Arab League chief arrives in Iraq for summit
By AFP BAGHDAD: Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby arrived in Baghdad on Sunday ahead of this week's Arab summit in the Iraqi capital, the first to be held here…
Islamists warn military over government backing
By AFP CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood warned the ruling military Saturday over its backing of the current government, which it accuses of stalling the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak and…
Libyan tribe closes border crossing with Egypt
By Aya Batrawy and Rami Al-Shaheibi / AP BENGHAZI: Libyan tribesmen have closed the country's main border crossing with Egypt, complaining of a rise in crime and rampant smuggling of drugs…
Police arrest sex swingers: security
By AFP CAIRO: Police have arrested a married couple who advertised on Facebook to sexually swap spouses and to host orgies at their Cairo apartment, a security official said on Saturday.…
Port Said soccer fans, troops clash; 1 killed
By Agencies CAIRO: Soldiers clashed with thousands of angry soccer fans in a Mediterranean coastal city over the suspension of their club following a deadly riot last month, witnesses said…
Three Cairo University students released, sit-in continues
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The Giza Prosecution Office released Friday three Cairo University students arrested the night before, after the university’s security withdrew the complaint against them, a rights group said.…
EU slaps sanctions on Assad’s family; mortars hit Homs
By Crispian Balmer and Dominic Evans / Reuters BEIRUT: The European Union slapped sanctions on the mother, sister and influential wife of President Bashar Al-Assad on Friday, increasing pressure on Syria…
Thousands march in Bahrain for reforms, say witnesses
By AFP DUBAI: Thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets of Shia villages around the capital on Friday to demand reforms, with some calling for the ouster of the Sunni-ruled…
Protesters rally against Islamists dominating Constituent Assembly
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: About 200 protested outside Egypt’s High Court on Friday against the Islamists’ domination of the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the new constitution. Protesters chanted slogans against…
Al-Qaeda says it killed American teacher in Yemen
By Ahmed Al-Haj / AP SANAA: Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch said Thursday that it killed an American teacher because he was trying to spread Christianity in the mainly Muslim Arab nation. Joel…