Mubarak addresses economy, elections, wikileaks in speech to new parliament
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gave a speech to the…
Iraq PM to name cabinet, delay security posts
BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki will himself take charge of Iraq's security…
Ashour, Hassan battle for Nasserist Party presidency
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: An ongoing feud over the presidency of the Arab…
Obama says US-Turkish ties ‘more important than ever’
ANKARA: US ties with Turkey are "more important than ever" despite differences…
Sudan to reinforce sharia after south vote, says Bashir
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir said on Sunday that the country's north…
Iran ex-foreign minister says sacking ‘un-Islamic’
TEHRAN: Iran's former foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki has hit out at his…
Stabbed US tourist’s body found near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: The body of a female American tourist, bound and with multiple…
Kuwait academic detained on security accusations
KUWAIT CITY: A prominent Kuwaiti academic, Obaid Al-Wasmi, has been detained on…
Qandil’s defense team call on court to step down
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The defense team of outspoken former TV host…
Proposed ban on ‘Joseph the Honest’ threatens freedom of expression, says NGO
By Sarah Carr CAIRO: An Egyptian NGO has warned against the threat posed…