Most Egyptians want Quran as source of laws, shows poll
CAIRO: A majority of Egyptians believe laws in their country should observe the teachings of Islam's holy book, the Quran, according to the results of an opinion poll by a…
Deal could be finalized in days, says Yemen opposition
SANAA: The time and venue for the signing of a Gulf Arab deal that would see Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh finally resign could be announced by a Gulf envoy…
Qaddafi defiant despite NATO bombs, rebel gains
MISRATA: Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi remained defiant on Tuesday after his compound was hit by NATO bombs and rebels in Misrata said they had pushed his troops out of the…
Bahrain expels Iran embassy official over ‘spy links’
DUBAI: Bahrain has ordered the expulsion of a top Iranian diplomat in Manama over his alleged links to a Kuwaiti spy ring, ratcheting up already simmering tension between the Gulf…
Responsibilities of Qena governor frozen, protestors open railway lines
CAIRO: The executive secretary of Qena governorate, Maged Abdel Kerim, was asked to handle the duties of Governor Emad Shehata Mikhael, whose executive powers were frozen for three months in…
The return of the French?
By Michel Rocard PARIS: How difficult is it to erase one’s past as a colonial power? Tunisia has been independent for 55 years, and Côte d’Ivoire for 51 years, yet France…
Gift goal takes Egypt to youth semis
By AFP SOWETO, South Africa: Egypt clinched second place in Group A of the African youth championship Saturday thanks to a gift-wrapped 1-0 victory over South Africa. A careless short…
Ex-Gitmo inmate had Australia hijack plans: memo
By AFP SYDNEY: An Australian held as a "high risk" inmate at Guantanamo Bay told Egyptian interrogators he planned to hijack a Qantas plane and trained some of the 9/11…
Responsibilities of Qena governor frozen, protesters open railway lines
CAIRO: The executive secretary of Qena governorate, Maged Abdel Kerim, was asked to handle the duties of Governor Emad Shehata Mikhael, whose executive powers were frozen for three months in…
ElBaradei suggests war crimes probe of Bush team
NEW YORK: Former chief UN nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei suggests in a new memoir that Bush administration officials should face international criminal investigation for the "shame of a needless war"…