News In Brief

Turkish envoy returns Egypt
Afp, Ankara

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that Turkey's ambassador to Egypt would return to Cairo, three weeks after he was recalled over the bloody crackdown on supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president.
"Do not forget that we recalled the ambassador for consultations," Erdogan told reporters at an Ankara airport before leaving for Saint Petersburg to attend the G20 conference.

Egypt jamming signal: Al-Jazeera
Afp, Doha

Qatari-owned news channel Al-Jazeera has accused Egyptian authorities of jamming the network's satellite signals, as the broadcaster kept up its critical coverage of Cairo's crackdown on Islamists.
The network said it has been forced to change frequencies several times to allow viewers to watch its news and sport channels.

Al-Qaeda set up anti-drone cells!
Afp, Washington

Al-Qaeda's leaders have set up cells of engineers to try to shoot down, disable or hijack US drones, The Washington Post reported late Tuesday citing top-secret US intelligence documents.
The al-Qaeda leadership is "hoping to exploit the technological vulnerabilities of a weapons system that has inflicted huge losses against the terrorist network," the Post said online.

News Corp sells 33 local publications
Afp, New York City

News Corp, the publishing group created with the split of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, said Tuesday it was selling 33 local publications to a group led by Fortress Investment Group.
The sale includes eight daily and 15 weekly newspapers which are part of the Dow Jones Local Media Group.

Madeleine Albright given Swedish prize
Afp, Stockholm

Former US secretary of state Albright will receive a prize in memory of assassinated Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh for her role as a "unique female leader".
The Anna Lindh prize, worth 150,000 Swedish kronor, is given to those who "help others and strive for a more humane and just world", according to the Anna Lindh memorial fund, which bestows the honour.