Qaddafi feeling world’s ‘unified will’ : UN chief
PARIS: Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi is feeling the "unified will" of the international community through the military campaign launched against his forces in Libya, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said…
Egypt re-arrests Zawahiri’s brother after release
CAIRO: Egyptian police detained the brother of Al Qaeda no. 2 Ayman Al-Zawahri on Sunday, days after he had been released as part of an amnesty extended to political prisoners,…
ElBaradei attacked as he arrives at poll station
CAIRO: Presidential hopeful and former head of the IAEA Mohamed ElBaradei was attacked Saturday by what he called "organized thugs" when he arrived at a polling station in Moqqatam…
Polling stations to remain open beyond 9 pm if necessary, says Judicial Commission
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The Supreme Judicial Commission overseeing voting on a public referendum on constitutional amendments has extended polling until all voters inside and waiting outside polling stations have cast…
Egyptians vote in Shoubra in smooth process
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: In Shoubra, Egyptians headed to the polling stations on Saturday to vote in a public referendum on constitutional amendments, amid a process described by many as “smooth”…
Referendum polling extended till 9 pm amid high turnout, judges on alert
CAIRO: The Supreme Judicial Commission overseeing voting on a public referendum on constitutional amendments announced that polling time will be extended for one hour till 9 pm and demanded that…
Disbanded security agency a potential threat
By Hamza Hendawi /AP CAIRO: The country’s dreaded State Security agency has been dissolved, but many doubt the power of the secret police has really been broken after decades of using…
Egypt stops flights to Libya
CAIRO: Egypt suspended all flights to Libya in compliance with a UN Security Council resolution that imposed a no-fly zone over the restive country, an aviation official said on Friday.…
The science behind the supermoon and the tsunami
By Troy Carter CAIRO: On Saturday evening, the moon will be 356,577km away from Earth, the closest it’s been in 18.6 years – a phenomenon called supermoon that results in a…
Dead parrot trade talks
By Jagdish Bhagwati NEW YORK:The Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTN) is the first negotiation to take place under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO), founded in 1995.…