Egyptian press reports men were accused of holding 'deviant' sex parties and dressing as women
Demonstrators protest recently announced presidential bid by Abdel Fattah el-Sissi
In a live televised statement Wednesday Sissi resigned from his positions as defense minister and army chief
Syrian warplanes bombed areas along Lebanon's northern border Thursday amid bitter fighting between rebels and government forces in historic border town of Qala'at al-Hosn
Five militants were also killed and four arrested after police, military raid weapons storage facility belonging to Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
State media and activists say Syrian soldiers took control Sunday of Yabroud, the rebels' last stronghold in the Qalamoun region
Defense Minister Abdullah al-Thani named as interim prime minister until replacement for Ali Zeidan is found
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan told journalists later that government authorities have warned North Korean-flagged oil tanker to leave country's waters or face attack
Palestinian Islamist group was close ally of now banned Muslim Brotherhood, and many Egyptians accuse it of aiding Islamist militants fighting Egyptian Army in Sinai
Six members of the interim national assembly were wounded when militiamen stormed the assembly's headquarters overnight
Ibrahim Mahlab, a civil engineer and outgoing housing minister, was also an official in deposed President Hosni Mubarak's National Democratic Party
Some say move could pave way for country's military chief, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, to declare his candidacy for president
Abdullah Azzam Brigades, a militant group linked to al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for attacks that killed 4, wounded 100 on Twitter
Bomb on a tourist bus in Sinai killed at least two South Koreans, Egyptian driver in first attack on tourists since army takeover
Names of members of the new government solemnly read aloud in gesture that left many Lebanese breathing a sigh of relief
Insisting his government and national assembly remain in control of the country, Zeidan criticizes retired general's 'coup-like' comments
UN, Syrian Red Crescent workers rescued large group on third day of cease-fire, but eyewitness accounts say number of women and children killed and wounded after being hit by mortar shells
At least 13 killed, police discover bodies of three men and one woman 'bearing signs of torture' in western part of capital
Mohamed Morsi back on trial on charges of staging a jail break during the 2011 uprising; Gen. Mohamed Saeed, an interior ministry official, shot at killed outside his home early Tuesday
Meanwhile, interim president announces Sunday that the country will have presidential elections before parliamentary polls
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