‘May God burn his heart,’ says victim’s father to Mubarak
CAIRO: His arm in a sling and his head bandaged, Mohamed Morsi, still mourning his son, looked across the room at the cage that held Egypt's fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak…
Presidential hopeful says Egypt deserves grand vision
CAIRO: Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahy is campaigning to turn Egypt into an economic powerhouse, bridge deep inequalities and review what he sees as the nation's cozy ties with Israel and…
Egypt press gasps at images of fallen ‘Pharaoh’
CAIRO: Egypt's press on Thursday captured the nation's incredulity at seeing Hosni Mubarak on trial for murder, hailing the fall of the "Pharaoh" as a triumph for the revolution that…
ANALYSIS: Egypt’s army wins respite with trial but may not last
CAIRO: Egypt's generals may have gained a short respite from street protests by putting their former commander in the dock but it will have whetted the appetites of some activists…
France slams Syria multi-party proposal as ‘provocation’
PARIS: France on Thursday slammed as "provocation" a decree by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad allowing opposition parties, and said instead he should stop his deadly crackdown on democracy protests.…
Israel raids Gaza, no victims: Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Israel's air force carried out two raids on the Gaza Strip early Thursday without causing any casualties, witnesses said. The attacks targeted bases of the Ezzedin Al-Qassam Brigades, the…
Turkey appoints new armed forces chiefs
ANKARA: Turkey selected four new generals to lead its armed forces on Thursday in a shake-up which is seen as consolidating civilian control of the military after four top generals…
Assad allows Syria opposition parties
DAMASCUS: Syria's embattled president on Thursday decreed a law allowing opposition political parties, state media said after the United Nations condemned his regime's deadly crackdown on democracy protests. "President Bashar…
Bahrain says raided MSF centre was illegal
DUBAI: Bahraini authorities said Thursday police had raided a medical centre operated by the Paris-based Doctors Without Borders (MSF) last week because it was "unlicensed." MSF issued a statement on…
NATO says Qaddafi-owned tanker arrives in Benghazi
BRUSSELS:A Libyan tanker reported to have been seized by rebels opposing Muammar Qaddafi arrived in the rebel-held port of Benghazi on Thursday after being cleared to proceed by NATO ships…