Former assistant FM announces new party, eyes presidency
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Former assistant foreign minister and current professor of international…
Ex-police set fire to interior ministry building
CAIRO: Former low-ranking policemen protesting outside the interior ministry in Cairo…
Interior Minister announces amnesty of all North Sinai detainees
By Abdel-Rahman Hussein CAIRO: Interior Minister Mahmoud Wagdy announced during an interview with…
Estimates of 1,000 dead in Libya credible, says Italy
TRIPOLI/ ROME: As many as 1,000 people have likely been killed in…
Bahrain frees prisoners to mollify protesters
MANAMA: Bahrain has freed 23 people accused of trying to topple the…
Saudi King heads home amid sweeping Arab unrest
RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah returned home on Wednesday to a red carpet…
Paris supports freeze on Mubarak clan’s assets: ministry
By AFP PARIS: France will back an Egyptian request to freeze the assets…
With sweeping changes in the Mideast, West is sending mixed signals
By Abdel-Rahman Hussein CAIRO: With sweeping changes reverberating across the Middle East, and…
Arab League bars Libya from bloc’s meetings
CAIRO: The Arab League has barred Libya from attending meetings of the…
Industrial Development head accused of squandering public funds
By Sarah Daoud CAIRO: The General Prosecutor ordered on Monday the detention of…