Al Borg to buy 51 pct of medical lab
Al Borg Laboratories has agreed to buy a 51 percent stake in…
Swedish pension giant bans investment in Israeli defence company
Sweden's largest pension funds have elected to remove Israeli defence electronics company…
US wiretapping of Islamic charity deemed illegal
SAN FRANCISCO: A US federal judge Wednesday deemed "unlawful" the 2004 electronic…
Iraqi health official gunned down at home
BAGHDAD: A senior Iraqi official was killed at his home and a…
Arab woman to head UN's new gender program?
CAIRO: In the halls of the United Nation's New York bureau, officials…
US wants four-month Jerusalem building freeze, says media
JERUSALEM: The United States wants a four-month Israeli building freeze in occupied…
Egypt inches down ahead of long weekend
CAIRO: Egypt’s main index inches down as investors switch to cash and…
Nuclear ambitions, terrorism focus at G8 meet
GATINEAU, Canada: Group of Eight ministers gathered here Tuesday to discuss nuclear…
New wave of fiction in Egypt bypasses politics
For decades, Arabic fiction was associated with the name of one man:…
Iranian agents free kidnapped diplomat
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran's intelligence agents mounted a "complicated" cross-border operation and freed…