Presidential race intensifies as hopefuls present candidacy applications
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: As the official deadline for submitting candidacy applications for the presidential race approaches, potential candidates are scrambling to get their foot in the door. Rumors about the…
Young Gulf Arabs question tradition of cousin marriages
By Regan Doherty / Reuters DOHA: Noor was not the first in her Qatari family to marry a close relative, but she may be one of the last. Throughout the Middle…
Arab Spring coverage dominates Peabody Awards
By AP ATHENS, Georgia: Coverage of the Arab Spring dominated the Peabody Awards, the oldest in broadcasting. CNN, Al Jazeera English and National Public Radio all received the prestigious award…
Ultras march against attempts to end parliament sit-in
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Ultras Ahlawy, Ahly soccer team’s fan club, blocked the October 6 Bridge Wednesday in protest of what they described as attempts by authorities to end their ongoing…
Abu Hamed launches new ‘civil, liberal’ party
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: MP and former leading member of the Free Egyptians Party, Mohamed Abu Hamed, announced Wednesday the launch of his new party Hayat Al-Masriyeen. Abu Hamed described the…
Clashes as Syrian government claims troop pullout
By Zeina Karam / AP BEIRUT: Loud explosions reverberated across the central Syrian city of Homs and clashes were reported in several areas across the country Wednesday, just hours after the…
Netanyahu wants deal to prevent ‘binational state’
By Dan Perry/ AP JERUSALEM: Israel's prime minister has said that he still hopes to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians, because the alternative would be absorbing them into Israel…
World in crisis mode over Mali Islamist advance
By Coumba Sylla / AFP BAMAKO: World leaders scrambled to stop Mali's descent into chaos Wednesday, two weeks after a coup in Bamako touched off a sequence which saw Tuareg rebels…
Shias, Sunnis in post-US Iraq: separate, unequal
By Hamza Hendawi / AP BAGHDAD: Now that US forces are gone, Iraq's ruling Shias are moving quickly to keep the two Muslim sects separate — and unequal. Sunnis are…
Artist Emin unveils new BA ‘dove’ planes
By AFP Artist Tracey Emin unveiled Tuesday the first of nine British Airways planes specially painted to look like golden doves to mark the London 2012 Olympic Games. The exterior…