UN to probe all sides for possible abuses in Libya
GENEVA: Investigators launching a U.N.-ordered probe into wartime human rights abuses in Libya vowed Friday to visit villages, prisons and conflict zones, sparing no one and no region from scrutiny.…
World labor leader says protest movement weakened
ATHENS: Globalization has weakened the union movement, making it increasingly difficult to coordinate protests between Europe's debt-stricken countries, says the head of a global union group. Muhammad Shaaban Azouz said…
Yemen’s Saleh again rejects move to replace him
SANAA: Two protesters were shot dead and 25 wounded by gunfire during protests in the southern Yemen city of Taiz on Friday, hospital sources said. Some 200 were hurt by…
Witness says 13 protesters killed in Syria
BEIRUT: Syrian security forces opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters in the southern city of Daraa, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, witnesses said. One…
Tens of thousands demand Mubarak prosecution
CAIRO: Tens of thousands of Egyptians waved flags and shouted slogans Friday in Cairo's central Tahrir Square, demanding that Hosni Mubarak and his family be put on trial over allegations…
Army officers join Tahrir protesters
By AFP CAIRO: Seven army officers on Friday defied a warning from the ruling military council and joined tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square to call for the…
Mideast tumult could drive Gulf sukuk issuers to Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: More Gulf sukuk issuers are expected to tap the Malaysian market in the coming months although global issuance would be lower this year due to turmoil in the…
Mideast, Nigeria concerns support oil prices
SINGAPORE: World oil prices stayed at multi-year highs Friday, supported by the ongoing tensions in the Arab world and the postponement of elections in Nigeria, Africa's biggest crude producer. New…
Egypt buyers wary ahead of Q1 results
CAIRO: Egyptian share prices will recover only slowly in the next few weeks from the country's political turmoil, with many investors sticking to the sidelines until first quarter results give…
Egypt turmoil hits Cairo nightlife
CAIRO: After hours spinning the latest hip-hop and trance hits, DJ Sugar loses enthusiasm, turns off the music and surveys a nightclub dance floor that has been bare for weeks.…