US Middle East advisor Dennis Ross to resign
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's key Middle East advisor Dennis Ross said Thursday…
UNESCO suspends new programs after US funding cut
PARIS: The United Nations' cultural agency has suspended new programs in response…
Esraa Abdel Fattah urges skeptical expats to use right to vote
NEW YORK: Activist Esraa Abdel Fattah urged Egyptian expats to vote in…
UN calls for release of Egyptian blogger
GENEVA: The UN human rights office is calling on Egyptian authorities to…
Egypt closes pyramid ahead of rumored 11/11/11 rituals
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has closed the Great…
Iran ‘will respond with full force’ to any military threat
TEHRAN: Iran "will respond with full force" to any attack – or…
Rescuers hunt for survivors in fresh Turkey quake
ANKARA: Hundreds of rescuers hunted for survivors Thursday after an earthquake in…
Israel court rejects Katsav appeal over rape conviction
JERUSALEM: Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal lodged by former president…
US officials say sanctions against Syria effective
WASHINGTON: Syrian President Bashar Assad's days are numbered as US and European…
University students expected to resume protests next week
CAIRO: Following a respite during the Eid Al-Adha holiday, protests that have…