Facebook page nominates Muslim Brotherhood member for president
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: A Muslim Brotherhood member who had advocated for a presidential run for one of the group’s leaders months ago, says he still stands by his virtual campaign,…
Interior minister disbands feared security police
By AFP CAIRO: Minister of Interior Mansour El-Essawy disbanded the long-feared state security police on Tuesday barely 10 days after taking office on a pledge to restore public confidence, state…
Current university leadership temporary, says minister
CAIRO: Minister of Higher Education Amr Ezzat Salama told a delegation of Cairo University students Tuesday that current presidents of universities and deans of faculties will stay temporarily. The minister…
Libyan rebels lose last stronghold west of Tripoli
TOBRUK: Outnumbered and outgunned, Libyan rebels lost control of their last town west of Tripoli on Tuesday and struggled to stall or outrun Moammar Gadhafi's forces as they raced eastward.…
Bahrain’s king declares 3-month state of emergency
MANAMA: Bahrain's king imposed a three-month state of emergency Tuesday and gave the country's military chief wide authority to battle a pro-democracy uprising that has threatened the ruling monarchy and…
Thousands of Palestinians rally for reconciliation
GAZA CITY: Thousands of Palestinians thronged major squares in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on Tuesday to deliver an impassioned appeal to their leaders to end the long-running…
Egypt’s airline sector lost $170 million in unrest
CAIRO: Egypt's civil aviation minister says the country's airline industry has lost more than 1 billion Egyptian pounds as a result of the unrest that led to the ouster of…
Opposition currents call on voters to reject constitutional amendments
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: A number of opposition parties and movements called Tuesday on Egyptian voters to reject constitutional amendments ahead of a referendum scheduled for March 19, demanding a new…
Anti-government tribesmen kill 4 Yemeni soldiers
SANAA: Anti-government tribesmen in northern Yemen stormed a security building and shot dead four soldiers in a revenge attack after government troops opened fire on opposition protesters calling for the…
Egypt resumes gas supply to Jordan
AMMAN: Egypt resumed gas supplies to Jordan on Tuesday after they were cut in February when saboteurs attacked a Sinai pipeline, Jordan's information minister said. "Egypt started today at 3…