Absent ElBaradei’s boycott call goes unheard in Egypt vote
By Mona Salem / AFP CAIRO: Egypt's former UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed…
Israeli gunfire wounds four Gazans, say medics
GAZA CITY: Israeli soldiers on Sunday shot and wounded four Palestinians as…
US rejects talks with WikiLeaks
WASHINGTON: The United States late Saturday rejected talks with WikiLeaks over its…
Driver killed as US troops open fire on car near Baghdad
BAGHDAD: US troops early Sunday fired on a darkened car speeding towards…
Son of Matariya election candidate stabbed to death
By AFP CAIRO: The son of an independent candidate in Egypt's parliamentary…
Financial violations mar election campaigns in absence of proper oversight
By Abdel-Rahman Hussein CAIRO: Financial violations are occurring but are not being reported,…
Lawyers fear acquitted journalist may face emergency law detention
ALEXANDRIA: Ahmed Mamdouh and Mohamed Abdel Aziz, two lawyers for Al-Badeel journalist…
Ivory Coast votes in election to reunite country
ABIDJAN: Polling stations opened nearly an hour late on Sunday in a…
Elections to determine relation between religion and state, says NDP
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Mohamed Kamal, the NDP’s secretary of political education and…
Israelis flock to vigil tent for captive soldier Shalit
JERUSALEM: Like pilgrims to a holy site, thousands of visitors are coming…