Israel appoints Arab minister
JERUSALEM: Defense Minister Amir Peretz, leader of Israel s Labor Party, has chosen Arab lawmaker Raleb Majadele to be a Cabinet minister, Israeli media reported Wednesday.Majadele would be the second…
Egypt concerned about Iraq disintegration
Cairo: President Hosni Mubarak's warnings for Iran not to interfere in Iraq as the oil-rich Arab country continues its downward spiral to civil war is part and parcel of Egypt's…
Egyptians among Hajj bus casualties
RIYADH: Twenty-two Muslim pilgrims leaving Saudi Arabia by bus were killed in a road crash near the border with the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.…
MPs demand an investigation into the blood bags scandal
CAIRO: Members of the People's Assembly called on the legislative committee to launch an investigation into the polluted blood bags scandal Thursday Jan. 11, and requested stripping the implicated MP…
Civil society calls for new laws to protect freedom of expression online
CAIRO: Facing a "deteriorating state of civil society in the Arab world and a growing number of arrests of bloggers and intern activists, journalists and representatives from civil society organizations…
Rumors of multiple attacks on girls in Maadi causing panic
CAIRO: Rumors, spreading over the past two weeks that a hooded attacker wielding a small knife has been targeting women in Maadi, have caused panic in the Cairo suburb.Officials say…
Spotting the crescents in Cairo
Cairo: What are the most important parts of a mosque? The dome, minaret or the prayer hall might at first glance be the obvious answers.But one may sometimes need to…
