Egypt, Tunisia stumble through Swiss legal hoops
BERN, Switzerland: The Swiss were among the first to freeze the assets of ousted presidents Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, and now the…
Arab Spring: World Bank debates democracy support
WASHINGTON: The World Bank's newfound interest in democracy movements, inspired by the Arab Spring revolts, have not left all its members happy — some object to the development lender getting…
Aid boat for Misrata to rescue stranded refugees: IOM
GENEVA: A second boat carrying humanitarian aid was to set sail for the besieged Libyan port of Misrata Saturday where it will also rescue stranded refugees, the International Organization for…
Protests continue against Qena’s new governor
CAIRO: Protests against the appointment of Qena’s new government continued for the third consecutive day on Sunday. Eyewitnesses said the demonstrations against the appointment of General Emad Shehata Mikhael as…
Muslim Brotherhood newfound freedom met with concerns
CAIRO: A few months into the January 25 Revolution and the Muslim Brotherhood is taking the political scene by storm. Once a banned group, the party is now expressing its…
Yemen holds 14 people involved in March bloodbath
SANAA: Fourteen people allegedly involved in the gunning down of 52 anti-regime protesters in Sanaa last month have been referred to Yemen's state prosecutor, the interior ministry said on Sunday.…
Gunmen kill Iraqi family of 4 in Baghdad home
BAGHDAD: Gunmen stormed the home of a Shiite family living in a mostly Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad and killed all four family members, police said Sunday. Two policemen said a…
Israel arrests Palestinians over settler slaying
AWARTA: Israel has arrested two main Palestinian suspects in connection with the grisly murder of a young settler family, Israeli security officials said on Sunday. The announcement was the first…
Libya rebels launch raids in west, targeted in east
MISRATA: Libyan rebels said they mounted successful raids on Moammar Qaddafi's troops in the besieged western city of Misrata as loyalist forces pounded them Sunday in the eastern town of…
Syrians protest despite Assad’s promises of reform
BEIRUT: Hundreds of people chanting "God, Syria, Freedom!" took to the streets Sunday in southern Syria but security forces beat them back with batons, one day after President Bashar Assad…