EU boosts food aid to world's poorest as prices spiral
STRASBOURG: The European Commission on Tuesday announced a further 117.25 million euros…
Gaza power plant to run out of fuel Wednesday
JERUSALEM: Officials warned on Tuesday that the sole power plant in the…
Mubarak, Sarkozy to meet on Mideast, Mediterranean Union
PARIS: President Hosni Mubarak was expected Monday in Paris for a two-day…
Annan calls for investment in agriculture to address food crisis
NAIROBI: Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan Saturday told governments to…
Boy called Islam banned from French TV show because of name
PARIS: The parents of a nine-year-old boy called Islam are to press…
Red-hot oil prices continue higher
SINGAPORE: Soaring oil prices continued higher in Asia on Friday, trading above…
Three smugglers feared trapped in Gaza tunnel
EL-ARISH: An Egyptian security official said three people were feared buried on…
Toddler infected with bird flu, says health minister
CAIRO: An Egyptian toddler has caught the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus,…
NDP wins 92 percent of local poll seats
CAIRO: Egypt s ruling party has won 92 percent of the votes…
Eight-year-old Yemeni girl gets divorce after forced marriage
SANAA: A Yemeni court on Tuesday granted a divorce to an eight-year-old…