Rights groups call for official committee to guarantee equality among Egyptians
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The Forum of Independent Egyptian Human Rights Organizations (FIEHRO)…
Qatar, Turkey fail to clinch Lebanon breakthrough
BEIRUT: The foreign ministers of Turkey and Qatar Thursday suspended efforts to…
Palestinian killed in West Bank clash with army
DOTAN CHECKPOINT: A Palestinian was shot dead Thursday in an exchange of…
South Sudan eyes landslide to secede
JUBA: Organizers of south Sudan's landmark independence vote were collating the remaining…
45 dead in twin Iraq suicide car bombs, says official
BAQUBA/ KARBALA: Two suicide bombers detonated vehicles packed with explosives on the…
Gervais stands his ground over Globes performance
Academy Award hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco are unlikely to be…
Tunisian army emerges strong from people’s revolt
By Mohamed Hasni/ AFP TUNIS: Tunisia's army has emerged from the month of…
Tough Iran enters nuclear bout with world powers
TEHRAN: A defiant Iran on Friday is to enter fresh nuclear talks…
UN’s fight to keep countries out of the ‘conflict trap’
UNITED NATIONS: "Give Peace a Chance" was the longtime war cry of…
Muslim Brotherhood urges Mubarak to dissolve parliament
By Agencies CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood demanded Wednesday that President Hosni Mubark…