Wednesday
Mar062013
Egypt (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Top Mubarak Ally Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 12:16 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Live, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
1900 GMT: Bahrain. Claimed footage of police firing tear gas at three women:
1730 GMT: Libya. The car of Mohamed Magarief, the head of the General National Congress, came under fire in Tripoli as he left a chaotic session of the assembly disrupted by protesters.
There were no casualties.
The Minister of Interior, Ashur Shwayel said the gunmen were demanding that legislators pass a bill barring former associates of ousted leader Muammar Qaddafi.
Magarief survived a gun attack at his home in January.
tagged Ahmed Ezz, Ashur Shwayel, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Mohamed Magarief, Muammar Qaddafi