 The Guardian | Russia drafts new Syria resolution for UN security council The Guardian Russia has circulated a draft UN security council resolution that would extend the UN mission in Syria for three months but stops short of threatening the Assad regime with sanctions. The deeply divided council must decide the future of the mission, ... Kofi Annan says Iran can help end Syrian crisis Russia drafts resolution to extend UN Syria Russia drafts resolution to extend UN Syria mission |
 Christian Science Monitor | In Egypt: Will dialogue resolve the conflict? (+video) Christian Science Monitor The standoff in Egypt between President Mohamed Mursi and the Supreme Constitutional Court over a ruling the court made last month is unlikely to end soon. The outcome of the conflict will undoubtedly have repercussions across the region. Egypt's President Flexes Power, But Cautiously Egypt parliament reconvenes, escalating power struggle Egypt's High Court Blocks Parliament |
 Haaretz | Prosecution rattled by Olmert's near-acquittal Haaretz Both State Prosecutor Moshe Lador and then-Attorney General Menachem Mazuz were intimately involved in the indictment. By Tomer Zarchin | Jul.11, 2012 | 3:52 AM Moshe Lador during his press conference. Photo by Emil Salman By Tomer Zarchin and Haaretz ... Israeli Ex-Premier Cleared of Key Charges Olmert legacy revisited after acquittal in Israel |
Christian Science Monitor | In Egypt: Will dialogue resolve the conflict? Christian Science Monitor The standoff in Egypt between President Mohamed Mursi and the Supreme Constitutional Court over a ruling the court made last month is unlikely to end soon. The outcome of the conflict will undoubtedly have repercussions across the region. Egypt's President Flexes Power, but Cautiously Egypt parliament reconvenes, escalating power struggle Egypt's High Court Blocks Parliament |
 The Guardian | Morsi convenes Egypt's parliament in defiance of court and military Washington Post CAIRO â€" A power struggle between Egypt's Islamist president and the country's generals and judges intensified Tuesday, as a three-day battle for authority threatened to eclipse progress toward a democratic transition. The day's events included a brief ... Egypt's High Court Blocks Parliament Egyptian Leaders Meet in Defiance of Court and Military Egypt's president flexes power, but cautiously |
The Guardian | Egyptian Leaders Meet in Defiance of Court and Military New York Times CAIRO â€" Summoned by a decree from the newly elected president, Egypt's Parliament met on Tuesday for the first time since the nation's military rulers dissolved it three weeks ago, escalating a power struggle between the Islamist elected officials and ... Egypt's president flexes power, but cautiously Morsi-military standoff: How big a blow to Egypt? (+video) Egyptian parliament meets despite court ruling |
The Guardian | Parliament meets in Egypt as court slams new president MiamiHerald.com By AMINA ISMAIL CAIRO -- Hours after Egypt's Parliament met in defiance of a court order, the country's highest court ruled Tuesday that President Mohammed Morsi had ordered the legislative body back in session illegally, a political tit for tat that ... Egypt's president flexes power, but cautiously Egypt's court freezes Mursi's parliament ruling Egypt top court freezes Morsy decree |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Egypt Court Holds Firm Against Mursi as Generals Gain Bloomberg Egypt's highest court has confirmed the dissolution of the country's parliament after it was briefly reinstated by presidential order, reaffirming the judiciary's authority at the expense of newly elected President Mohamed Mursi. Egypt top court freezes Morsy decree Egypt's Islamist parliament reconvenes, defies army Decree to restore Egypt's parliament cancelled |
 The Guardian | Decree to restore Egypt's parliament cancelled The Guardian Egypt's highest court cancelled a decree by the country's Islamist president to restore parliament on Tuesday. The supreme constitutional court issued a ruling that overturned President Mohamed Morsi's decision to reconvene parliament until a ... Egypt's president flexes power but keeps cautious Egypt lawmakers defy ban as political heat rises Egypt's court freezes president's parliament ruling |
Christian Science Monitor | Morsi-military standoff: How big a blow to Egypt? Christian Science Monitor While Egypt's transition has been on uncertain legal footing from the beginning, the confrontation between President Morsi and the military and judiciary could upend Egypt's legal order. By Kristen Chick, Correspondent / July 10, 2012 An Egyptian ... Egyptian Leaders Meet in Defiance of Court and Military Egypt lawmakers defy ban as political heat rises Egyptian Lawmakers Meet, Defying Military |
 The Hindu | UN envoy presses Syrian peace plan with Iran, Iraq Fox News BAGHDAD â€" The UN's special envoy on the Syrian crisis sought to build support for his peace efforts Tuesday with the leaders of Iran and Iraq, saying President Bashar Assad has agreed to a plan to quell the bloodshed in the most violent areas of Syria ... Annan: Syria Plan to Focus on Most Violent Areas US slams idea that Iran can help resolve Syria conflict |
 The Hindu | Former Congo warlord sentenced to 14 years over child soldiers Los Angeles Times Former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga was ordered to spend 14 years in prison Tuesday for enlisting children as soldiers, the first sentence handed down by the decade-old International Criminal Court. The “vulnerability of children mean that they ... Lubanga sentence sets legal deterrent International Criminal Court hands out first sentencing Congolese warlord sentenced to 14 years in prison |
 Telegraph.co.uk | International Criminal Court hands out first sentencing Telegraph.co.uk The International Criminal Court sentenced Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in jail for using child soldiers in his rebel army, handing down its first sentence a decade after its inception. By Alex Spillius, The Hague The three-judge bench ... Lubanga sentence sets legal deterrent Congolese warlord sentenced to 14 years in prison ICC Sentences Congolese Warlord to 14 Years in Prison |
 BBC News | Egypt: Who holds the power? BBC News The dispute between Egypt's new President, Mohammed Mursi, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, and the Supreme Constitutional Court over the dissolution of parliament has raised questions about where power lies in the country. Egypt parliament reconvenes â€" for five minutes Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament convenes in defiance of court ruling Egypt parliament meets in act of defiance |
 The Guardian | • Morsi's showdown with Egyptian military put on hold The Guardian 4.16pm: Syria: The Lebanese daily al-Akhbar, regarded as sympathetic to the Assad regime, appears to have been given the Syrian government's minutes of the Assad-Annan meeting yesterday. The report is in Arabic, but the ArabSaga blog has an English ... Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament convenes in defiance of court ruling Egyptian MPs defy military council Egyptian Lawmakers Meet, Defying Military |
 USA TODAY | Assad proposes gradual steps to end Syria violence Reuters | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has suggested ending Syria's conflict on a step-by-step basis, starting with districts that have suffered the worst violence, international mediator Kofi Annan said on Tuesday. Annan in Iraq for talks on peace plan for Syria Syria: Annan calls Iran role 'positive' but offers no new details |
 USA TODAY | Egypt's legislature convenes despite court ruling USA TODAY CAIRO (AP) â€" Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament opened a new front in the country's leadership showdowns Tuesday by meeting in defiance of orders that disbanded the chamber and brought President Mohammed Morsi in conflict with both the powerful ... Egyptian Lawmakers Meet, Defying Military Not so defiant: Egypt's parliament meets for 5 minutes Egyptian parliament reconvenes, defying court and military warnings |
 Voice of America | Egyptian Lawmakers Meet, Defying Military Voice of America Egypt's Islamist-led parliament has reconvened in defiance of orders by the country's military and Supreme Constitutional Court. The lower house of parliament met Tuesday, days after newly elected President Mohamed Morsi issued a decree reinstating the ... Egyptian parliament meets amid power struggle Egypt's Legislature Convenes Despite Ruling Egyptian parliament reconvenes, defying army |
 Globe and Mail | After verdict, Kadima MKs back Olmert's return to politics Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF Kadima MKs congratulate former PM, party leader on acquittal of main charges; Bar-On: If Olmert wants to come back, he will find his place; following verdict Olmert says, "this is not the last you will hear from me. Ex-Israeli prime minister Olmert cleared in corruption case Israel's Olmert acquitted on major corruption charges Olmert Acquitted of Bribery Allegations |
 The Guardian | Ex-Israeli prime minister Olmert cleared in corruption case USA TODAY JERUSALEM (AP) â€" An Israeli court cleared former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday of the central charges in a multi-case corruption trial that forced him from power, but convicted him of a lesser charge of breach of trust. Olmert Acquitted of Bribery Allegations Former Israeli PM Olmert acquitted of major corruption charges Former Israeli PM Olmert cleared of charges that drove him from office |
 New York Times | Egyptian Parliamentary Deputies Defy Court and Military New York Times CAIRO â€" In a raw contest between Egypt's competing centers of power, legislators on Tuesday defied the country's highest court and its most senior generals by holding a brief session of the dissolved Parliament, heeding an order by President Mohamed ... Egyptian Lawmakers Meet in Defiance of Military Egypt's parliament convenes despite dissolution Egyptian parliament convenes in defiance of generals |
 Haaretz | Annan: Iran should be 'part of solution' to Syrian conflict Haaretz UN envoy Kofi Annan holds press conference with Iranian FM, following talks in Syria with Assad. By DPA | Jul.10, 2012 | 11:14 AM Kofi Annan speaking during a news conference at the United Nations' Headquarters in Geneva, June 30, 2012. UN envoy Annan warns of possible Syria disaster |
 Boston Globe | Annan requests Iran's help in salvaging Syrian peace plan Boston Globe By Ben Hubbard | AP Syrian mourners carried a coffin during a funeral in the outskirts of Damascus Saturday. More than 17000 people have died in Syria since civil strife began there in March 2011. BEIRUT â€" International envoy Kofi Annan tried to rescue ... Annan and Assad agree political approach for Syria Assad committed to Annan peace plan UN envoy Kofi Annan in Iran for Syria talks |
 The Hindu | Egyptian parliament to convene in defiance of generals CNN Cairo (CNN) -- The Egyptian parliament is set to convene Tuesday in a move that may set the stage for a showdown between the country's military rulers, who dissolved the legislature, and President Mohamed Morsy, who has opted to override the military ... Egypt Supreme Court rejects president's order to reconvene parliament What to know about Egypt's new political drama As Islamists Gain Influence, Washington Reassesses Who Its Friends Are |
