Security expert says disclosure of defense budget ‘national security threat’ at UN, AL conference
CAIRO: Disclosing the defense ministry’s budget could compromise national security, said General Sameh Seif El-Yazal, president of El-Gomhuria Center for Security Studies, on the sidelines of a United Nations and…
Security expert says disclosure of defense budget ‘national security threat’ at UN, AL conference
CAIRO: On the sidelines of a United Nations and Arab League organized conference Monday, General Sameh Seif El-Yazal, president of El-Gomhuria Center for Security Studies, said that disclosing the defense…
Treachery Act, the revolution’s newest dilemma
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Egypt’s Administrative Court decided Monday to reactivate the Treachery Act, a post 1952 revolution law, to criminalize former regime officials in cases of political corruption, triggering…
Political tension drags Egypt;most Gulf mkts fall
CAIRO/DUBAI: Egypt's bourse fell for a seventh session on mounting political tension on Wednesday ahead of former President Hosni Mubarak's trial, and most Gulf markets fell amid global uncertainty. In…
‘We’ll ask Security Council for UN membership’, says Abbas
RAMALLAH: The Palestinians will in September approach the UN Security Council to seek full membership in the global body, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday. "We are going to…
Iran courts post-Mubarak Egypt, worrying allies
By Karin Laub / AP CAIRO: One of Egypt's ruling generals took great pains this week to reassure his American audience: the military-led caretaker government has no intention of mending ties…
Syrian forces kill 11 in ‘vengeance’ raid, says activist
NICOSIA: Syrian security forces shot dead at least 11 people, including a child aged seven, in a "vengeance" raid on the town of Kanaker near Damascus early Wednesday, a human…
Britain expels last Libyan diplomats, recognizes rebels
LONDON: Britain on Wednesday recognized Libya's rebel council as the country's sole legitimate government, after dramatically expelling all remaining staff loyal to Moamer Qaddafi from the London embassy. Foreign Secretary…
Suicide bomber kills Kandahar mayor in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR: A suicide bomber hiding explosives in his turban assassinated the mayor of Kandahar on Wednesday, just two weeks after President Hamid Karzai's powerful half brother was slain in the…
23 years later, Al-Turabi returns to learn about ‘New Egypt’
By Omnia Al Desoukie CAIRO: Marking an end to the 23-year ban on his entry to Egypt, Sudanese Islamist political leader Hassan Al-Turabi said he was not waiting for an invitation…
