Moroccans welcome king’s reform vow, expect results
RABAT: Moroccans largely welcomed Thursday King Mohammed VI's promise of sweeping reforms, announced as uprisings rock the Arab world, but said they wanted to see if concrete changes would result.…
Quartet talks peace with Israel, Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Envoys of the Middle East Quartet were meeting with Israel's chief peace negotiator on Thursday, as the Jewish state faced growing pressure to break the logjam in talks with…
‘Phones won’t be tapped anymore’, says interior minister
CAIRO: Egypt's new interior minister vowed that private telephones will no longer be tapped, MENA news agency reported on Thursday, revealing the extent of the old regime's grip on society.…
Tahrir sit-in attacked; square cleared
By AFP CAIRO: The army broke the sit-in at Tahrir Square Wednesday as attackers armed with knives and machetes waded into hundreds of protesters camping there. An eyewitness told Daily…
Libya official flies to Egypt with Qaddafi message
RAS LANOUF: A high-ranking member of the Libyan military flew to Cairo on Wednesday with a message for Egyptian army officials from Moammar Qaddafi, whose troops pounded opposition forces with…
13 killed in Muslim-Christian clashes in Cairo
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: Thirteen people were killed and 140 were injured in clashes between Muslims and Christians on Tuesday night in the Moqattam, Qala’a and Sayeda Aisha areas. Security and…
Death toll 686 since Jan.25 protests, say rights groups
By Mai Shams El-Din and Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The Front to Defend Egypt's Protesters confirmed in a press conference on Wednesday that the death toll of the Jan. 25 Revolution has…
UN refugee, migration body leaders on Tunisian border
TUNIS: Top officials of the United Nations refugees agency and the international migration body visited the border between Libya and Tunisia and a packed transit camp Tuesday thanking Tunisians for…
Egypt makes strong start at squash World Cup
CHENNAI, India: Title favorite Egypt started strongly in the squash World Cup in winning both of its matches on the opening day Tuesday of the mixed team competition that has…
Exposed: Egypt’s spies dragged from shadows
By Dina Zayed and Sarah Mikhail / Reuters CAIRO: New evidence of spying and torture by an Egyptian security agency has piled pressure on military rulers to abolish a hated…