US files charges in antiquities smuggling scheme
NEW YORK: Federal authorities have charged a group of antiquities dealers and collectors in connection with what they said was an organized criminal ring smuggling artifacts into the country, including…
Libya after Qaddafi
By Omar Ashour BENGHAZI: Middle Eastern autocrats routinely warn their people of rivers of blood, Western occupation, poverty, chaos, and Al Qaeda if their regimes are toppled. Those threats were heard…
Banishing starvation
By Franz Fischler VIENNA: Of the world’s almost seven billion people, about one billion are starving, owing to a long list of unfortunate local events and circumstances, together with steadily increasing…
More questions than answers about Egypt’s electoral law
By David Faris Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the scorching streets beginning July 8, seeking justice for those killed and injured during the revolution and long-overdue reforms of the…
US recognizes rebels as Libya’s legitimate gov’t
ISTANBUL: The United States formally recognized Libya's rebel opposition as the legitimate government on Friday, an important diplomatic step which could unlock billions of dollars in frozen Libyan funds. US…
Syria security forces kill 14, say activists
NICOSIA: Syrian security forces opened fire on thousands of demonstrators across the country on Friday, killing 14 and wounding scores, said Abdel Karim Rihawi, of the Syrian League for the…
Iraq says to execute Saddam half-brothers
BAGHDAD: Iraq will execute two of Saddam Hussein's half-brothers within a month along with three other former regime officials, an official said on Friday, after the five were handed over…
Turkey investigates Kurdish autonomy declaration
DIYARBAKIR: Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a declaration of "democratic autonomy" by an umbrella group for Kurdish non-governmental groups, the prosecutor's office said on Friday. The declaration could…
Shoura Council speaker behind ‘battle of the camel’: probe
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's upper house speaker under ousted president Hosni Mubarak was the mastermind behind organized attacks by loyalists riding camels on anti-regime protesters, investigators said on Thursday. A…
Egypt detains former PM Ebeid for illegal land deal
By Reuters CAIRO: Authorities detained former prime minister Atef Ebeid for 15 days to investigate allegations he illegally sold land well below market value, judicial sources said on Thursday. Since a…