Egypt’s former first lady to undergo heart test: agency
CAIRO: Egypt's former first lady Suzanne Mubarak will have her heart tested using a catheter in a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh where she is being…
Morocco FM defends Gulf deployment in Bahrain
RIYADH: Morocco's foreign minister defended the deployment of Gulf troops to help put down protests in Bahrain, a fellow Arab monarchy, and accused Iran of meddling, in comments published…
Gulf mediator to meet Yemen’s Saleh as violence rages
SANAA: The Gulf Cooperation Council chief was to meet President Ali Abdullah Saleh Sunday in a new bid to resolve Yemen's political crisis, as medics reported another protester killed and…
Egypt pope calls on Christians to end sit-in
CAIRO: The head of Egypt's Coptic church on Sunday called on Christians to "immediately" end their week-long sit-in, a day after fresh clashes left 78 injured further fuelling fears of…
Gag order in case of Egyptian spying for Israel
CAIRO: An Egyptian court has imposed a gag order on the trial of a local businessman accused of spying on his country, Syria and Lebanon for Israel. Tarek Hassan was…
Mideast envoy resigns as US refocuses on region
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is losing his special envoy to the Mideast just as the administration is showing a renewed focus on the long-troubled region. George Mitchell, who helped broker…
El-Fiqi had many detractors from own backyard
CAIRO: Egypt on Sunday withdrew its candidate Mustafa El-Fiqi just moments before voting was due to start and nominated its Foreign Minister Nabil El-Araby to head the Arab League. A…
Tahrir protesters call for national unity, show solidarity with Palestine
CAIRO: Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday in support of the Palestinian cause and to advocate national unity, following the Imbaba clashes which left 12…
Muslim Brotherhood says to expel any member who runs for president
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: A senior official of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) said the group would expel any member who runs for president, after a leading Brotherhood reformer was quoted as saying…
Egypt turmoil helping arms smuggling to Gaza, says Israeli report
JERUSALEM: Smugglers of arms into the Gaza Strip are operating almost freely after a change of leadership in Egypt, Israel's Shin Bet security agency said. A report by the domestic…