Europe on a Chinese shoestring
By Yao Yang BEIJING: Will China help to rescue the euro, or not? In August, Premier Wen Jiabao said that China was ready to assist Europe in its hour of need.…
Syrian forces kill 13 as observers fan out
DAMASCUS: Regime forces fired on protesters at a protest hub near Damascus and killed at least 13 people around Syria on Thursday, even as peace monitors spread out across the…
Turkish air strike kills 35 in north Iraq, say officials
DIYARBAKIR: Turkish warplanes launched air strikes against suspected Kurdish insurgents in northern Iraq near the Turkish border overnight, the military said on Thursday, but local officials said the attack killed…
US trip gives Saleh neither immunity nor exile
DUBAI: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's request to be let into the United States shows he may now be resigned to surrendering power after months of protests, but gives him…
Iran warns US over Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN: A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Thursday the United States was not in a position to tell Tehran "what to do in the Strait of Hormuz", state…
Court frees five police over protester deaths
CAIRO: The Cairo Criminal Court cleared five police officers on Thursday of criminal charges over the killing of five protesters in El-Sayeda Zeinab during the uprising that ousted President Hosni…
Egypt to try Austrian, German on weapons charges
CAIRO: Egypt's prosecutor general on Wednesday referred four people, including an Austrian citizen and German national, to a state security court on charges of smuggling weapons into the country. The…
Pensions to increase ahead of IMF visit, says premier
CAIRO: Egypt’s Prime Minister said Wednesday the government will increase pensions and beneficiaries at a monthly cost of LE 100 to LE 120 million, a week before an expected visit…
Mubarak trial adjourned to Jan. 2
CAIRO: Judge Ahmed Refaat adjourned Wednesday the trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak to Jan. 2 in a procedural session after a three-month halt. Mubarak’s defense team requested access to…
Brotherhood-Revolutionary Socialists rift hints at political future, say analysts
CAIRO: The recent war of words between the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and the Revolutionary Socialists (RS), not only represents an ideological conflict, but also indicates how the political map of…