Gunmen kill Saudi diplomat in southern Pakistan
KARACHI: Gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a Saudi diplomat as he was driving in Pakistan's largest city on Monday, just days after two hand grenades were tossed at…
Iraq violence kills four, wounds two Norwegians
BAGHDAD: A spate of attacks in Iraq on Monday killed four people including a Christian whose body was mutilated while two Norwegians hurt in a Baghdad bomb blast were among…
Over 350 injured, 150 arrested in Israeli embassy protest
By Abdus Shuman and Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Over 350 protesters were injured and 150 were arrested late Sunday when military and riot police forces cracked down on a protest outside…
Ibrahim Kamel ordered detained again
By Reuters CAIRO: An Egyptian judge ordered businessman Ibrahim Kamel detained again on Sunday on charges of inciting violence against protesters, days after a military prosecutor decided to release him for…
Doctors fail to complete test on Mubarak’s wife, says paper
By Alexander Dziadosz /Reuters CAIRO: Doctors failed to complete a heart test on the wife of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a state newspaper said on Monday, potentially prolonging a stay…
Copts continue sit-in despite Pope’s call to disperse
CAIRO: Thousand of Copts carried on with an open sit-in at the state TV building Maspero on Sunday, despite Pope Shenouda's call to end it “immediately.” Coptic protesters at Maspero…
Egypt FM named new Arab League chief
CAIRO: Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil El-Araby was named the new head of the Arab League, after Qatar withdrew its candidate — and only other contender — from the race, Arab…
Justice Minister says army ousted Mubarak on Feb. 10: report
CAIRO: Egypt’s army ousted president Hosni Mubarak from power 24 hours before he officially stepped down, the state-owned Al-Akhbar newspaper reported Sunday citing Justice Minster Abdel-Aziz El-Gindi. El-Gindi was quoted…
IMF may be tougher on Europe after Strauss-Kahn
PARIS: Whatever the outcome of sexual assault charges against its managing director, the International Monetary Fund may take a more distant and tougher line on sovereign debtors in Europe under…
Saudi bourse in talks to join MSCI index: official
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's stock exchange is in talks with several index providers, including influential index compiler MSCI, to become one of its component, the president of the Saudi Capital Market…