Red Cross convoy arrives to shattered Syria rebel area
By Samia Nakhoul / Reuters BEIRUT: A Red Cross convoy carrying life-saving aid has reached the Syrian city of Homs and is about to enter the shattered district of Baba Amro,…
Arab League chief says fuelling violence will not help Syria
By Tamim Elyan / Reuters CAIRO: Arab League chief Nabil Al-Araby said on Thursday he was opposed to violence as a way to end the Syrian crisis after Gulf states called…
Libya calls on neighbors to help plug porous borders
By Dominique Soguel / AFP TRIPOLI: Libya has called its neighbors to a meeting on their porous common borders, which since the downfall of Moamar Qaddafi have become major conduits for…
US-Egypt tension eases but aid still in question
By AFP WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday signaled an easing in tensions with Egypt after Cairo allowed US democracy activists to leave the country, but said the question over…
NGO activists in Cyprus after leaving Egypt: airport
By AFP LARNACA: US pro-democracy activists who had been on trial in Egypt were in Cyprus on Friday after flying out of Cairo, an airport official said, following the lifting…
Political powers divided on electing constituent assembly
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Political powers are divided on the criteria for electing members of the constituent assembly that would draft the constitution, as the two houses of parliament are scheduled…
Interior ministry clashes in Feb were the most brutal, say lawyers
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The detention and treatment of those arrested in relation to the ministry of interior clashes last month showed the worst in human rights violations, rights lawyers…
Plane with US and other activists leaves Egypt; trial continues
By Agencies CAIRO: A plane carrying American pro-democracy campaigners and other activists left Egypt on Thursday after a travel ban was lifted, an airport official said, a move that is likely…
Alexandria activists launch ‘Looted’ campaign against corruption
By Abdel Rahman Youssef ALEXANDIRA: Activists in Alexandria launched on Thursday a campaign called "Looted" aiming to expose corruption and raise awareness on Egypt’s stolen resources and fortunes. Egypt is a…
Chinese workers freed after Cairo kidnapping: embassy
By AFP CAIRO: Two Chinese workers, kidnapped for ransom in Cairo on Thursday in a sign of growing insecurity a year after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, were released after…