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…
Saudi women sue male guardians who stop marriage
CAIRO: Year after year, the 42-year-old Saudi surgeon remains single, against her…
Experts forecast NDP majority, MB relapse in parliament
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Experts tipped the National Democratic Party (NDP) to win…
Khaled Saeid police brutality trial adjourned to Dec. 25
By Heba Afify CAIRO: The Alexandria Criminal Court adjourned on Saturday the trial…