Egypt can’t influence democracy groups probe, says FM
MUNICH: Egypt's foreign minister insisted Sunday that the government can't intervene in an investigation of foreign-funded pro-democracy organizations that is straining ties with the United States, but underlined Cairo's commitment…
Russia, China draw Arab, Turkish ire over Syria
MUNICH: The Russian and Chinese veto of a UN resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed drew stinging criticism from Arab and Turkish officials on Sunday, and Tunisia's prime minister said…
Saudi women push challenge to driving ban
RIYADH: Saudi women leading a campaign against the kingdom's ban on female driving are calling on the courts to take up their lawsuits demanding the right to drive. Manal Al-Sherif…
Seven dead in attack on Afghan police building: official
KANDAHAR: Seven people were killed Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a bastion of Taliban militancy, the interior ministry…
Morocco king pardons jailed Islamist leaders
RABAT: Morocco's King Mohammed issued pardons to several leading Islamists who rights groups say were unfairly jailed, signaling a less hardline approach after moderate Islamists came to power in an…
41 in court at first Libya trial of Qaddafi loyalists
BENGHAZI: Libya put 41 loyalists of dead dictator Moammar Qaddafi on trial on Sunday, in the first legal proceedings launched against members of the former regime which was ousted after…
Kuwait interim government resigns
DUBAI: Kuwait's interim government tendered its resignation on Sunday, state television said, making way for the formation of a new cabinet following a snap parliamentary election on Thursday. Under the…
Police fire gas over Cairo’s Tahrir Square
CAIRO: Volleys of tear gas left a white cloud over Cairo's Tahrir Square and surrounding streets in the vicinity of Egypt's Interior Ministry, in the fourth day of clashes between…
Bahrain opposition launch week-long rally for reform
MANAMA: Bahraini opposition parties, launching a week-long 'sit-in' for political reforms at a mass rally, swore on Sunday to take their campaign to the centre of last year's democracy protest…
HRW calls for Palestinian residency rights
RAMALLAH: A Gaza-born woman recently sneaked into her native land through a smugglers' tunnel because the legal route was blocked. A car mechanic who settled in the West Bank 15…