Year: 2012

Interrogations begin with members of raided local NGOs

CAIRO: An investigating judge started Tuesday interrogating members of local NGOs in…

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Mubarak defense will last a month, says court chief

CAIRO: Defense lawyers in the trial of ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, his…

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Voters unenthusiastic about repeat in Sahel

CAIRO: Cairo province’s first constituency, which had recorded the highest voter turnout…

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Less tribal candidates leads to lower turnout in North Sinai run-offs

CAIRO: The loss of some tribe-backed candidates is one of the main…

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West edges closer to confrontation with Iran

TEHRAN: Iran's showdown with the West slid closer to dangerous confrontation on…

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Burning roadblocks at 2nd day of Nigeria strike

LAGOS: Angry youths erected a burning roadblock outside luxury enclaves in Nigeria's…

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Bahrain orders murder retrial, observer turned back

DUBAI: A Bahraini appeal court has ordered the retrial of two men…

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South Sudan facing multiple crises, says UN refugee chief

JUBA: South Sudan faces challenges of "huge dimensions" as the world's newest…

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Israel OKs harsh penalties for illegal migrants

JERUSALEM: Israel's parliament on Tuesday approved harsh new penalties on illegal migrants…

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Tunisian dies of self-immolation, year after Ben Ali ouster

TUNIS: A Tunisian man who set himself on fire to protest unemployment…

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