Mubarak vows to protect Copts after Qaeda threat
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday condemned threats by the Al-Qaeda franchise…
Arab world faces worsening water crisis
By Alistair Lyon /Reuters BEIRUT: The Arab world, one of the driest regions…
Egypt duo to hold Washington talks on peace process
CAIRO: Egypt's intelligence chief and foreign minister are to travel to Washington…
US deploys Predator drones in Yemen: report
WASHINGTON: The administration of President Barack Obama has deployed unmanned Predator drones…
Israeli police flatten mosque, say built illegally
RAHAT: Israeli police say they demolished an illegally built mosque in…
Professors say ‘thugs’ assaulted them on campus; administration says ‘concerned students’
CAIRO: University professors have alleged that the administration of Ain Shams University…
Gunmen torch NATO supply vehicles in Pakistan
QUETTA: Gunmen in Pakistan on Sunday set ablaze four vehicles carrying supplies…
Beirut unity government paralyzed a year after formation
BEIRUT: A year after its hard-won formation, Lebanon's unity government has achieved…
Disputed Sudan town faces new fears as it rises from ashes
ABYEI: The Sudanese town of Abyei on the faultline between north and…
German foreign minister heads to Israel, Gaza
BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle embarked on a two-day trip…