The US will keep a number of embassies and consulates in the Middle East and North Africa closed until Saturday due to a possible terror threat from al-Qaeda
The UK is to close its embassy in Yemen on Sunday, with a number of other embassies across the Middle East told to be “vigilant” after the US issued a worldwide travel alert
The situation is tense in Egypt after a night of deadly clashes and the deadline for the army’s ultimatum for President Morsi looms.
Four Shia Egyptians were reportedly killed in Cairo yesterday in sectarian attack following two weeks of religious unrest in the country.
The 2009 Iranian elections were mired in a accusations of irregularities and voter fraud, but with the election of Hassan Rouhani and his platform of “hope and prudence”, the 2013 elections were a different experience.