Egypt Bedouins briefly kidnap 19 policemen: security
CAIRO: Egyptian Bedouin kidnapped briefly kidnapped 19 policemen on Thursday after a tribesman was killed in a shoot-out with police near the border with Israel, security officials said. The officials…
Arabs to discuss joint UN-Arab mission to Syria
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers will discuss a proposal next week to send a joint UN-Arab mission to Syria, a senior Arab League official said on Thursday, after a solely Arab…
Nigeria secret police rearrest escaped sect member
LAGOS: Nigeria's secret police arrested an escaped member of a radical Islamist sect suspected of masterminding a Christmas Day church bombing that killed at least 44 people, an official said…
Malaysian police detain Saudi tweeter
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities Friday said they had detained a young Saudi journalist who fled his country after Twitter comments he made about the Prophet Mohammed triggered calls for his…
Somalia’s Al-Shabab joins Al-Qaeda, leader says
NAIROBI: The Somali militant group Al-Shabab has formally joined Al-Qaeda, according to a video translation released of a message from Al-Qaeda's leader. Ayman Al-Zawahri gave "glad tidings" that Al-Shabab had…
South Sudan must arrest killers to stop conflict: HRW
JUBA: South Sudan must honor promises to investigate, arrest and prosecute those responsible for an explosion of bloody ethnic violence in war-wracked Jonglei state, Human Rights Watch said Friday. "To…
Shia protester shot dead in east Saudi Arabia: activists
DUBAI: Security forces opened fire on a demonstration in Saudi Arabia's oil-rich east, fatally wounding one Shia protester and injuring several others, activists and witnesses said on Friday. "Munir Al-Medani,…
Bomb blasts bring death to Syria’s Aleppo
AMMAN/BEIRUT: Twin bomb blasts hit Syrian military and security buildings in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 25 people in the worst violence to hit the country's commercial…
US groups deny Egypt charges of political meddling
WASHINGTON: Accused of interference in Egypt's affairs, US pro-democracy groups whose staff are to be tried in Cairo reject charges they are working secretly for the US government, which largely…
World Bank chief expects tension over Egypt aid
WASHINGTON: World Bank chief Robert Zoellick said he expects "tensions" as Egypt requests aid from the international lender, which in turn would demand progress on governance and democracy. "They're reaching…