Dubai investor sues Egypt over corruption ruling
DUBAI: A Dubai property firm chief said Tuesday he was seeking international arbitration against Egypt after a Cairo court sentenced him to five years for corruption along with the former…
Doctors say open strike will continue, plan to meet PM
CAIRO: Doctors started Tuesday an open-ended strike nationwide until their demands are met and said that the first day was as successful as last week's one-day strike despite attempts to…
Dubai investor sues Egypt over corruption ruling
DUBAI: A Dubai property firm chief said Tuesday he was seeking international arbitration against Egypt after a Cairo court sentenced him to five years for corruption along with the former…
Military ruler tells Egyptians to look forward
CAIRO: Egypt's military leader on Monday called on his people to look to the future, help improve internal security and work for a better economy. It was the first public…
Fatah, Hamas agree mechanism for unity deal
CAIRO: Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas on Tuesday agreed on the mechanisms to implement a reconciliation agreement after talks described by both parties and their Egyptian mediators as "positive."…
Syria seen stoking Golan unrest to mask crackdown
DUBAI: Syria has tried to deflect attention from two months of protests threatening its autocratic regime by stoking protests that have breached its long-quiet border with Israel, analysts said. Thousands…
Mideast middleman quits – but does it matter?
By Dan Perry / AP JERUSALEM: The question of whether mediators matter took on acuity this weekend with the resignation of US Mideast envoy George Mitchell, a move that came exactly…
Net tightens on Qaddafi as arrest warrant sought
TRIPOLI: Pressure mounted on Libyan leader Moamer Qaddafi Tuesday as the International Criminal Court prosecutor sought his arrest, NATO jets pounded his capital and his truce offer was snubbed. Compounding…
New Gaza flotilla threatens fresh blow to Israel-Turkey ties
ISTANBUL: A new aid flotilla aiming to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip threatens to deal a fresh blow to Turkish-Israeli ties, a year after a bloody Israeli seizure…
Palestinians postpone local elections to October
RAMALLAH: The government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday postponed municipal elections by three months until October, saying it needs more time to ensure the vote can be held…