President Bashar al-Assad is certain to win a third seven-year term once votes are tallied in face-off against two less well-known candidates
Opposition leaders have denounced vote, calling it a 'farce'
Clashes reportedly begin when al-Qaida-affiliated Ansar al Shariah group attacks Libyan special forces battalion base with rockets and mortars, inflicting casualties
Electoral officials offer no clues about turnout for first day of voting
Former Egyptian army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who ousted the elected Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi, is widely expected to win
Egyptian court also sentenced former president's two sons to four years in jail on same charges; sentences can be appealed
Militias commanded by General Khalifa Haftar storm building Sunday in alleged attempt to block appointment of new government
At least two killed according to security and medical sources
An enormous explosion Thursday destroyed part of the government-controlled Wadi al-Deif military base near the rebel-held town of Ma'arat al-Na'aman in Idlib province
Ambassador says that in exchange his government has sent back to Tripoli a Libyan Islamist militant who had been serving a life sentence for bombing plot
Incident follows assassination attempt against Yemen's defense minister in Shabwa province
Explosion destroys 150-year-old Carlton Hotel; both opposition and government sources report numerous casualties among government troops housed in the building
Verdicts relate to deaths that occurred during clashes in Cairo last July between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and security forces
Violence relatively minor compared to suicide attack that tore through security headquarters in Tor, last October
Voters cast ballots in first national poll since US withdrawal as country plunges deeper into sectarian violence
Announcement by Assad comes despite bloody three-year civil war in his country, coincides with warplanes over capital and violence in and around all five major cities
There were few media reports of protests and clashes around the country, but so far no significant violence
Abdullah al-Thani announces Sunday that he is effectively giving up his post, adding an extra level of uncertainty to an already unsettled political situation
Eyewitness say they saw government planes and helicopters had hit a market, causing numerous casualties
Move follows days of negotiations with separatists demanding larger share of oil revenues
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