First free presidential race starts in Egypt
By Agencies CAIRO: Egypt officially started on Saturday the process of holding its first-ever free presidential elections with candidates able to submit their applications. But already the much-anticipated presidential race has…
NYPD files: ‘Focus’ scrutiny on Muslim Americans
By Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo / AP NEW YORK: The New York Police Department collected information on businesses owned by second- and third-generation Americans specifically because they were Muslims, according…
PA seeks to withdraw confidence from Ganzoury government
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The People’s Assembly will take steps towards withdrawing confidence from Egypt’s government, parliament speaker Saad El-Katatny said during Sunday’s session. After listening to statements from the ministers…
Egypt condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's foreign minister condemned Israel's air strikes on Gaza on Saturday and called for an immediate end to the attacks to prevent further bloodshed, the state news…
Egypt season canceled in wake of match violence
By AP CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association has canceled the rest of this season's league matches in the wake of rioting at a match last month that killed 71 people…
Rights activists appalled by doctor’s acquittal in virginity tests case
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Egypt’s military court acquitted Sunday army doctor Ahmed Adel, who was charged with conducting forced virginity tests on female protesters detained after a raid on a Tahrir…
‘Emo’ killings raise alarms in Iraq
By Lara Jakes / AP BAGHDAD: Young people who identify themselves as so-called Emos are being brutally killed at an alarming rate in Iraq, where militias have distributed hit lists of…
Iran tells West to drop ‘bullying’ tone
By Mohammad Davari / AFP TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that the West should drop its "bullying" stance against his country and insisted that sanctions imposed over its…
Two killed in Yemen bomb plot, Somali militants caught
By Mohammed Mukhashaf, Mohammed Ghobari and Nour Merza / Reuters ADEN: Two men were killed in southern Yemen when a bomb they planned to use in an attack on government forces…
Syria’s Assad meets peace envoy Annan again
By Dominic Evans and Alistair Lyon / Reuters BEIRUT: Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan, on a difficult peace mission to Syria, held a second day of talks with President Bashar…