Labor movements granted human rights award
CAIRO: An award honoring labor movements and their leaders was given to the workers of Egypt on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The American Federation of Labor and Congress and Industrial…
Obama asks Shia cleric to help settle Iraq impasse, report
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has sent a letter to Iraq's top Shia cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, urging him to persuade the country's squabbling political leaders to form a new government,…
One policeman killed, 26 people wounded, in Baghdad attacks
BAGHDAD: A policeman was killed and 26 people were wounded, including six security force members, in three blasts on Friday in Baghdad, an interior ministry official said. In the western…
Iran’s Mousavi urges prisoners to end hunger strike
TEHRAN: Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi urged 17 political prisoners to end a hunger strike which reportedly started 12 days ago over their treatment by jailors, his website said…
US calls Al-Qaeda in Pakistan its ‘most formidable’ threat
WASHINGTON: The United States said Thursday that despite major setbacks, Al-Qaeda's core in Pakistan is the "most formidable" terrorist group threatening the United States, along with affiliates in Yemen and…
Memorial to Egyptian stabbing victim vandalized
BERLIN: German police say two drunken youths have been arrested after damaging a memorial to an Egyptian woman stabbed to death last year. Police said the two, aged 18 and…
Pregnant moms who overeat could make obese babies
Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy have big babies, putting their children at risk of becoming heavy later on, a new study says. American researchers followed all births…
Travel industry courting ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ fans
In Bali, they're seeking guidance from a spiritual healer. In Rome, they're lapping up gelato. And in India, they're visiting temples. Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir "Eat, Pray, Love,"…
Activist sentenced to 6 months for assaulting policeman
By Marine Weitzmann CAIRO: Al Manshiya Court sentenced activist Hassan Mustafa to six months in prison and LE 2,000 fine on Tuesday for charges of assaulting a policeman on July 15,…
Ghad party members to elect new leader Friday
CAIRO: An emergency general assembly meeting will be held Friday morning at the headquarters of Al-Ghad opposition party in downtown Cairo to elect a new president via secret ballot. Party…
