UN: Asylum requests to rich countries rose in 2011
By AP GENEVA: Afghans topped the list of asylum claimants to the…
Egypt must stop trials of children in military courts: HRW
By AFP CAIRO: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Egypt's military…
Egyptian Christians await new pope, debate role
By Yasmine Saleh and Abdel Rahman Youssef / Reuters CAIRO: Picking a new…
Egypt among world’s worst violators of religious freedom, says report
By Mennatallah Fouad Youssef CAIRO: Egypt once again ranked among the world’s worst…
Ultras continue PA sit-in, MP criticizes Port Said isolation
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Hundreds of Ultras Ahlawy, Al-Ahly soccer team’s fan club,…
Egypt ex-intelligence mulls presidency: report
By AFP CAIRO: Former Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, a stalwart of…
Tugboat explosion kills three in Egypt’s Suez
By AFP CAIRO: Three people were killed and a dozen others injured…
Walkouts from Constituent Assembly put PA in the hot seat
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Four members of the Constituent Assembly elected to…
Baghdad spruces up for Arab summit
By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: With renovated hotels and tighter security, Baghdad…
Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few
By Anne Gearan / AP SEOUL: President Barack Obama is warning North Korea…