Minister says no niqab in universities this year
CAIRO: Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research said that no…
Four soldiers killed in south Yemen ambush, says official
SANAA: Four Yemeni soldiers were killed and nine others wounded in an…
Hamas calls on Abbas to reject direct peace talks
GAZA CITY: Hamas on Tuesday warned Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas not to…
Sanctions-hit Iran defiant but ‘ready’ for nuclear talks
TEHRAN: Iran vowed on Tuesday to press ahead with its nuclear program…
Lufthansa says, Cargo plane in accident in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: A Lufthansa cargo plane caught fire and split in half as…
Iraqi Shia group aimed to promote ‘virtue’ by the sword
NASIRIYAH: A group of masked, sword-wielding Shia youths aiming to "promote virtue…
King of kings’ Kadhafi muscles back into African Union
KAMPALA: Six months after reluctantly handing over the African Union presidency, Libya's…
Fairouz fans in Cairo protest singing ban after copyright dispute
CAIRO: As songs of Lebanese chanteuse Fairouz played in the background, hundreds…
Egypt talks Nile, African leaders agree to increase Somalia force
KAMPALA: Egypt sounded a conciliatory note on Monday in a dispute over…
Lecico to start the first phase of tile plant
Elie Baroudi, managing director of Lecico Egypt, said that the company plans…
