Deadline to free captured journalists in Libya expires

Talks to broker release of two captured cameramen have fallen apart

Luiz Sanchez

Violence in a Jordan University sparked by ‘tribalism’

The fighting which had started earlier this week in Mutah University, South Jordan reached a new level of violence on Wednesday

Hend Kortam

Tunisia Islamists set to elect leader

The Ennahda or Renaissance Islamist party is likely to re-elect current leader Rashid Al-Ghannushi

Ahmed Aboulenein

Embattled Cleopatra Ceramics chief to sell company

Employees believe move is to escape payment of overdue salaries

Ahmed Khalifa

Morsy to make historic visit to Ethiopia after Saudi Arabia

The president will visit Addis Ababa next ending a 20 year period of avoidance by Hosni Mubarak

Rana Muhammad Taha

Israel deploys ‘Iron Dome’ on border with Egypt

The battery of rocket interceptors are aimed at responding to an incoming attack and are already in place on the Israeli border with Gaza

Ahmed Aboulenein

Al-Bashir threatens ‘burning hot summer’ for Sudanese protesters

Students protesting inflation and rising food prices, are also calling for an end to President Omar Al-Bashir's 23-year reign

Ahmed Khalifa

Al-Bashir threatens ‘Burning hot summer’ for Sudanese protesters

Students protesting inflation and rising food prices, are also calling for an end to President Omar Al-Bashir's 23-year reign

Ahmed Khalifa

EGP 1bn from the Social Fund to finance petrochemical projects

The Industrial Development Authority (IDA) is conducting negotiations with the Social Fund for Development to provide EGP 1bn to finance petrochemical projects

Daily News Egypt

Syrian ambassador to Iraq defects, asks military to ‘turn guns’ on Al-Assad

Syrian National Council says more ambassadorial defections possible

Luiz Sanchez