High Admin Court accepts engineers’ appeal to end syndicate guardianship
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: The High Administrative Court accepted on Monday an appeal put forward by “Engineers against Guardianship” demanding that the head of the judicial committee responsible for syndicate elections…
Solar to power two Siwa villages
CAIRO: Egypt is planning two solar-powered villages in Siwa’s Umm Al-Saghir and Ain Zahra, according to the State Information Service. Energy Minister Hassan Younes said in a statement that the…
Mass hanging of 11 Sunni rebels in Iran
TEHRAN Iran on Monday hanged 11 members of the Sunni militant group Jundallah which claimed last week's devastating suicide bombing of a Shia mourning procession, a judiciary official said. "This…
Squabbling hits Iraq PM plan to unveil cabinet
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki's plan to unveil a national unity cabinet was in disarray on Monday as political parties squabbled over posts and the timing of the announcement…
A Tale of Two Brothers: Children of emigres return to invest in Egypt
CAIRO: There are an estimated 2.7 million Egyptians currently living abroad, according to a 2010 report by the International Organization for Migration. Most of this diaspora is concentrated in other…
EU to slap sanctions on 19 Ivorians, including Gbagbo
BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday decided to slap visa bans on 19 Ivorians including incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo, who is clinging onto power, diplomats said. The measures will take…
Assad slams Obama, Israel in interview
BERLIN: Syria has no partner for peace in Israel's "extremist" current government, President Bashar Assad was quoted as saying Monday. Syria has demanded the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from…
Iran’s Khamenei dismisses expected Hariri court rulings
TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday dismissed as "null and void" imminent rulings by the UN court probing the 2005 murder of ex-Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, state…
Slain American tourist had deep ties to Israel
JERUSALEM: An American tourist killed in a forest outside Jerusalem had deep spiritual ties to Israel through her involvement with an evangelical ministry that promotes Christianity among Jews. Kristine Luken,…
Iraq refugees in Syria wait years for fresh start
DAMASCUS: Oshana Khamo is one of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who have taken refuge in Syria from the violence at home and have been kept waiting for years to…
