Libya declares ‘liberation’ amid fears of unrest
BENGHAZI: Libya's new rulers declared the country freed from Muammar Qaddafi's 42 years of one-man rule on Sunday, saying the "Pharaoh of the times" was now in history's garbage bin…
Hundreds of workers protest in front of Cabinet
CAIRO: Hundreds of workers from different sectors protested Sunday in front of Cabinet voicing a range of social and financial demands. Workers from the Egypt-Iran Yarn and Textile Company have…
Rights organizations condemn pressure on critical TV show
CAIRO: Rights organizations condemned the alleged pressures imposed by the ruling military council on ONTV anchor Yosri Fouda, who decided Friday to indefinitely suspend his TV show "Akher Kalam" (Final…
67 percent of Copts to refrain from voting in parliamentary elections, says poll
CAIRO: A poll conducted by the Egyptian Union for Human Rights found that 67 percent of Egypt’s Copts will refrain from voting in the upcoming parliamentary elections in November, while…
Huge turnout in Tunisia’s Arab Spring election
TUNIS: Tunisian voters poured into polling stations to vote on Sunday in their country's first free election, 10 months after a vegetable seller set fire to himself in an act…
Political parties say registration process ‘difficult,’ individuals not complaining
CAIRO: Political parties and independent candidates rushed to the New Cairo Court on Saturday to submit their candidacy applications for the November legislative elections. But while political parties described the…
Residents raid businessman’s villa for reported construction violation
CAIRO: At least 10 people were wounded Saturday in clashes near the Giza suburb of Manial Shiha between residents and armed security guarding a villa owned by businessman Salah Diab,…
Mideast power brokers call for ‘Marshall Plan’ after unrest
DEAD SEA: Arab politicians and financiers at the World Economic Forum in Jordan called on Saturday for a huge injection of cash to narrow the inequalities that led to the…
Egyptian natural gas supply resumes to Israel
JERUSALEM: Natural gas supplies from Egypt to Israel have resumed after assailants blew up the pipeline last month and led to a suspension of gas flow, Israel's National Infrastructure Ministry…
Libya to be declared free as Qaddafi controversy rages
BENGHAZI: Libya's new leaders will declare liberation Sunday in the wake of Moamer Qaddafi's death, paving the way for the formation of an interim government followed by the first free…