Arabs await Syrian reply to plan to end unrest
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers will review on Wednesday Syria's response to their…
Motion fails to query Ahmadinejad in Iran assembly
TEHRAN: A petition to summon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to parliament for questioning…
New settlements ‘basic right’, says Israel PM
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel's decision to…
Yemen protest singers whip up revolutionary zeal
SANAA: By nightfall, thousands of anti-government protesters in a scrappy tent city…
The ECB’s battle against central banking
BERKELEY: When the European Central Bank announced its program of government-bond purchases,…
Egypt constitution to allow expats to vote, says report
CAIRO: Egypt's justice ministry has agreed to a constitutional amendment to allow…
Hopes fade for extended stock market rebound
DUBAI/CAIRO: Hopes for an extended rebound of Gulf stock markets have faded…
Egypt T-bill yields rise at LE 12 bln sale
CAIRO: Egyptian treasury bill yields climbed at a LE 12 billion ($2.01…
Arabs step up pressure on Syria to end bloodshed
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers meet anew Wednesday to step up pressure on…
French satirical paper ‘firebombed’ after Mohammed cartoon
PARIS: The offices of a French satirical newspaper that published a special…