Turkey calls for ‘transparent’ Egypt transition
CAIRO: Turkey's President Abdullah Gul on Thursday called for a transparent transitional…
Evacuations from Tunisia-Libya border under way
DJERBA: A major international operation was under way Thursday to airlift out…
Over 180,000 refugees flee to Libya’s borders
GENEVA: Libyan border crossings were overwhelmed Wednesday by tens of thousands of…
Prosecutor General denies Mubarak travel claims
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt’s Prosecutor General on Thursday denied reports claiming toppled…
Opposition welcome Shafiq resignation
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The resignation of Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq was…
Egyptian opposition fears Islamists and old guard
By Yasmine Saleh / Reuters CAIRO: Suppressed for decades, secular Egyptians have…
Workers declare Independent Labor Union
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: A number of independent workers' syndicates announced Wednesday…
Three prisoners killed during failed jail break
CAIRO: Police opened fire on prisoners trying to escape from a prison…
Arabs consider a no-fly zone over Libya
CAIRO:Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday condemned Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi’s bloody crackdown…
Ahmed Shafiq resigns; Essam Sharaf to form new govt as prime minister
By Agencies CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned unexpectedly Thursday, sparking…