No ceasefire without Qaddafi pullback, say Libya rebels
BENGHAZI: Libyan rebels said Monday that any ceasefire would require the withdrawal of government troops from the streets and freedom of expression, as African mediators arrived in their stronghold of…
Syrian army mobilized in Banias after killings
NICOSIA: Syrian troops encircled the flashpoint coastal town of Banias Monday, where weekend shootings left 13 dead and scores wounded, a human rights activist said. "Seventeen tanks were deployed" to…
Bahrain rights activist to face military court
DUBAI: Bahrain's leading human rights activist will be questioned by a military prosecutor, according to the Gulf country's interior ministry that has been leading the crackdown on Shia protests against…
Blogger Maikel Nabil slapped with 3-year prison sentence; says worried about his safety
CAIRO: A military court sentenced blogger Maikel Nabil to three years in prison on Sunday night despite announcing earlier that his trial was adjourned till Tuesday to examine the defense…
Suez Canal March revenues up at $413.5 mln
CAIRO: Revenue from the Suez Canal rose 9 percent year-on-year to $413.5 million in March and 6.4 percent from a month earlier, a state website showed on Monday. Revenue in…
Jazeera Airways expected to fly to Cairo in May
KUWAIT: Kuwait's low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways is expected to start flights to Egypt's capital in May and post a profit this year, the firm's chairman said. Jazeera Airways, which posted…
Sewedy wins $440 mln Qatar contract
CAIRO: Egypt's El Sewedy Electric, the Arab world's biggest listed cable maker, said on Monday its Qatari unit had won a cable supply contract worth $440 million, helping to boost…
Three men to hang for rape
CAIRO: An Egyptian military court in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya has ordered the execution of three men convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman last month, the state-owned…
Amr Moussa says Islamists won’t take power
CAIRO: Arab League chief Amr Moussa, a leading contender to become Egypt's next president, said Islamists will not take power in the country but are bound to be a player…
Several thousand migrants stranded in Misrata: ICRC
GENEVA: The international Red Cross expressed concern on Sunday about several thousand foreign migrants stranded in the open in the besieged Libyan port of Misrata. The group was found living…
