Former Lawyers’ Syndicate chief denies reports of travel ban
CAIRO: Former Lawyers’ Syndicate Chairman Sameh Ashour denied Wednesday that the Public Prosecutor has imposed a travel ban on him pending an investigation into alleged financial violations committed during his…
Road to labor rights begins with democracy, ElBaradei tells workers
CAIRO: Democracy is the only way to guarantee equitable economic and social rights for workers, former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency and reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei told leaders…
Algerian Men Put to Justice for Breaking the Ramadan Fast
Police in Algeria have detained ten men for allegedly eating in public in violation of the sanctity of Ramadan. Police picked up the young men in a restaurant in the…
Fire may have erupted on UPS plane in Dubai
WASHINGTON: The fire that broke out in a UPS plane that crashed last week in Dubai, killing both pilots, appears to have begun in a cargo compartment, according to people…
UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations reported that more than 500 systematic rapes were committed by armed combatants in eastern Congo since late July — more than double the number previously…
Eight dead in Portuguese tour bus crash in Morocco
RABAT: Eight Portuguese tourists were killed when their tour bus plunged into a ravine in northern Morocco on Wednesday, the interior ministry said. Eleven passengers on the bus were injured…
UN: No food crisis looms despite Russia wheat ban
ROME: No global food crisis appears to be looming despite a Russian wheat shortfall that has helped lift prices to their highest level in two years, but volatile food commodities…
Turkish reform referendum ‘step in right direction’, says EU
BRUSSELS: A referendum on constitutional reform in Turkey this weekend represents a "step in the right direction," but only if "vigilance" is applied in weak areas, the European Union has…
US pastor has legal right to burn Quran
MIAMI: Pastor Terry Jones will undoubtedly offend and infuriate many people around the world if he follows through on a plan to burn Muslim Quran at his church this weekend.…
Five killed in attacks as Baghdad bans motorcycles
BAGHDAD: A spate of bomb attacks and shootings in Iraq on Wednesday killed five people, including a television presenter, as Baghdad imposed a ban on motorcycles ahead of the Muslim…