Ban slams Africa power-grabs as Qaddafi steps aside
ADDIS ABABA: UN chief Ban Ki-Moon on Sunday criticized power-grabs in Africa…
Nagaa Hammadi isolated incident not sectarian, PA Speaker tells BBC
CAIRO: People's Assembly (PA) Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour claimed that the Nagaa…
China to aid Somalia anti-piracy force, says diplomat
UNITED NATIONS: China has agreed to cooperate with a coalition of naval…
Egypt questions suspects of new militant group
CAIRO: Some 25 Egyptians arrested in November are being questioned by prosecutors…
Regime change not motivation for war, Blair tells Iraq probe
LONDON: Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday he had supported…
US religious commission visit to Upper Egypt cancelled
CAIRO: The delegation of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom cancelled…
Iraq war ending, all troops coming home, says Obama
WASHINGTON: The war in Iraq is ending and all US troops are…
Barak calls on Palestinians to 'seize' chance for talks
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak called on Palestinians on Wednesday…
Egypt still involved in secret detentions, says UN report
CAIRO: Egypt is among a host of countries including the US that…
Jordanian formally takes over Mediterranean Union
PARIS: Ahmad Massaadeh, a former Jordanian ambassador to the EU and NATO,…