Egyptians celebrate Eid without Mubarak, pray in Tahrir
CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptians prayed in celebration of Eid Al-Fitr in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the protest that toppled long-time president Hosni Mubarak in February. Thousands gathered bearing Egyptian…
ElBaradei says wants int’l poll monitors
CAIRO: Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei, in an interview published on Wednesday, criticized the ruling army's refusal to allow foreign monitoring of forthcoming elections and its subjection of civilians to military…
Three killed in Syria raids on dissidents
DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces killed three people on Monday in raids in the northwest and around the capital, as tanks rumbled into a village bordering Lebanon further south, rights groups…
Israel intensifies security on border with Sinai, Gaza, say reports
CAIRO: Israel has intensified security measures along the southern border with the Sinai Peninsula and the blockaded Gaza Strip fearing a possible militant attack, Israeli papers reported Monday. Israeli Defense…
Military court refers civilians to civil courts; 230 receive suspended sentences
CAIRO: A military tribunal referred Monday an unconfirmed number of suspects to civilian courts, while 230 who were tried in military courts had their sentences suspended. Egyptian state television said…
Committee approves Al-Karama and Al-Asala parties
CAIRO: The political parties committee approved Monday the establishment of the nationalist Al-Karama party and the Salafi Al-Asala party after fulfilling legal and organizational requirements to secure official recognition. The…
Online campaigns call for ‘safe Eid’
CAIRO: Women’s rights activists are mobilizing efforts to promote a “safe” Eid this year, warning against rampant sexual harassment that had marred the holidays in the past few years. The…
ANALYSIS: The struggle to see beyond words in Europe’s reviewed neighborhood policy: Part 2
BRUSSELS/CAIRO: The so-called “Arab Spring” caught many policymakers off guard; it was off the charts of many intelligence speculations and an embarrassment to states that had supported the toppled dictators.…
Bomber of Baghdad mosque disguised self as beggar
BAGHDAD: The suicide bomber who killed 29 people at Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque disguised himself as an injured beggar and attended prayers there for nearly a week, a senior religious…
Migrants group evacuates 850 more from Tripoli
GENEVA: The International Organization for Migration says it has evacuated 850 more stranded foreign workers from the Libyan capital Tripoli aboard a chartered ferry. The Geneva-based organization said Monday the…