Meet the players: The National Democratic Party (NDP)
CAIRO: Led by President Hosni Mubarak, the National Democratic Party (NDP)…
Israel to begin work on Egypt barrier
JERUSALEM: Israel is to begin work on building a huge barrier along…
Attorney General denies ending investigation into Ahmed Shaaban’s death
By Heba Afify and Mohamed Effat CAIRO: The Attorney General of the Alexandria…
Turkey, Egypt to sign deal for closer ties
ANKARA: Turkey and Egypt will set up a "high-level strategic cooperation council"…
Aide to Al-Qaeda in Africa chief killed, says report
ALGIERS: Algerian forces shot dead a close aide to Abdelmalek Droukdel, the…
Christian brothers gunned down in north Iraq, say police
MOSUL: Two Iraqi Christian brothers were gunned down inside their vehicle workshop…
Israeli MPs to vote on Golan referendum bill
JERUSALEM: Israel's parliament was on Monday to vote on a bill requiring…
Iran sets Feb 6 trial date for three American hikers, says lawyer
TEHRAN: Iran has set February 6 as a new trial date for…
Foreign militants, Taliban figure die in US strike
MIR ALI/ KABUL: A local Taliban commander and two foreign militants were…
Medvedev tries to rebrand Russia’s image on Iran
MOSCOW: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has eased the diplomatic pressure off the…