Israeli inquiry: Flotilla interception was legal
JERUSALEM: An Israeli inquiry commission defended the actions of the country's troops during last year's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound protest flotilla sailing from Turkey, finding in a report released…
Egypt taps Hungary for trade boost
CAIRO: Egypt has tapped Hungary as the next country with which it will enhance economic cooperation in a bid to further diversify its trade ties. At the Egyptian-Hungarian Business Forum,…
Women keep wary eye on Tunisian revolt
By Kaouther Larbi / AFP TUNIS: Tunisian women are watching warily should the popular revolt that ousted the authoritarian president also unravel women's rights bolstered by his secular regime in this…
Israel FM drafting plans for provisional Palestine
JERUSALEM: Israel's foreign minister is putting together an interim peace plan that would grant the Palestinians limited independence in an attempt to blunt their efforts to win international recognition of…
Thousands pressure Tunisian PM to quit
By Imed Lamloum and Thibauld Malterre/AFP TUNIS: Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied outside Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi's office on Sunday, calling for him to quit after the downfall of the…
Police: Flurry of car bombs kill 10 in Baghdad
BAGHDAD: A flurry of morning bombs killed 10 people and wounded 34 around Baghdad Sunday, police said, in what one Iraqi official called an attempt to undermine security ahead of…
Pro-Mubarak campaign counters calls for Jan. 25 protests
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Lawyer Marwa Hodhod, coordinator of a campaign supporting President Hosni Mubarak as the next president of Egypt, said that 500,000 posters and 250,000 t-shirts supporting Mubarak have…
MB says will have symbolic participation in Jan. 25 demos
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) said they will participate "symbolically" in protests organized by a number of opposition powers and youth movements on Jan. 25. Local activists called for…
MB says to participate ‘symbolically’ in Jan. 25 demos
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) said they will participate "symbolically" in protests organized by a number of opposition powers and youth movements on Jan. 25. Local activists called…
Egypt says Tunisia turmoil worrying investors
CAIRO: An Egyptian government minister is warning that investors are beginning to question Egypt's stability over fears the revolt in Tunisia could spur unrest elsewhere in North Africa and the…