Islamists to rally behind Mursi as Egypt's rifts widen Dec 1st, 2012 - 10:40h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamists planned rallies across Egypt on Saturday in support of President Mohamed Mursi, who has rushed through a constitution to try to quench opposition fury over his newly expanded powers. Mursi was due to ratify the constitutio... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : islamists, rally, behind, mursi, egypt's, rifts, widen, Top Keywords

Kuwait political rifts widen on path to elections Oct 18th, 2012 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) For years, opposition lawmakers in Kuwait's parliament have been the most aggressive and combative in the Gulf - routinely demanding the prime minister and others face questioning over alleged corruption and abuses of power. (Source: Associated ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kuwait, political, rifts, widen, path, elections, widen, Top Keywords

Syria conflict deepens sectarian rifts in Lebanon Oct 17th, 2012 - 09:20h (CET +01.00) This Lebanese border town has become a safe haven for war-weary Syrian rebels, a way station for wounded fighters and home to hundreds of frightened Syrian refugee families. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, conflict, deepens, sectarian, rifts, lebanon, widen, Top Keywords

Rifts weaken unity of rebel groups in Syria Aug 20th, 2012 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) They share a single goal: to topple the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. But the myriad rebel groups that have sprung up are riven by infighting about funding, weapons and even how to wage their war. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rifts, weaken, unity, rebel, groups, syria, widen, Top Keywords

Rifts in Egypt army enabled Morsi to make his move: analysts Aug 13th, 2012 - 18:40h (CET +01.00) Rifts among Egypt's top brass and the blow to the army's prestige dealt by a deadly raid in the Sinai gave President Mohamed Morsi the opportunity to sideline his powerful defence minister, analysts say. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rifts, egypt, army, enabled, morsi, make, move, analysts, Top Keywords

New 'Ice Age' drifts into top spot with $46.6M Jul 16th, 2012 - 22:50h (CET +01.00) The animated sequel "Ice Age: Continental Drift" froze out the competition to take over the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with a $46.6 million debut. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'ice, age', drifts, spot, $466m, make, move, analysts, Top Keywords

Rifts split Syria's opposition at Cairo meeting Jul 4th, 2012 - 00:00h (CET +01.00) Syrian opposition groups struggled to form a united leadership and a political platform at a meeting Tuesday that exposed the vast disagreements that have prevented them from effectively leading the uprising against President Bashar Assad. (Source: A... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rifts, split, syria's, opposition, cairo, meeting, move, analysts, Top Keywords

South Africa painting debate exposes racial rifts May 24th, 2012 - 14:20h (CET +01.00) JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC went to court on Thursday seeking to remove from public display a painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed, saying the work is symbolic of the lingering racial oppression of ap... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : south, africa, painting, debate, exposes, racial, rifts, analysts, Top Keywords

Troubled freighter drifts toward Great Barrier Reef May 19th, 2012 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) A broken-down cargo ship was drifting towards the fringes of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Saturday, with fears of major damage if it were to run aground at the World Heritage-listed site. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : troubled, freighter, drifts, toward, great, barrier, reef, analysts, Top Keywords

First rifts emerge in new Israeli coalition May 9th, 2012 - 11:50h (CET +01.00) The first rifts in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's expanded coalition have emerged, just a day after the Israeli leader brought the main opposition party into his government. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : first, rifts, emerge, israeli, coalition, barrier, reef, analysts, Top Keywords