9 Yemen soldiers killed in Qaeda assault on army post
By AFP ADEN: Al-Qaeda militants on Sunday tried to overrun an army post in Yemen's restive Abyan province, sparking a fierce firefight in which nine soldiers were killed and several…
Red Cross pushing to enter war-torn area in Syria
By Ben Hubbard / AP BEIRUT: The Red Cross is trying to gain access to a war-ravaged neighborhood in the Syrian city of Homs but it could be days before aid…
Anti-Ahmadinejad MPs hold sway in Iran’s new parliament
By AFP TEHRAN: Iran's parliament looks certain to be dominated by MPs critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to preliminary election results that also showed a big turnover in lawmakers.…
INTERVIEW: Violence turning Arab Spring into winter
By Reuters BKIRKI, Lebanon: Violence and bloodshed is turning the "Arab Spring" into winter, the head of Lebanon's Maronite Church said, threatening Christians and Muslims alike across the Middle East.…
American-born Qaeda associate jailed for 27 years
By AFP NEW YORK: A New York man was on Friday sentenced to 27 years in jail for conspiring to kill American soldiers stationed overseas and on related terror charges,…
H&M’s impresario: Margareta van den Bosch
By Heba Elkayal Daily News Egypt: The variety of brands that you have selected to collaborate with H&M keep getting more interesting. What makes you approach a particular brand? Margareta van…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: MARNI’s Consuelo Castiglioni collaborates with H&M
By Heba Elkayal For spring, fans of the Italian brand Marni will get to delight in the newest H&M designer collaboration. Identified by colorful prints and unconventional silhouettes, Marni’s designs…
Parliament to probe ‘interference’ in NGO foreigners travel ban
By Agencies CAIRO: Egypt's parliament is to probe and "hold accountable" anyone who intervened to allow foreign activists on trial to leave the country, the speaker of the house said…
Egypt appoints new judges for NGOs trial, US says relations ‘strong’
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: Egypt has appointed new judges to hear the trial of 43 democracy workers, days after six Americans among those charged left the country with nearly…
Egypt lawmakers to appoint constitutional panel March 24
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's People's Assembly and Shoura Council will appoint a panel to draft a new constitution on March 24, the speaker said on Saturday, in what will likely…