Coptic lawyers demand routine mental health check-ups for police
CAIRO: A group of Coptic lawyers filed a lawsuit on Tuesday with…
Analysts say self-immolation warning sign for gov’t as 6th incident reported
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: A 35-year-old employee attempted to set himself ablaze Wednesday…
Cabinet approves draft of amendments dealing with sexual harassment penalties
CAIRO: The Cabinet of Ministers approved a draft of amendments to the…
Tunisia revolt makes Islamist threat ring hollow
By Tom Pfeiffer / Reuters CAIRO: The absence of Islamist slogans from Tunisia's…
Saudi says Ben Ali barred from politics while in kingdom
By AFP RIYADH: Ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has…
Minefields circle Jesus’ traditional baptism site
By Aron Heller/ AP QASR EL-YAHUD: Just months before the official opening of…
Palestinians confident on UN settlement resolution
RAMALLAH: A UN resolution condemning Israeli settlement building is to be put…
Qatari, Turkish foreign ministers in Lebanon, Saudi abandons mediations
BEIRUT: The Turkish and Qatari foreign ministers have met with Hezbollah chief…
15 dead in Iraq suicide attacks
BAQUBA: A suicide bomber rammed an ambulance packed with explosives into a…
Ivory Coast mediator: political impasse remains
ABIDJAN: The African Union's mediator for Ivory Coast said Wednesday his two-day…