Saudi prince gives up contested Egypt land: MENA
CAIRO: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has given up a claim to land in Egypt that was frozen by the country's public prosecutor, Egypt's state news agency reported on…
Egypt PM pledges probe over protest crackdown
CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf expressed regret on Monday for a violent crackdown on demonstrators in Cairo at the weekend and said he had asked the minister of justice…
Tourists return to Sharm El-Sheikh amid heightened security presence
CAIRO: Sharm El-Sheikh is starting to see a return of tourists amid an increased security presence in the Red Sea resort where ousted president Hosni Mubarak is under house arrest.…
Breaking down barriers in the South Hebron Hills
By Michael Omer-Man WEST BANK/JAFFA: On an otherwise serene Saturday morning in late March, in the southern Hebron Hills, over 30 activists — mostly Jews — non-violently confronted a platoon of…
President’s sister puts their mom in picture book
By Leanne Italie/ AP Above a rooftop in Jakarta or the Indus River in Pakistan, the moon looms large in the childhood memories of Maya Soetoro-Ng, but President Obama's little sister…
Michael Jackson fantasies play out on Xbox – PS3
Michael Jackson fans will get to show off how well they sing and dance like the King of Pop in videogames crafted by Ubisoft for play on Microsoft Xbox 360…
Police: Rare comic taken from Nic Cage resurfaces
A valuable comic featuring the debut of Superman has resurfaced in a storage locker, and police said Monday that it appears to be the same one stolen from Nicolas Cage…
Film offers a look into the life of poet Zein Elabidin Fouad
Amr Bayoumi’s film about Egyptian poet and political activist Scren Grap of Zein Elabidin Fouad., “Who Can Arrest Egypt?” was screened last night at the Cairo Opera’s Artistic Creativity Center.…
Syria denies protesters medical treatment, says HRW
BEIRUT/ NICOSIA: Syrian security forces prevented medical staff from reaching the wounded in at least two towns that saw clashes with anti-government protesters, an international human rights group said Tuesday.…
Ivory Coast leader: All fighters must disarm
ABIDJAN: President Alassane Ouattara called on all fighters to put down their arms now that the longtime strongman has been captured after his refusal to cede power sparked violence leaving…