Libya says Gaddafi stays, wounded relate siege hell
TRIPOLI/SFAX: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are staging a "massacre" in the besieged city of Misrata, evacuees said on Monday, as Libya said it was ready to discuss…
Bahrain opposition paper resumes under new editor
MANAMA: Bahrain's main opposition newspaper resumed publication on Monday after its high-profile editor was replaced by a low-key columnist and board member. Bahrain suspended the Al Wasat newspaper on Sunday,…
Security forces open fire during protests in Yemen city
SANAA: Security forces and armed men in civilian clothes opened fire during protests in the Yemeni city of Taiz, south of the capital, on Tuesday, a day after clashes there…
Syria braces for ‘Martyrs Week’
DAMASCUS: Syria was on Tuesday braced for the start of "Martyrs Week", a series of rallies organized by a Facebook group in honour of those killed in security clampdowns on…
Lawyers’ Syndicate committees reject judges handling former officials’ cases
CAIRO: The freedoms and human rights committees at the Lawyers’ Syndicate initiated a campaign Tuesday against assigning cases of ousted regime figures to certain judicial constituencies "notorious for their pro-regime…
Army statement about ‘civil state’ doesn’t rule out Islamists’ participation, says MB
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood and religious leaders say they don’t see the army’s latest statement that ruled out an Islamist government as a threat to their political aspirations, but analysts said…
Corruption panel to quiz Mubarak’s son Gamal
CAIRO: An Egyptian panel formed to uncover illicit gains acquired during the rule of deposed President Hosni Mubarak, will next week question his younger son about corruption, the state news…
Arab revolts show freedom better than stability: Italy
ROME: The revolts rocking the Arab world show the international community should favor freedom and democracy over dictatorial stability, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Tuesday. "It's time to…
AU chief condemns foreign intervention in Ivory Coast, Libya
GENEVA: African Union chairman Teodoro Obiang Nguema on Tuesday condemned foreign military intervention in Ivory Coast and Libya, saying that Africa must be allowed to manage its own affairs. "Africa…
Analysts see downward trend of Egypt’s NIR decelerating
CAIRO: Egypt’s net international reserves (NIR) dropped again last month to reach $30.1 billion, the lowest level in more than three years, on back of a drop in revenue sources…