Alexandria police officers trial indefinitely adjourned for security reasons
By Abdel Rahman Youssef ALEXANDRIA: Head of the Alexandria Criminal Court decided Wednesday to indefinitely adjourn the trial of police officers accused of killing Jan. 25 protesters due to security reasons.…
Public transport workers take strike to parliament
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Public transport workers moved an open strike to parliament on Wednesday, reiterating their demand to include the Public Transportation Authority (PTA) under the Ministry of Transport like…
Egypt gains after central bank cuts reserve ratio
By Reuters CAIRO: Commercial International Bank and other financials lifted Egypt's main index to a 1 percent gain, a day after the central bank cut its reserve requirement on local…
Legal experts debate court’s jurisdiction on Constituent Assembly appeal
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: A court official denied that a verdict was issued against the decision to give MPs 50 percent of the Constituent Assembly that would draft the constitution. Councilor…
Security Council backs Annan’s Syria peace plan
By Edith M. Lederer and Peter James Spielmann /AP UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council sent a strong and united message to the Syrian government and opposition on Wednesday to immediately…
What to do about Syria? Turkey wavers
By Christopher Torchia / AP ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey stands at the forefront of calls for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad, but there are an awful lot of red…
Iraq tightens security as Al-Qaeda claims deadly blasts
By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: Key routes in Baghdad were locked down Wednesday as Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly blasts targeting security for…
Israel mourns as victims of French attack buried
By Yoav Lemmer / AFP JERUSALEM: Thousands of weeping mourners attended the funerals at a Jerusalem cemetery on Wednesday of three French-Israeli children and a teacher killed in a shooting…
Obama’s nuclear-free vision faces reality check
By Matt Spetalnick and Alister Bull / Reuters WASHINGTON: Shortly after taking office, US President Barack Obama set the goal of eventually ridding the world of nuclear weapons as a central…
Worker rights still an issue at UAE Museum Island, says HRW
By Joseph Logan / Reuters DUBAI: The abuse of workers building a cultural centre in Abu Dhabi that will host branches of the Louvre and Guggenheim museums has eased, but more…