Obama, Clinton offer Ramadan wishes to Muslims
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama extended his best wishes Monday to Muslims beginning the holy fasting month of Ramadan, using the occasion to urge people to help victims of drought…
Arab, African aid lacks coordination, says Somali leader
Arab, African aid lacks coordination, says Somali leader KHARTOUM: Somalia's President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said Arab and African aid for his famine-ravaged country lacks coordination, Sudanese state media reported on…
Egypt military arrests BBC journalist
CAIRO: Egypt's military arrested a BBC journalist when it cleared out a central Cairo protest that left several protesters injured and dozens detained, the British broadcaster said on Tuesday. Shaimaa…
Military prisoners tortured in El-Wadi El-Gedid, 13 Alex protesters tried
CAIRO: Rights organizations condemned Saturday the torture of prisoners in El-Wadi El-Gedid prison wards 8 and 9 during what was described by the interior ministry as a “prison inspection.” "Tens…
Sacked Brotherhood youths consider next move
CAIRO: A group of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) youths recently sacked for forming a new political party are yet to decide their next move, dismissed member Mohamed Abbas told Daily News…
Armed forces, police raid Tahrir Square
CAIRO: Members of the armed forces and central security police raided Tahrir Square on Monday afternoon, bringing down the tents, forcing protesters to end their open sit-in, and allowing the…
Tunisian Islamist leader calls for unity in transitional phase
CAIRO: Rashid Al-Ghannushi, head of the Renaissance Party, an Islamist Tunisian party, highlighted the need for harmony and unity during this transitional phase in Egypt and Tunisia, calling on Islamists…
Study names Cairo ‘world’s most 24-hour city’
CAIRO: Cairo, the strife-torn capital of Egypt, was named “the world’s most 24-hour city” by a global study of the planet’s most round-the-clock metropolises. The first global ranking of the…
Climate change as a business problem
By G. Truett Tate LONDON: Some political problems can be solved overnight; others take years to tackle. But, in the distant future, when the financial crisis and the euro’s troubles are…
Libya rebels round up pro-Qaddafi cell
BENGHAZI: Libyan rebels rounded up at least 63 people suspected of murdering their military chief and having links to Moammer Qaddafi, after an hours-long battle in their eastern stronghold of…
