Syria told to withdraw tanks, NATO rules out intervention
DOHA: An Arab League committee has submitted a plan to end the bloodshed in Syria and a response from Damascus was expected Monday, Qatar's foreign minister said. The announcement comes…
Summer school aims to ‘revolutionize’ urban development
CAIRO: When Technische Universität Berlin received funds to hold short-term activities focusing on the transformation processes in Tunisia and Egypt, it opted for generating change from within. The university’s Habitat…
Egypt inaugurates 176-meter-high flag tower
CAIRO: Egypt's national flag has been hoisted atop a 192-yard-high (176-meter-high) iron tower in a ceremony led by a member of the country's ruling military council. The construction of the…
Palestine becomes member of UNESCO
PARIS: Palestine became a full member of UNESCO on Monday, in a highly divisive breakthrough that could cost the agency a fifth of its budget and that the US and…
Rights organizations, Amnesty condemn detention of prominent activist
CAIRO: Seventeen human rights organizations and Amnesty International condemned on Monday a decision by military prosecution to detain activist Alaa Abdel Fattah for 15 days pending investigation on charges of…
Protesters threaten collective suicide, promised meeting with Sharaf
CAIRO: Following threats of collective suicide, a group of protesters representing people with disabilities were told they would meet Prime Minister Essam Sharaf later on Monday. The protesters are demanding…
Military court hands down six-month suspended sentences to 8 Israeli embassy protesters
CAIRO: Eight civilians detained in the aftermath of the storming of the Israeli embassy early September were handed six-month suspended sentences by a military court Monday, lawyer Ragia Omran told…
Lawyers suggest replacing judicial oversight of elections
CAIRO: A group of lawyers expressed their willingness to the ruling military council to help monitor parliamentary elections, responding to an alleged threat by judges to boycott the process.…
UAE, Qatar slip on profit-taking; Gulf mixed
DUBAI: UAE's markets slipped from four-week highs on Monday as investors booked profits following steep gains in the previous two sessions, with property stocks mixed after a fresh set of…
Gold eases as dollar gains post-BoJ intervention
LONDON: Gold fell by more than 1 percent on Monday, following its best weekly performance in a month, after Japan's intervention in the currency market triggered a spike in the…