Faculty deans elections prove MB unpopular at public universities
CAIRO: Experts have long attributed the perpetually low Muslim Brotherhood representation on public university leadership boards to the former ruling National Democratic Party’s decades-long control over academia. But recent elections…
Telecoms cutoff case adjourned until Nov. 21
CAIRO: A court adjourned the appeal by the former president and officials in the telecommunications cutoff case until November 21. The Supreme Administrative Court adjourned the appeal by former president…
Assad opponents unite, ask world for help
AMMAN: Syria's main opposition groups joined together on Sunday to call on the international community to take action to protect Syrian people facing a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests. A…
Attack on Israel mosque enrages Netanyahu
JERUSALEM: Vandals torched a mosque in northern Israel in a suspected revenge attack by right-wing extremists that sparked a "furious" response from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The mosque,…
Rights groups meet intelligence chief
CAIRO: Three Egyptian rights organizations met with Egypt’s Intelligence Chief Mourad Mowafi Wednesday to discuss the deterioration in Egypt’s human rights record and how to confront it. The meeting was…
Libya eyes symbolic coup in Qaddafi birthplace
QASR ABU HADI: Fighting raged for Moammer Qaddafi's birthplace on Monday as Libya's new leaders eyed a symbolic victory in their battle to eradicate the last vestiges of his 42-year…
Egypt volunteer in Libya wants Qaddafi ‘dead or alive’
SIRTE: He protested peacefully in Cairo's Tahrir Square to topple Hosni Mubarak but on the front line in Sirte he is fighting to capture Libya's fugitive strongman Moammer Qaddafi "dead…
Political parties backtrack on agreement with SCAF, sparking controversy
CAIRO: Some political parties backtracked after signing an agreement with the military council stating that Egypt’s rulers will reconsider ending the state of emergency and applying a political exclusion law…
Al-Qaeda in Yemen remains serious threat, say experts
SANAA: Al-Qaeda in Yemen remains a serious threat to the United States despite the death of Anwar Al-Awlaqi, a prominent jihadist leader accused of planning attacks on American targets, experts…
With Arab revolts, region’s Christians mull fate
BEIRUT: Arab revolts have sparked fears among the region's Christian minorities of Islamists gaining power and prompted some to ally with ostensibly secular dictatorial regimes to ensure their survival. "Christians…