Italy intercepts Egyptian fishing boat, migrants
ROME: Italian customs said on Thursday they intercepted an Egyptian fishing boat carrying 88 migrants, presumed to be Egyptian nationals, off the southern coast of Sicily. Two customs vessels, assisted…
Eritrean migrant killed on border with Israel
CAIRO: Egyptian police shot dead an Eritrean migrant as he tried to cross the border illegally into Israel, a security official told AFP on Thursday. "Police warned the man not…
Tens of thousands of protesters say Egypt’s revolution not over
By Heba Fahmy and Mai Shams El Din / Writing by Amira Salah-Ahmed CAIRO: Tens of thousands of protesters poured into major squares in cities around Egypt on Friday, reasserting their…
Israel says UN flotilla report delayed
JERUSALEM: A UN report on a fatal 2010 Israeli commando raid on a Turkish ship seeking to break the Gaza blockade has been delayed to give the countries more time…
Rebels push as Qaddafi regroups, UN seeks change
GUALISH: Libyan rebels advanced on two fronts on Friday against Moammar Qaddafi's troops, who NATO reported still held two cities west of Tripoli, and the UN called for a peaceful…
Israel, Europe turn back pro-Palestinian activists
TEL AVIV: Scores of pro-Palestinian protesters trying to reach Israel were blocked at airports in Europe and two American activists who arrived in Israel were deported early Friday, Israeli officials…
Syria accuses US of inciting unrest
BEIRUT: Syria accused the United States of inciting unrest on Friday, saying the US ambassador's unauthorized trip to the flashpoint city of Hama proved Washington has a hand in a…
As Arab Spring roils, hunger emerges
By David E. Miller / The Media Line The Arab Spring was supposed to bring democracy, peace and prosperity. But stalemates between governments and opposition forces are paralyzing economic life,…
UN Women’s first report notes progress and remaining inequalities for Egyptian women
CAIRO: In its first global report, UN Women, established last year to accelerate progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment, highlighted vast improvements women in Egypt and across the region…
Hezbollah, MB, and Western-trained groups hijacked peaceful protests on January 28, says Mubarak lawyer
By Brett Borkan CAIRO: The “peaceful” and “righteous” protests by Egyptian youth for economic and political reform were “swallowed” by Hezbollah fighters who had infiltrated the country and cooperated with…
