Somali pirates seize South Korean fishing boat, says ministry
SEOUL: A South Korean fishing boat with 43 people on board has been seized by Somali pirates off the Kenyan coast, the foreign ministry said Sunday, the latest vessel to…
Palestinians weighing alternatives to peace talks
RAMALLAH: The Palestinians will study alternatives to peace talks with Israel in the coming days, a top PLO official said Saturday, after Israel gave the green light to build 238…
Palestinians weighing alternatives to peace talks
RAMALLAH: The Palestinians will study alternatives to peace talks with Israel in the coming days, a top PLO official said Saturday, after Israel gave the green light to build 238…
Arabs may ask UN to recognize Palestinian state
BRUSSELS: Arab nations may seek UN recognition of a Palestinian state, if Israel continues to build settlements in the West Bank, Egypt's foreign minister said Friday. Ahmed Aboul Gheit said…
French retiree on trial for attacking veiled woman
PARIS: A retired French schoolteacher went on trial Thursday on accusations that she attacked a Middle Eastern woman in a Paris shop because the woman wore a face-covering Muslim veil.…
Decree forming Egypt anti-corruption committee underway
CAIRO: Minister of State for Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Councils Mufid Shehab said that the ministerial group for political and legislative affairs has finished reviewing the draft decree by the…
Three Egyptian journalists receive Anna Lindh award
CAIRO: Three Egyptian journalists received the prestigious Anna Lindh Journalist Award, including the Professional Recognition Prize awarded to columnist Mona El Tahawy. Prince Albert II of Monaco presented the awards…
Student electoral lists due Sunday amid tension on Egypt’s campuses
CAIRO: With the final electoral lists of student union candidates due to be announced Sunday, universities around Egypt have witnessed several protests in the past few days after some students…
Australia to play Egypt, UAE ahead of Asian Cup
Australia will play Egypt and the United Arab Emirates in international friendlies ahead of next January's AFC Asian Cup, Football Federation Australia said on Friday. The Socceroos will face Egypt…
African football boss collapses at conference
CAIRO: African Football Confederation president Issa Hayatou was recovering in hospital on Friday after collapsing at the FIFA-CAF World Cup conference in Cairo. Hayatou, 64, fainted during a closed session…