruption, Press TV reports.
Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:27AM
Violent clashes between al-Shabab militants and Somali government forces in the conflict-ridden capital of Mogadishu have claimed the lives of at least 18 people, Press TV reports.
Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:5AM
Senegal's opposition candidates have staged a massive demonstration to support former Prime Minister Macky Sall in his efforts to unseat octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade in the upcoming presidential election run-off.
Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:43PM
Egypt's new Islamic-majority parliament has decided to vote on ending aid from the United States, which, it says, has no respect for the country’s sovereignty.
Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:2PM
Protesters have gathered outside the Egyptian parliament in Cairo, calling for the dismissal of the interim government and a halt to US financial aid, Press TV reports.
