Labor activists give gov't a month to implement minimum wage ruling
CAIRO: Workers and labor activists have given the government a month to implement a court ruling obliging it to set a minimum wage, or face a wave of protests.Around 300…
Muslim Brotherhood leaders in front of State Security prosecution today for possible release
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood leaders will stand in front of State Security Prosecution Tuesday to see if a court order for their release will be confirmed.The North Cairo Criminal Court ordered…
42 dead, 4 Egyptians wounded in Iraq bombings
BAGHDAD: Suicide attackers detonated three car bombs in quick succession near foreign embassies in Baghdad on Sunday, killing more than 40 people in coordinated strikes that Iraqi officials said were…
High hopes may turn to dismay for African teams
JOHANNESBURG: With Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Samuel Eto o all playing in the first World Cup to be staged on their own continent, hopes are high that African football…
Israel warns of new Gaza assault after air strikes
JERUSALEM: Israel on Friday threatened a wide scale military operation against the Gaza Strip after a string of air strikes which injured three Palestinian children following rocket attacks from the…
Palestinian PM sees statehood by August 2011
Palestinian PM sees statehood by August 2011 JERUSALEM: Palestinian premier Salam Fayyad predicts a Palestinian state will be established by August 2011 through "positive facts on the ground," in an…
Iran rebukes 'threats' as Obama urges Chinese support
BEIJING: Iran's top nuclear negotiator warned the West to stop "threatening" Tehran as US President Barack Obama urged Chinese President Hu Jintao to cooperate in blocking Iran's atomic ambitions. The…
Iraq's Sadrists go to the polls in PM 'referendum'
BAGHDAD: Polls opened in a ballot of Iraq's Sadrists on Friday over who should be the country's leader, while ex-premier Iyad Allawi received a boost after a key Shia party…
Christian pilgrims flock to Holy City for Good Friday
JERUSALEM: Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world thronged the narrow cobblestone alleys of Jerusalem's Old City to pray along the route tradition holds Jesus took to his crucifixion…