Women’s rights group discusses fair representation in electoral bodies
CAIRO: Women’s rights activists, as well as members of different political parties and analysts agreed that a roster system is the way to guarantee fair representation of women in the…
HRW urges military to cancel blogger trial
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch called on Egypt's military rulers to cancel the trial of a blogger charged with insulting the armed forces as lawyers expected the court to issue…
Military council to investigate Mubarak wealth
CAIRO: Egypt's military rulers said Tuesday they will form a panel to investigate the wealth of toppled president Hosni Mubarak as part of a sweeping probe into corruption, the official…
Egypt arrests former housing minister Soliman
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities arrested the former housing minister, a security source said on Wednesday, a step which may add to worries among real estate investors that land transactions made…
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…