Kidnappers free 2 Brazilian women in Sinai
By Ashraf Sweilam / AP AL-ARISH: Armed tribesmen freed two Brazilian women and…
Copts mourn Pope Shenouda with eyes set on unclear future
By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: Just hours after his announced death on Saturday, thousands…
Five candidates that may succeed Pope Shenouda
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: Competition will intensify among five leaders of the Egyptian…
Two Brazilian tourists kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai
By Reuters ISMAILIA: Gunmen kidnapped two Brazilian tourists travelling through Egypt's Sinai Peninsula…
Advocacy group to press for rights by pressuring policy makers
By Mennatallah Fouad Youssef CAIRO: As the presidential election nears, political activists are…
Damascus blasts kill 27 as Syria gears up for monitors
By AFP DAMASCUS: Two huge bomb blasts killed at least 27 people…
Egypt’s military struggles with Sinai, its white elephant
By Samer Al-Atrush / AFP CAIRO: A Bedouin siege of an international peacekeepers…
Libya says its courts capable of trying Senussi
By AFP TRIPOLI: Libya is determined to try former spy chief Abdullah…
Iran will not give up nuclear advances, says key MP
By Marc Burleigh / AFP TEHRAN: Iran will make absolutely no concessions on…
Turmoil threatens Obama’s Afghan endgame
By Stephen Collinson / AFP WASHINGTON: Deadly setbacks, an Afghan leader at the…