Gov’t primarily responsible for church bombing, say rights groups
By Heba Afify CAIRO: Twelve human rights organizations accused the government of “mismanaging”…
Priests, churchgoers cite tightened security measures after Alexandria bombing
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Priests and churchgoers cited tightened security measures around churches…
Iran invites world powers, EU to nuclear sites
TEHRAN: Iran is to open its atomic sites to some world powers,…
Sudanese torn ahead of south independence vote
By Guillaume Lavallee/ AFP KHARTOUM: Ordinary Sudanese in the capital were torn between…
Rival: Time running out for Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo
By Rukmini Callimanchi/ AP ABIDJAN: For the second time, Ivory Coast's renegade leader…
Three found of dozens feared drowned off Yemen
ADEN: Yemeni coast guards have retrieved the bodies of three of dozens…
Prosecutor General releases remaining 23 Omraneya defendants
GIZA: Giza Prosecutor General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud ordered on Tuesday the release of…
Copts in Canada step up security after Egypt attack
MONTREAL: Copts in Canada have hired private security contractors to protect churchgoers…
Netanyahu says to visit Egypt on peace mission
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he would…
Egypt bomb stirs hate against Islam: Saudi cleric
By AFP RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti condemned the New Year's Day…