Ashour, Hassan battle for Nasserist Party presidency
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: An ongoing feud over the presidency of the Arab Democratic Nasserist Party between Secretary General Ahmed Hassan and first Vice President Sameh Ashour has left the party’s…
Obama says US-Turkish ties ‘more important than ever’
ANKARA: US ties with Turkey are "more important than ever" despite differences over Iran, President Barack Obama said, also urging Ankara to repair ties with Israel, in an interview published…
Sudan to reinforce sharia after south vote, says Bashir
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir said on Sunday that the country's north will reinforce its Islamic law after a referendum expected to grant independence to the south. "If South Sudan…
Iran ex-foreign minister says sacking ‘un-Islamic’
TEHRAN: Iran's former foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki has hit out at his sacking this week by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, branding the move both "un-Islamic and offensive." "Sacking a minister while…
Stabbed US tourist’s body found near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: The body of a female American tourist, bound and with multiple stab wounds, was found Sunday near a road outside Jerusalem, police said. Her friend, a naturalized Israeli originally…
Kuwait academic detained on security accusations
KUWAIT CITY: A prominent Kuwaiti academic, Obaid Al-Wasmi, has been detained on suspicion of undermining the status of the emir, his lawyer said on Sunday. "The public attorney ordered professor…
Qandil’s defense team call on court to step down
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The defense team of outspoken former TV host and columnist Hamdy Qandil called on the court to step down after the judge allegedly seemed bias to…
Proposed ban on ‘Joseph the Honest’ threatens freedom of expression, says NGO
By Sarah Carr CAIRO: An Egyptian NGO has warned against the threat posed to freedom of expression by a recent lawsuit that seeks to ban a soap opera from broadcast. A…
Assange vows WikiLeaks strength despite new threats
ELLINGHAM: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said the site will stay strong despite another blow to its funding and the publication Sunday of new details of the sex crime allegations against…
HRW urges US to link aid to Israeli settlements
JERUSALEM: Israel systematically stifles the development of Palestinian communities in the West Bank and east Jerusalem while fostering the growth of Jewish settlements on those lands, the New York-based Human…
