Al-Qaeda urges Libyans to fight rogue general
AFP - Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb urged Libyans to fight a rogue general who is pressing an offensive against Islamist militias in the country’s east, labelling him an “enemy…
Israel denies future Palestinian ministers West Bank entry
Gaza’s Islamist rulers and the Western-backed Palestine Liberation Organisation, which is dominated by Abbas’s secular Fatah party, signed a surprise reconciliation agreement in April to end years of rivalry.
Sudan mother facing apostasy death sentence to be freed soon: Official
AFP - A Christian Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for apostasy will be “freed within days”, a foreign ministry official told AFP Saturday, after her case triggered an international outcry.…
US soldier released by Taliban in prisoner swap
The five Guantanamo Bay detainees were in turn transferred to Qatar, where their movements and activities will be restricted, a US official said.
Cabinet mourns killing of 6 border guards
The military says six border guards were killed at the hands of smugglers and outlaws
Egyptian national killed in grenade explosion in western Libya
Egyptian foreign minister renews call to end Libyan violence
Alexandria theatre collective in danger of closing
The nonprofit El Madina has played a central role in supporting independent bands and theatre troupes in Alexandria since it was founded in 2007
Egyptians, Americans build bridges through music
Young nonprofit seeks to revitalise Egypt's art scene through cross-cultural exchanges
Egypt: The youth win
The pillars of Mubarak's regime and the aged forces of Egypt's counterrevolution were preparing to “impress the world” (as goes the rhetoric that is used in privately owned, pro-Mubarak media) by…