Mubarak detention a victory for many, army uneasy
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Hosni Mubarak's detention by a prosecutor has stunned and amazed millions of Egyptians but some in the military now ruling the country are deeply uncomfortable about humiliating…
Former PM Ebeid, Citadel’s Heikal banned from travel
CAIRO: Former Egyptian Minister Atef Ebeid and Citadel Capital founder and chairman Ahmed Heikal are banned from leaving the country, the Prosecutor General said in a statement Wednesday. Both are…
NATO ministers meet on Libya as air strikes intensify
BERLIN: NATO foreign ministers gathered Thursday in Berlin amid calls for increased air strikes on Moamer Qaddafi's forces and growing divisions among world powers over whether to arm Libya's rebels.…
Deal struck to try to calm restive Syrian city
AMMAN: Syrian authorities sought to defuse tensions in Banias by agreeing to withdraw the feared secret police from the restive coastal city replacing them with army patrols and to free…
Yemen opposition spurns talks, sets Saleh deadline
SANAA: Yemen's opposition rejected an offer on Thursday to join Gulf-mediated talks in Saudi Arabia on a transfer of power and set a two-week deadline for President Ali Abdullah Saleh…
Sands, not lights, cover Gaza archaeology sites
Five thousand years of fascinating history lie beneath the sands of the Gaza Strip, from blinded biblical hero Samson to British general Allenby. The flat, sandy lands on the Mediterranean's…
EU pledges migration help to southern Med countries
NICOSIA: European Council president Herman Van Rompuy said Wednesday the EU could do more to assist southern Mediterranean countries tackle an influx of illegal migration in the region. "I agree…
US mum on detention of Mubarak, former ally
WASHINGTON: The United States kept mum about the fate of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a former long-serving US ally who was detained Wednesday in a probe into violence against protesters…
Mubarak being investigated, no court date set
CAIRO: Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his sons are still under investigation and no date has been set for a court appearance for questioning, a legal source said on…
BRICS nations call for UN Security Council reform
SANYA: The leaders of five of the world's major emerging powers called Thursday for UN Security Council reform to give developing nations more of a say on pressing global issues.…