Iran ‘not like Egypt’: top Iranian director
The changes sweeping through Egypt and Tunisia are unlikely to happen in Iran in the near future, as the respective societies are very different, a top Iranian director said Thursday.…
Assange portrayed as ’emperor’ in insider book
A tell-all book entitled "Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website" by a former WikiLeaks insider casts founder Julian Assange as an "emperor" who…
Egypt central bank sees 2010/11 growth of 3-3.5 pct
CAIRO: Egypt's economy is likely to expand by 3-3.5 percent in the year to the end of June, the country's central bank deputy governor said on Friday. The government saw…
In Qatar, Arab modern art gets its first museum
Paintings acquired by shadowy anonymous buyers paying record prices now hang in the light of day in Qatar in the world's first museum devoted to modern Arab art. The masterpieces…
Angry Bahrain Shias bury dead of police raid
SITRA: Angry Bahraini Shias began Friday burying the dead of a violent police raid on anti-regime protesters as the army enforced a tight clamp across the capital of the Sunni-ruled…
‘Day of anger’ claims 24 lives in Libya, says rights group
CAIRO: A "day of anger" against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi turned into a bloodbath when security forces gunned down at least 24 people in two of the country's biggest cities,…
Iran devotees demand ‘death’ of opposition chiefs
TEHRAN: Thousands of worshippers and regime-backers gathered for Friday prayers demanding the execution of opposition chiefs whom officials say have rebelled against Iran's Islamic establishment. "Death to Mousavi! Death to…
Looters hit opposition offices in north Iraq demos
ARBIL: A Kurdish regional opposition's offices were targeted by looters, officials said Friday, after Iraq's most violent protests since uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia left three dead in two days.…
Hundreds call for honoring, apologizing to ousted Mubarak
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters called for honoring ousted president Hosni Mubarak during a demonstration held Friday afternoon outside Moustafa Mahmoud Mosque in Mohandiseen, changing “We are sorry Mr.…
Strikers at giant Mahallah factory push for reforms
By W.G. Dunlop /AFP AL-MAHALLAH AL-KOBRA: With the old regime out of the way after mass protests in which they played a role, strikers at a giant factory in Egypt are…