Arabs urged to act as Syria death toll soars
DAMASCUS: Arab League on Tuesday came under mounting pressure to act after Syria's regime failed to implement its peace blueprint and tightened a bloody siege on the flashpoint city of…
UN Council deadlocked on Palestinian bid, says report
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is deadlocked on whether to accept or reject Palestine as a member of the United Nations, according to a draft report of a key…
New Libya faces mountain of grievances
TRIPOLI: Moammar Qaddafi's intelligence service killed Nadia Seif's husband for plotting to assassinate the dictator, seized her villa, then held her for seven months in a tiny cell where she…
Egyptian Bloc to protest SEC reluctance to give unified symbol
CAIRO: The Egyptian Bloc said it will stage a demonstration in front of the Supreme Elections Commission (SEC) office on Thursday morning to protest its reluctance to give the bloc…
Judges shoulder hopes for democracy
CAIRO: Egypt's judiciary has emerged from the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak as one of the few institutions retaining some credibility, but the weight of public expectations may have forced…
Discoverama mixes science and creativity for children
CAIRO: Sitting at a table with three containers filled with water in front of me, I was presented with a task, to turn each one over. The water spilled from…
Yaya Toure, Drogba up for African player award
CAIRO: Ivory Coast trio Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba and Gervinho were among 10 footballers nominated for the African Player of the Year award on Wednesday. The three English Premier League…
Berlusconi confirms he won’t run in next election
ROME: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi confirmed he won't run again for office and said Wednesday his hand-picked successor Angelino Alfano will be his party's candidate when Italy holds new elections.…
El-Selmi claims consensus over constitutional principles, despite general objections
CAIRO: In defense of the much-debated charter that would govern the drafting of Egypt’s new constitution, known as the “El-Selmi Document,” Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Aly El-Selmi, expressed…
EU parliament speaker urges Israel to free Irish lawmaker
BRUSSELS: The European parliament's president called on Israel on Wednesday to release an Irish EU lawmaker who is among more than 20 people detained for trying to break a naval…