Sowing seeds of peace, from Virginia to Iraq
By Rev. Wayne Lavender SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq: Soon after the tragic attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, I left the church where I had been serving as the senior pastor for 12 years,…
Court throws out case against tycoon Sawiris
By Agencies CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Tuesday threw out a case brought against telecoms tycoon and liberal politician Naguib Sawiris by a group of lawyers who accused him of showing…
HRW calls on Bahrain to release democracy activists
By AFP DUBAI: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the release of hundreds of Bahraini pro-democracy activists arrested after last year's uprising and for all charges against them to…
Syrian Kurds flee to Iraqi safe haven
By Abdel Hamid Zebari / AFP ARBIL: Away from his family and living in a small flat, Omar Izzat Ibrahim is among rising numbers of Syrian Kurds who have fled a…
South Sudan rebels sign truce deal with government
By AFP JUBA: South Sudan has signed a ceasefire with the largest of several rebel groups which threaten the stability of the world's newest nation, the government said on Tuesday.…
Iran steps up repression before polls: Amnesty
By Avril Ormsby / Reuters LONDON: Iran has "dramatically escalated" a crackdown on dissent in the run-up to this week's parliamentary elections, arresting lawyers, students and journalists and targeting electronic media,…
UN says south Libya tense after tribal warfare
By Rami Al-Shaheibi / AP BENGHAZI: The United Nations says the situation in a remote southern part of Libya where more than 100 people were killed in tribal warfare this month…
EU hits Assad’s ministers with new Syria sanctions
By Agencies BRUSSELS: The European Union imposed sanctions on seven Syrian cabinet ministers on Tuesday for their role in a bloody crackdown on dissent, the latest move aimed at pressuring…
Arab ministers to discuss Syria before summit
By Ayman Samir and Tamim Elyan / Reuters CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers will meet for two days starting on March 10 in Cairo to discuss developments in Syria and prepare for…
New Israeli ambassador presents credentials to Egypt
By AFP JERUSALEM: Israel's new ambassador to Egypt, Yaakov Amitai, presented on Monday his credentials to Egypt's ruling Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Israel's foreign ministry said. According to a statement,…