Syrian army in armed clash in northwest: rights group
NICOSIA: Syrian troops killed three armed dissidents in clashes that erupted during a raid in the northwestern town of Banash, in Idlib province, on Thursday, said the Syrian Observatory for…
Bahrain opposition unites to decry ‘police state’
DUBAI: In a defiant show of unity, Bahrain opposition parties have jointly denounced the Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab island as a police state and demanded a transition to a constitutional monarchy.…
Libya official: No confirmation Qaddafi son caught
TRIPOLI: A Libyan spokesman said revolutionary forces have captured some fighters close to one of Moammar Qaddafi's sons in the fugitive leader's hometown but that he has no information that…
Egypt FM confirms Israel apologized for border deaths
CAIRO: Israel has apologized to Egypt for the border killings of six policemen in August that sparked a diplomatic crisis between the two neighbors, Egypt's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.…
Swiss say trying to release dictators’ stashed loot
GENEVA: Switzerland is trying to help the new authorities of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya recover 770 million Swiss francs ($850 million) in frozen assets linked to their ousted leaders, but…
Shalit home on Wednesday via Egypt: Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is expected to return to Israel via Egypt by next Wednesday, Palestinian sources and Israeli media said on Thursday. A senior Palestinian official, who…
Egypt says planes patrolling Sinai without Israel okay
CAIRO: Egyptian warplanes are patrolling the Sinai without Israeli consent, despite a 1979 peace treaty limiting Egypt's military presence in the peninsula, Egypt's air force chief said on Thursday. Parts…
International rights organizations call for independent investigation into Maspero clashes
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: International human rights organizations called for independent investigations into the Maspero clashes that took place Sunday between protesters and the armed forces leaving 25 people dead and…
Fact-finding mission begins investigating Marinab incidents
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: A fact-finding mission arrived in Aswan on Wednesday to launch an investigation into the incidents surrounding the Marinab Church, which started late last month. A subsequent protest…
Essam Sharaf: Our man on the inside (Part 2)
It didn't take long for the cracks to emerge. Public roars for public demands often went unanswered, or just barely acknowledged, by an increasingly weary looking Sharaf nor by a…