Strong quake strikes Crete, shakes Egypt
ATHENS: A strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete on…
Egyptian engineer Mohamed Radwan freed in Syria
CAIRO: Syrian authorities released Friday Egyptian-American engineer Mohamed Radwan, who was detained…
Four top ex-officials banned from travel
CAIRO: Deputy Justice Minister for Graft Affairs Assem El-Gohary imposed a travel…
Assad under pressure as new Syria protests called
DAMASCUS: Protesters have called for rallies across Syria after weekly Muslim prayers…
UK: No immunity for Libyan minister
LONDON: Britain refused Thursday to offer Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa immunity…
Snatched Gaza engineer appears in Israeli court
PETAH TIKVAH: A Gazan engineer who was snatched from the Ukraine appeared…
Kuwaiti cabinet resigns amid new political crisis
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's government handed in its resignation on Thursday, as a…
Newspaper publishers launch independent federation
CAIRO: A number of prominent publishers announced Wednesday the launch of the…
Mideast regimes fear Friday as prayer turns to protest
By AFP CAIRO: Fridays in the Middle East are notable for the mass…
Detained blogger’s trial adjourned to Sunday
CAIRO: A military court adjourned Thursday the trial of blogger Maikel Nabil…