Unlike several Gulf nations, Egypt has not downgraded its diplomatic relations with Syria, angering many Egyptians. Friday’s rally was the largest anti-Assad protest in Cairo since the Syrian uprising began 11 months ago. A few hundred protesters stormed
CAIRO: Hundreds of Egyptians gathered in front of the Syrian Embassy in Cairo calling for the immediate discharge of the Syrian ambassador from Egypt. A march began at Omar Makram…
Clashes return between Qena’s Ashraaf and Hamidat tribes
CAIRO: Armed clashes erupted on Thursday and Friday once more following a days-long calm between members of two leading tribes in the Upper Egyptian province of Qena. "The two tribes…
Times Middle East correspondent Anthony Shadid dies in Syria
NEW YORK: New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner whose dispatches captured untold stories from Baghdad under "shock and awe" bombing to Libya wracked by civil…
Times Middle East correspondent Anthony Shadid dies in Syria
NEW YORK: New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner whose dispatches captured untold stories from Baghdad under "shock and awe" bombing to Libya wracked by civil…
Syria hammers opposition hub after UN vote
DAMASCUS: Syrian forces unleashed their heaviest pounding of Homs in two weeks on Friday, activists said after the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly backed an Arab initiative calling on President Bashar…
Libya marks revolution day as leader issues warning
BENGHAZI: Libyans on Friday celebrated the first anniversary of the uprising against Moamer Qaddafi with fireworks and slogans, even as its new leader vowed to act firmly against further instability.…
Iran hits out against foreign interference
ISLAMABAD: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday lashed out against foreign interference in the region at a summit in Pakistan designed to help chart a political solution in Afghanistan. Afghan President…
Egyptians rally in city hit by soccer violence
CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptians are rallying in the Mediterranean city of Port Said, saying that its residents were not behind a deadly soccer riot earlier this month that killed 71…
Tensions with Iran raise US safety concerns
WASHINGTON: The US government is worried that Iran will consider a terror attack on American soil, but it has no specific or credible threat about such a plot. Police from…
German film eyes the big prize at Berlin festival
German drama "Barbara" is the critics' favorite to take away the Golden Bear for best picture at this year's Berlin film festival, in what would be the first home win…