Iran blames Israel, US for killing of nuclear scientist
TEHRAN: An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed in a Tehran car bombing on Wednesday that the Islamic republic immediately blamed on Israel and the United States, worsening a tense international…
Rage in Nigeria strike fuels fears of unrest
LAGOS: Thick black smoke and flames rose from the burning roadblock that cut off a highway linking Nigeria's mainland to the islands where the oil-rich nation's wealthy live. The bare-chested…
Yemen should reject Saleh immunity law, says HRW
DUBAI: A Yemeni government proposal to grant President Ali Abdullah Saleh amnesty in return for his speedy exit is an affront to thousands who suffered under his rule and should…
Senior US diplomat to meet Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO: The US State Department's number two was to meet Wednesday with leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood's party after it claimed a crushing victory in the first parliamentary polls since…
Elections to be repeated in Qena, South Sinai, run-offs halted in Daqahleya
CAIRO: The Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) ordered that election run-offs will not take place in several constituencies in Daqahleya, Qena and South Sinai, in compliance with court orders. The run-offs…
Jimmy Carter says few problems don’t disrupt elections
CAIRO: Former US president Jimmy Carter arrives at a polling station in Rod El-Farag in Cairo. (Daily News Egypt Photo / Hassan Ibrahim)said there were only few problems that don’t…
Judge releases Ayman Nour without bail, interrogation of others to follow over Cabinet clashes
CAIRO: The investigating judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim released without bail Tuesday Head of Ghad El-Thawra Party Ayman Nour pending investigations into his alleged involvement in the recent Cabinet clashes between…
Muslim Brotherhood to sue newspaper for ‘fabrication’
CAIRO: According to the media spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood, Waleed Shalaby, the group will file a complaint with the General Prosecutor against a newly launched newspaper named Veto, accusing…
Activist’s retrial appeal accepted after 10 months in prison
CAIRO: An appeal for the retrial of activist Amr El-Beheiry was accepted on Tuesday after tens of supporters took to the streets of Downtown on Monday night in a solidarity…
Interrogations begin with members of raided local NGOs
CAIRO: An investigating judge started Tuesday interrogating members of local NGOs in the foreign funding probe. Researcher at the Budgetary and Human Rights Observatory (BHRO) Ahmed El-Salakawy was the first…