Australian woman freed, leaves Yemen with her kids
SAN'A, Yemen: Yemen on Friday released an Australian woman detained as part of an investigation into Al-Qaeda's increased activity in the country and allowed her to fly home with her…
Ruckus at climate talks over vandalism of Saudi nameplate
BONN, Germany: UN climate talks in Bonn were rocked by angry outbursts on Friday after Saudi Arabia's conference nameplate was vandalized and its national flag was said to have been…
Emotional start to World Cup, grieving Mandela missing
JOHANNESBURG: Africa's first football World Cup began in an explosion of color and emotion at an opening ceremony in Johannesburg's Soccer City Friday, blighted by the absence of a grief-stricken…
11 activists detained for protesting alleged manslaughter in Alexandria
CAIRO: Eleven activists were arrested for protesting the alleged killing by police of a 28-year-old man in Alexandria, lawyer at El-Nadim Center for the Rehabilitation of Violence Victims Mohamed Abdel-Aziz…
Egypt accepts 21 out of 25 human rights recommendations at UN
CAIRO: Egypt accepted 21 out of 25 recommendations for human rights reforms made to it by members of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday as part of…
Egypt police kill African migrant crossing to Israel
EL-ARISH: Egyptian police shot and killed an African migrant as he tried to cross the border illegally into neighboring Israel early on Friday, a security source said. The man, whose…
Egypt hopes to make Alexandria its first smoke-free city
CAIRO: Egypt wants to make Alexandria its first smoke-free city, hoping it will set an example and persuade the rest of the country whose anti-smoking law is widely ignored to…
Emergency law is necessary evil, says Nazif
CAIRO: Emergency law is a necessary evil, important for citizen’s security and the protection of the investments, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said on Wednesday. He stressed that judicial supervision would…
Egyptian aid convoy heads to Gaza Friday
CAIRO: An Egyptian aid convoy will head towards Gaza Friday in a bid to lift the Israeli blockade imposed on the Strip for over two years. The convoy, only carrying…
Saudis supply full crude volumes to Asia in July
TOKYO: Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude exporter, will supply full contracted volumes of crude oil in July to at least seven Asian term buyers, steady with June levels, industry…