Rights groups condemn violence against Maspero protesters
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Activists and rights groups condemned Sunday night’s fatal clashes between army forces and protesters in central Cairo, which left 25 dead and around 330 injured. The…
Palestinians to push heritage agenda at UNESCO
RAMALLAH: The Palestinians will seek World Heritage status for the birthplace of Jesus once the UN cultural agency admits them as a full member, and will then nominate other sites…
Russia offers to draft ‘more balanced’ Syria resolution
MOSCOW: Moscow and Beijing are ready to propose a UN resolution on Syria that is more "balanced" than the West's draft that they controversially vetoed last week, Foreign Minister Sergei…
Iraq’s Maliki says US military trainers might stay
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki said US troops might still be able to stay in Iraq as trainers beyond a 2011 withdrawal date, even though the country's political blocs…
Qaddafi pan-Africa dream in tatters in Sirte
SIRTE: In the heart of the Mediterranean city of Sirte, the Ouagadougou conference centre lies in ruins, the showpiece of Moammer Qaddafi's pan-African dream smashed by Libya's new regime forces.…
Egypt executes man for Nagaa Hammadi shooting
CAIRO: Egypt executed on Monday a man for killing six Christians and one Muslim in a shooting in 2010, implementing the sentence a day after at least 25 people were…
Sudan, Saudi to produce minerals from Red Sea
PORT SUDAN: Sudan and Saudi Arabia plan to produce within three years gold, silver and copper in large quantities from the bottom of the Red Sea, trying to execute a…
Food prices to be even more volatile, UN says
ROME: Food prices are likely to become more volatile in coming years, increasing the risk that more poor people in import-dependent countries will go hungry, the United Nations said in…
Dana Gas eyes entry to Syria, Algeria, Libya: CEO
DUBAI: UAE energy firm Dana Gas is still negotiating terms to enter into the Syrian and Algerian markets while it is also looking at opportunities in Libya, its chief executive…
Egypt’s stock market loses billions after Sunday’s violence
CAIRO: Egypt’s benchmark index fell 2.25 percent on Monday, ending the session with a loss of LE 5.07 billion ($850.17 million), reacting to violence the day before. Deadly clashes between…