Berlusconi faces future of legal, business woes
ROME: His legacy tarnished and his hopes of clinging to power dashed, Silvio Berlusconi faces daunting legal and financial challenges and the prospect of life outside the international spotlight now…
Cain: Obama ‘on the wrong side’ of Arab Spring
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina: Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain says President Barack Obama has been on the wrong side of nearly every situation in the Arab world and the United States…
Internet keeps government honest: Google chief
HONOLULU: Broader adoption of the internet will keep governments on their toes as wired-up citizens exercise their newfound power to check rights abuses, Google chief Eric Schmidt said on Saturday.…
Arab League votes to suspend Syria over killings
CAIRO: In a surprisingly sharp move, the Arab League has voted to suspend Syria over the country's bloody crackdown on an eight-month uprising and stepped up calls on the army…
Canadian dies from gunshot sustained in Upper Egypt feud
CAIRO: An Egyptian security official says a Canadian tourist who was caught up in a family feud has died of his wounds. The official says 24-year old Jeff Francois, who…
Cairo Islamists protest prophet cartoon at French embassy
CAIRO: Hundreds of hardline Islamists protested outside France's embassy in Cairo on Friday against a French satirical newspaper that published pictures of the Muslim prophet, the state MENA news agency…
Thousands march in memory of Maspero martyrs
CAIRO: Thousands marched from the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbaseya to Tahrir Square on Friday, in memory of the 27 killed in the Oct. 9 crackdown on the Maspero…
Court ruling bans ex-NDP members from contesting elections
CAIRO: A Mansoura Administrative Court ruling Thursday banned former National Democratic Party (NDP) members from contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections, which begin Nov. 28. The ruling obliges the Supreme Electoral…
Atletico too good for celebrating Zamalek
CAIRO: Atletico Madrid almost spoiled Zamalek's centennial celebrations with an easy 4-1 victory over the Cairo club. Argentine striker Eduardo Salvio gave his side a two-goal cushion early in the…
Arab Christians, minorities, reshaping US enclaves
ALBUQUERQUE: Jordanian immigrants take Communion at an Arabic-language Mass in Albuquerque. Lebanese-Americans help raise nearly $2 million for major improvements to a West Virginia church. Iraqi refugees who practice an…